Design Manager

Our client is responsible for the development of renewable and low carbon gases production in Europe. Since 2015, they have been developing biomethane production activity. At the beginning of 2023, its portfolio includes 26 plants in operation, of which 19 are self-operated.

In Europe, outside France, biomethane production projects are already under development in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland and Italy. Spain, Portugal and Romania are other countries of interest. The strategy is to develop projects, greenfield and through M&A, to inject biomethane into the gas grid or to produce bioLNG.

About the Role
Position: Design Manager

Responsibilities

• Coordinate projects drawing production according to project managers schedule and priorities.
• Be responsible of the 3D cad design delivery
• Supervise and unify the team practices and quality level.
• Maintain up to date the cad data base.
• Animate and/or get involved in projects critical design review gateway meetings (Hazop, ALM, 3D progress…)
• Identify projects constraints and organize the team production according to projects needs.
• Prepare dimensional drawings, installation drawings, layout, isometrics.
• Verify interfaces between disciplines and packages and is able to contact suppliers to alert/resolve/get additional details in order to meet the project schedule.
• Report on a regular basis, the drafting production status and potential difficulties to project managers and engineering management.
• Coordinate with other discipline leads and/or subcontractors, manage clashes between disciplines and/or supplier’s packages, tracks the progress and supervises issue resolutions.
• Identify when issues has to be raised or arbitrated to/by engineering management.
• Plan and monitors the workload and time spent by each CAD designers of his team or subcontracted,
• Alert and suggest mitigation plans when deviation
• Participate in standardization and industrialization work, and deployment of solutions,
• Be proactive in choosing the tools and methods to implement,
• Responisible for integration of 3rd party packages (zero point integration etc.)

Required Skills
The 3D CAD discipline Manager shall have the following competences and experience:

• University degree in Engineering or equivalent technical background.
• At least 10 years' experience in drafting and design of industrial projects (bioenergy, energy, chemicals, water/waste treatment) in an EPC organization, preferably on an international scale.
• Good understanding of engineering and construction processes/standards (including planning, permitting, design and construction phases).
• Experience coordinating multicultural teams, with preferably at least one period living abroad.
• Advanced knowledge in AutoCAD, Plant 3D, REVIT, Navisworks.
• At least 5 years of Team management

Preferred Skills
Languages:

• Fluent in English and French
• Ability to work with international teams.

Skills:

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, being able to compromise and reach win-win agreements.
• Good synthesising skills, being able to present complex issues effectively to allow good decision making.
• Excellent organisational, planning, and action plan management skills.
• High sense of responsibility and accountability.
• Initiative skills, with a result oriented drive and a “never give up” attitude.
• Strong leadership skills, being able to align different stakeholders towards a common objective.
• Good delegation skills, being able to set priorities and support/coach team members.
• Proactive problem-solving attitude and able to provide value-added improvement suggestions.
• Able to stablish positive relations with colleagues and different stakeholders.
• High sense of teamwork and cultural sensitivity.
• Computer skills on project management tools (MS Excel, MS Project, PowerBi, BIM/PLM/ERP…)

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