Head of Engineering

**Le poste**:
As Head of Engineering, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of engineering projects relating to structural, piping, mechanical, and electrics/instrumentation/controls (EIC) in heat treatment furnace domain.

You will lead a team of skilled engineers and designers, providing guidance, mentoring and support to ensure projects are completed efficiently and effectively.

**Y**OU ACT**

You will be responsible for the disciplinary and technical management of the staff within the department; other duties will include:

- Provide advice and guidance to the engineering team, ensuring alignment with company goals and objectives.
- Implement an efficient engineering time forecasting and tracking system, as well as a detailed drawing and document requirement definition system.
- Monitor and manage engineering project budgets, schedule, and resources from inception to completion to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
- Implement and deploy the new engineering software, (Creo and Aveva) within the engineering department, in line with the Group's strategies.
- Coordinate with external engineering firms and decide on outsourcing of engineering activities based on internal capacity utilization and/or overall Group decision.
- Drive innovation and implement continuous improvement and products modularization/standardization/design to cost within the engineering department, taking into account the interfaces with other departments.
- Maintain constant communication and coordination with the Flat Products (FR) functional heads and all other internal departments’ managers.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Development, Manufacturing, and Quality assurance to ensure seamless integration of mechanical and electrical components.
- Establish and maintain engineering standards, processes, and best practices to ensure quality and efficiency.
- Give support sales, project management, erection, commissioning and service issues in close coordination with the internal department managers.
- Provide sales support during preparation of quotations.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, creativity, and excellence within the engineering team.

**Exigences**:
YOU KNOW

You have completed a Master's degree in Civil or Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or a related field; you should also have:

- 10 years of experience of managing cross-functional teams in an engineering environment.
- Strong technical expertise in mechanical design and/or in functional electrical systems.
- Proven track record of successfully leading engineering teams and delivering projects on time and within budget.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, very good knowledge of English, additional knowledge of French would be an advantage
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, assertiveness, resilience, decision-making ability.
- Strong problem solving skills and results oriented.
- Experience of SAP, CAD software (Creo, Inventor, Auto CAD), MS Office, MS Teams, Aveva).
- Willingness to travel worldwide

**L'entreprise**: It is an engineering company, market leader in the design and construction of industrial furnaces used in the steel industry.
**Conditions de travail**:
CDI

Termps plein

The Company offers the opportunity to pursue a career in a human-size company which is part of an international engineering group. The Head of engineering will have an attractive salary package - Including extra-legal advantages - matching the level of his/her engineering knowledge and experience.