Lead Electrical Engineer (besix Water & Environment)

Lead Electrical Engineer (BESIX Water & Environment)

BESIX Environment is an independent entity within the BESIX Group. It focuses on developing, designing, building, starting up & commissioning, and operating & maintaining projects in the fields of water, sustainable energy, and hydrogen infrastructure.

Our mission goes beyond technical excellence: BESIX Environment plays a crucial role in strengthening the sustainability strategy of the Group by integrating environmental awareness in every phase of our projects.

Our scope includes:

• Process and MEICA expertise for water and energy infrastructure.
• EPC delivery with the possibility of full O&M service contracts.
• Sustainable water management, including process water, cooling water, ultrapure water, and drinking water systems.
• Energy recovery and circularity, through biomass plants and waste-to-energy installations with biochemical and thermal processes.
• Hydrogen infrastructure, to support the transition to low-carbon energy systems.

Job Description

You will manage the electrical, instrumentation, and automation aspects of projects in both the quotation phase and the execution phase. This includes basic and detailed design, procurement, supervision of installation, and commissioning.

Your responsibilities also include researching the best solutions, selecting and following up on suppliers and subcontractors, in collaboration with other disciplines, for various projects of different nature and size in Flanders. Projects are located approximately one hour from Antwerp.

Tasks in detail:

In the quotation phase:

• Support the quotation responsible for preparing a technical and price proposal that best meets the requirements of the client and/or advisor.

• Assist in technical negotiations with the client and/or advisor and with potential subcontractors for electrical and automation works.

• Lead technical and commercial negotiations with subcontractors/suppliers for electricity, instrumentation, and automation.

In the execution phase:

• Support the project manager in determining the best (qualitative, commercial, and technical) solutions for electricity, instrumentation, and automation, in accordance with the specifications.

• Negotiate with clients, advisors, subcontractors/suppliers.

• Execute and follow up on basic and detailed engineering together with subcontractors/suppliers.

• Support the site leader or project manager in delivery, installation, commissioning, and start-up.

Job Requirements

• Electricity, Automation & Instrumentation Engineer, or equivalent through experience.

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in an industrial environment; at least 8 years of total experience in the sector.

• Language skills: fluent in French, Dutch, and English (at least level C1).

• Experience in international markets is an asset.

• You can work independently but also collaborate well in a team. You are flexible and can manage multiple tasks or projects at the same time.

Additional Information

A career at BESIX Environment is much more than just a job. With us, you think along in a changing, innovative world.

Your skills, ambition, and passion will contribute to the development of our group and will enable us to face the challenges of the coming years. Being part of the BESIX group means being part of a very dynamic, creative, and enterprising company.

BESIX Environment provides a safe and collaborative work environment, we have ambitious and innovative goals for the world of tomorrow, in which your career and personal development are important to us.

We are looking for people with different personalities, mindsets, and backgrounds. We are looking for people with innovative ideas that help build the iconic and sustainable projects of tomorrow!

In line with one of our strategic behaviors "Be Inclusive", BESIX Environment is willing to meet any reasonable accommodation (non-disproportionate burden), material or immaterial, that would neutralize the limiting influence of an inappropriate environment on the participation of a person with a disability. Talk about it with your recruiter if you apply.

Are you ready to make a difference and leave a positive impact for the coming years? Do you want to help achieve our company objective: "We are going to face the most daring challenges of today to build lasting legacy" ? Then join the BESIX family, together we will co-create our future.

Working at BESIX Environment offers many benefits, including:

• An attractive compensation package with a market-conforming salary, flexible mobility benefits, teleworking, hospitalization and group insurances, meal vouchers, work-life balance program (such as teleworking, care for sick children, flexible work schedule, teleworking, health management (sports, health check-up program,...);
• A career enhancement program that not only serves to ensure that you constantly learn and improve, but also gives you the opportunity to expand your career horizon;
• A dynamic work environment with innovative colleagues who support your efforts (ideas, projects, goals, ambitions);
• Opportunity to work on complex projects, both locally and in an international environment;
• Stay locally anchored for the coming years or dare to go for an international career opportunity within the group.