Head of Department, Piping

Entity Description

Air Liquide Engineering & Construction builds the Groups production units (mainly air gas separation and hydrogen production units) and provides external customers with efficient sustainable customized technology and process solutions. Our core expertise in industrial gas energy conversion and gas purification enables customers to optimize natural resources. We cover the entire project life-cycle: license engineering services / proprietary equipment high-end engineering & design capabilities project management & execution addition we also offer efficient customer services through our worldwide set-up. As a technology partner customers benefit from our research and development to achieve energy transition goals.

Air Liquides ambition is to be a leader in its industry deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability - with a strong commitment to climate change and energy transition at the heart of its strategy.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW

• Team Leadership: Managing performance of team members by setting objectives tracking progress and providing constructive feedback through regular appraisals.

• Resource Management: Planning mid- and long-term personnel requirements; allocating employees to projects based on competence profile availability and project/proposal requirements.

• External Staffing: Ensuring proper staffing for project short term needs by managing contract or third party personnel.

• Technical Governance: Accountability for recruitment and know-how buildup in the piping discipline to meet the companys current and future needs.

• Interdisciplinary Coordination: Ensuring seamless interfaces with other disciplines within the Engineering department.

• Operational Excellence: Proposing and piloting continuous improvement projects to improve quality efficiency and competitiveness of the discipline on projects.

• Standardization: Harmonizing tools workflows and procedures including technical standards and specifications with the other E&C centers discipline teams as well as interdisciplinary interfaces.

• Budgeting: Managing the cost center budget for the Piping department.

Reporting Line & Localization

• Reporting: You will report directly to the Engineering Director.

• Location: This role is located in Kraków Poland. All direct reports are based in the Kraków office and in Frankfurt office.

Are you a MATCH

• Bachelors or masters degree in related Engineering field.

• Extensive experience in Piping Engineering within the oil & gas chemical or energy sectors.

• Proven knowledge of project execution in the EPC Industry.

• Several years of experience in project management and/or line management.

• Good understanding of interrelations between the different Engineering Disciplines.

• Demonstrable skills in developing others and managing teams & teamwork

• Strong communication negotiation and decision-making skills with a proven ability to challenge the status quo and drive change.

• Very good written and spoken English.

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