Expert Smart Buildings

The Global Engineer Smart Buildings Center of Expertise  is defining and driving the technical scope of multiple projects, End-to-End and Global across the organization. The role will manage a portfolio of 10 to 15 projects per year, each with a budget between 2 and 15 MCHF (average project budget 5 MCHF). The level of stakeholders to negotiate and defend cases are at L4 and L5.

The role is also responsible for bringing expertise for the BC standards. Together with the Global Senior Engineer BC Standards and a CSD community he will give content, evaluate, discuss and deploy the BC standards that are related to his domain of expertise across all clusters and locations.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES & SCOPE

The Global Engineer Smart Buildings Center of Expertise collaborates with Project Engineers, Project managers Execution Engineering, etc.

He is in an expert position towards the engineering execution teams as well for standards and best practices in maintenance, process and project managerial skills.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Design, communicate, and implement an operational plan for initiating complex and multiple projects; find solutions for operational problems, minimize delays.  Identify, develop and gather resources to make the basic engineering happen for these projects.
• Supporting corporate projects in the pre-IP phase and assisting the engineering execution and other departments for the post-IP phase.
• Collaborate in footprint- and masterplan studies from the engineering part and the basic design for principal processes; in particular all civil and utilities related topics.
• Supports the BC organization in the development of technical standards according to the business strategy. He ensures the standards are known and understood.
• Delivers content for the technical specifications for all main equipment and production processes.
• Assist in generating concepts for the BC long term strategy for the factory of the future in terms of flows and manufacturing processes
• Collaborate with Technical Sourcing for strategic purchasing and develop long term partnership and collaboration with the preferred suppliers of the main process-equipment
• Collaborates with the other Regional Experts to improve capacity, efficiency, safety, sustainability and quality for all BC process installations and factories.
• Others:
  • Relation building and contacts with suppliers and colleagues over different regions expect high availability / flexibility (time zones)

EDUCATION, LANGUAGE, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors/ Master degree in civil engineering (construction and utilities with specialism : smart buildings) 

• Must be fluent in English (spoken and written) advanced French, German and/or other languages is an advantage
• Interest in food processing area particularly hygienic design and energy management  is a must
• Affinity & interest in Industry 4.0 developments (e.g. MES, Smart Tech, Data mining, Google tools, …)
• Background in TPM, Lean, Six Sigma, …  is a plus

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE / TECHNICAL OR FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• 10+ years of experience in construction industry or related industry

• has experienced working in a matrix organization, leading initiatives across 10+ locations and influencing stakeholders remotely.

• Thorough knowledge of product-, people-, waste- and packaging-flows in factories
• Affinity with the chocolate process and chocolate equipment
• Basic accounting & budgeting skills (business cases, feasibility studies)

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES & PERSONAL STYLE

• Ability to work in matrix- organizations (project teams)
• Make it happen mentality, ability to mobilize people
• Solution oriented negotiator
• Ability to create partnership with Suppliers
• Achieving goals by influencing and not by forcing
• Craftsmanship must be highly valued & respected
• You are able to influence and motivate stakeholders from multiple levels in an organization
• Resilient and drive to work in a multicultural environment