Associate Director / Director of Engineering - CAPEX Delivery

Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced engineering and project management professional to lead CAPEX projects and engineering initiatives across APAC. Experience in chemical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, or other regulated environments is preferred, along with proven leadership capabilities in developing high-performing project teams.

Must Have Skills:

• The relevant candidate has a proven career track-record of +10 years in a capital equipment, large-scale project, EPC, Chemical, Food or Pharma industrial environment with high profile organizations.
• Experience in a chemical, pharmaceutical or semiconductor environment is preferred.
• GMP Expertise, Dangerous Goods (DG) or other regulated environments is preferred.
• The candidate has a successful working experience in technical environments while understanding the needs of manufacturing and operations.
• Experience in developing a project management team to top performance, through excellent leadership and communication skills; proven ability to recruit, motivate, develop, retain, and lead his/her team.
• Familiar to work in a global/multinational and corporate environment and to gather a considerable part of his experience in comparable, technical, and capital-intensive dominated environments.
• Deep understanding of the essential principles of the broader value and supply chain management in relevant industrial industry sectors.
• Education: A university degree or post-graduate degree in one of the following disciplines is required: Master’s degree in mechanical/Chemical Engineering.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create value through strong collaboration with APAC Business Units, value added services teams and Supply Chain Organization to enable new business opportunities and guarantee technical license to operate topics in the APAC Region. Drive concept development including specifications and make-or-buy-decisions.
• Lead Regional APAC CAPEX projects execution, ensuring adherence to budget, timeline and regulatory requirements. Lead, delegate and execute contract control transparency, cost control, project scheduling and project planning.
• Support APAC CAPEX Lead to manage the annual Regional CAPEX budget and expenditure proposals.
• Lead Technical Reviews in APAC and build trustful interface to CTE Community
• A strong technically minded professional with working knowledge in the EPC services industry, key factors affecting it and with strong contractor management skills. You should be comfortable working with changing evolving service contracts and ensuring best value and performance.
• You will be monitoring closely the KPI performance of contractors and in-house teams, ensuring industry best practice and the highest standards for Brenntag.
• Standardization of project management tools, templates and processes. Further develop Brenntag‘s Project Framework with global team , align regional approach and own regional Engineering Process
• Identify and drive cost and time gaps and traps in partnership with internal and external stakeholders for present and future projects.
• Provide technical expertise and support to operations regarding equipment performance, troubleshooting and site specific maintenance strategy.
• Lead APAC Technical Community
• Define technical standards, document them and share within APAC technical community
• Identify opportunities and acting to continuously improve operations and ensure technical license to operate topics
• Ensure collaboration and alignment with the respective regional and global counterparts
• Demonstrated effective team-relationship-building skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Senior authority and personality with persuasiveness and excellent communication- and negotiation skills, who is accepted at all levels of the Brenntag organization.
• Will be instantly credible professionally and will inspire passion and trust.
• Must be an active change agent, his/her style and posture will remain positive and not conflictual.
• Co-operative team-player, straightforward, will lead by example.
• Conviction as a service provider to the business, intrinsic interest to understand the operational businesses.
• Possesses natural leadership and real capabilities to convince and engage people in a change journey in a growing and developing environment.

Compliance, Risk & Safety

• Ensure projects comply with applicable regulatory, quality, safety and environmental requirements, including GMP/GDP where applicable.
• Support the application and maintenance of relevant licenses and regulatory approvals.
• Conduct project risk assessments, identify potential hazards and implement appropriate mitigation measures.
• Work closely with QSHE/EHS and other relevant functions to address facility, construction and safety-related requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

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