Are you an experienced engineering and safety leader ready to own the HVAC/Utilities scope and drive world-class H&S across a major industrial megaproject?
Our production facility in Haps is the absolute number one out of our 167 global locations in terms of revenue and value positioning. To comply with stricter export regulations and drastically increase our capacity, we are executing a large-scale investment program.
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This includes, among other things, an automated warehouse, a third canning line, a fresh milk reception unit, strict zoning between infant and medical nutrition, and the recommissioning of a major powder dryer. For this multidisciplinary megaproject, we are looking for a Project Lead. In this combined key role, you will be technically responsible for the design and commissioning of the HVAC and utility systems, as well as ultimately responsible for ensuring a high-standard safety culture, regulatory compliance, and H&S standards across all project activities.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- End-to-End Realization: Responsible for HVAC, steam, compressed air, and cooling systems from basic design and tendering through to commissioning and handover.
- Controlled Environments: Designing and ensuring compliance with cleanroom requirements, aseptic areas, and high-care zoning in line with applicable quality and export standards.
- Contracts & Procurement: Drafting technical client specifications, selecting suppliers/installers, and managing purchase orders.
- Project Control: Actively managing schedules, milestones (MS Project), and budgets for the assigned utilities work package.
- Policy & Compliance: Translating corporate H&S guidelines and occupational health and safety legislation into practical, project-specific procedures and work instructions.
- Risk Management: Leading RI&E (Risk Assessment & Evaluation), TRA (Task Risk Analysis), and HAZOP studies; ensuring execution of High Risk Safety Programs (e.g., LOTO, ATEX, Working at Height, and Confined Spaces).
- Visible Leadership: Maintaining an active shop-floor presence for safety walks, behavioral observations, toolbox talks, and exercising direct intervention (stop-work authority) in cases of acute danger.
- Incidents & Auditing: Conducting incident analyses (Root Cause Analysis), scheduling safety audits, and following up on corrective action plans.
- Internal & External Coordination: Liaising with project leadership, engineering teams, contractors, certifying bodies, and regulatory inspectors.
- Continuous Improvement: Sharing lessons learned between the new construction (project organization) and the existing operational plant.
