Senior Industrial CAPEX Project Manager

Project description

In this role, you lead complex multidisciplinary industrial engineering projects within the process industry. You are fully accountable for scope, budget, planning, quality and safety across both new installations and major modifications to existing assets.

Primary Tasks & Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of industrial engineering projects from concept and feasibility through commissioning and final handover.
• Define and manage project scope, deliverables, budget (including business case and investment approval) and baseline planning in MS Project.
• Coordinate all project phases: pre-study and concept selection, basic and detailed engineering, procurement and contractor selection, construction and site execution, commissioning, and handover to operations.
• Act as the single point of accountability for internal stakeholders and management.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across mechanical, electrical, automation, piping, civil and EHS disciplines, working with both internal and external parties.
• Manage scope changes, risks, claims, and deviations affecting budget or schedule.
• Report progress, issues and decisions to steering committees and senior stakeholders.

📝 Your profile

Technical profile requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience as a Project Manager with proven A-Z ownership of industrial CAPEX projects.
• Minimum 7 years of experience as a Project Engineer in disciplines such as mechanical, electrical, piping or civil engineering.
• Demonstrated experience with pre-feasibility and concept studies, CAPEX budgeting and investment approval, and commissioning of industrial installations.
• Mandatory experience in the process industry.
• Strong hands-on command of MS Project, with ownership of planning rather than follow-up only.
• Academic working level combined with strong analytical skills and a helicopter view.

Non-Technical profile requirements

• You work autonomously and take full ownership of your responsibilities.
• You bring strong leadership skills and can challenge stakeholders and contractors when needed.
• You communicate effectively with stakeholders at every organisational level.
• You bring natural authority in complex industrial environments.

Methodology / Certification requirements

• VCA-Vol is mandatory.
• PMP / Prince2 is a plus.

Language proficiencies

• Dutch: Native / Fluent
• English: Fluent