Plant Manager

Job Description

For a big marine construction project in Mozambique we are currently looking for an experienced Plant Manager. 

To be the functional lead in the management of the equipment (plant and machineries) of the project in order to meet project and company objectives while applying company systems and best practices.

• Be responsible for the mechanics, lubrication, maintenance control, and fuel of the equipment on site.
• Coordinate with the Construction Manager, to monitor the current planning of the works and its respective corrective measures related to plant and equipment.
• Elaboration of the organizational chart of the plant department, definition of the attributions, authorities, and specific responsibilities up to the foreman level.
• Supervise all services inherent to the equipment itself.
• Interact with the production, planning, and commercial areas, identifying needs and acting in proposing technical solutions and methods of execution that best meet the deadlines and costs involved.
• Observe, during the execution of the services, the compliance, only related to the equipment used on site, with the applicable safety, quality, and environmental requirements:
• Be responsible for field inspection of the equipment.
• Ensure the flow of field information, so that the RDO reflects the daily production executed, the resources allocated, as well as all the problems and interferences found, aiming, from early stage till the detection of project problems, for efficient interface with the Employer and the Engineer.
• Define and request the allocation of the equipment necessary for the production of the Works
• Liaise with the Employer's and Engineer’s supervision for all matters related to the equipment.
• Use effective management practice of the norms, procedures, and regulations, as well as general and specific policies established for the SPE, as instruments for improving the agreed results.
• Compliance with the SPE Quality and HSE Plans.

Qualifications

• You have a mechanical or electro-mechanical degree (specialized mechanic – mechanical engineer);
• You have gained additional experience in the mechanical and managerial aspects of the job;
• You have at least 10 years of experience on similar jobs
• You are service minded and autonomous;
• You are able to plan and administratively manage the maintenance of the plant under your supervision in collaboration with its operators and the project management;
• You have experience with maintenance software
• You have a very good knowledge of English. Portuguese is a plus;

You are willing to work in a base camp in a remote area (Afungi - Mozambique)

Additional Information

A career at BESIX is a lot more than just a job, it's about being part of our changing and innovative world. Your skills, ambition and passion will contribute to the development of our different businesses and allow us to succeed in the challenges of the coming years.

Working for the BESIX group allows you to be a part of a dynamic, creative and entrepreneurial company. It gives you a safe and collaborative working environment with ambitious and innovative goals for the world of tomorrow, but also for your career and personal development.

We are looking for different kinds of personalities, mindsets, backgrounds and genders to build the iconic and sustainable projects of tomorrow.

Are you ready to make an impact and leave a positive legacy for years to come? If you are passionate about our purpose to Excel in creating sustainable solutions for a better world, come and join our caring BESIX family. Together we will co-create our future.

Working at BESIX brings a lot of great benefits including:  

• An attractive remuneration package including a salary in line with the market and a range of employee benefits such as flexible mobility advantages, extra-legal pension, medical care insurance, work-life balance program (such as teleworking, child care, flexible work schedule, mobile working), Health Management (sport, health check-up program, …);
• Career development programs that serve not only to ensure that you are constantly learning and improving but also that give you the possibility to expand your career horizon;
• A dynamic, creative and safe working environment with innovative colleagues supporting your endeavors (ideas, projects, goals, ambitions);
• Possibility to work on complex projects within both a local and international environment;
• The choice to remain locally anchored for the coming years or to seek an exciting international career opportunity within the group.