Civil Engineering Manager

Operations

About the job

As the Civil Engineering Manager (Danone Global Engineering), you will play a pivotal role in supporting local engineering for very large projects. This position can be based in Amsterdam or Rueil-Malmaison.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Strategy / Strategic Vision

• Contribute to and deploy the Company strategy for infrastructure, be the reference for civil engineering matters, driving the strategy and vision in this area.

• Ensure projects excellence in design and excellence in execution while boosting cash competitiveness and lead times by collaborating with the key stakeholders (engineering teams, procurement teams and suppliers).
• Identify and develop strategic partners at global and/or regional level (Architects, EPCM, contractors, etc.).
• Create highly performing civil & construction engineering standards for Danone factories considering insurances, sustainability, FMCG industry requirements as well as countries specificities.

Impact on Business Results

• Growth, Efficiency, One Planet One Health, Quality, Danone Impact Journey

Building Projects

• Expertise assistance to large international building projects with a focus on solid business cases (Build scope of work, preliminary capex budgets, project documents such as call for tender, specifications, etc.).

• Support engineering design and execution when there is a civil engineering and capital expenditure (capex) response needed (very large building projects only).
• Conduct ad hoc studies: due diligence, audits, developments, and share good practices.
• Ensure standards are known, understood, and applied across projects.

Managerial Complexity

• Manage international and cross-disciplinary projects.
• Oversee 200+ sites, including construction sites and operational infrastructure.

KEY DELIVERABLES

• Provide sound strategic civil engineering responses.
• Ensure local customer satisfaction.
• Maintain compliance with standards in large projects and business deliverables: on time and meeting requirements.
• Ensure standards are known and understood by the engineering community through training and communication.
• Achieve excellence in synchronization with the global engineering team.

• Active contribution and participation to the different engineering communities, build the network of civil/constructions engineers fostering the sharing of best practices, collecting the know-how and learnings.

MAIN INTERACTION

Internal

• Local operations leaders
• Global, Regional and local engineering communities
• C&P, Insurances

External

• Construction and equipment suppliers
• Integration and engineering suppliers
• Benchmarking with other civil engineering firms

• Civil, construction, EPCM, safety experts

• Industry committees, forums, legal authorities, certified bodies, insurers

About you

• Education: Degree in civil or construction engineering.
• Mindset: Operation excellence-driven, critical thinker, and strategic challenger.
• Interpersonal Skills: Outstanding, naturally multicultural. Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams covering various organizational levels.
• Knowledge: Good understanding of the international construction network (expert in civil engineering processes) and the market.
• Experience: Strong generalist engineering execution background with focus on project management in international company, with the ability to apply them to different business contexts and scenarios.
• Skills: Effective in directing, teaching, coaching, mentoring, facilitating, and leading or executing when needed.

• Languages: English mandatory and French highly recommended.

About Danone

At Danone, we guarantee that you can simply be yourself. We believe that it's up to you to define the way you work, to develop yourself, to progress. With us, you'll work in an exciting, complex and challenging environment. This is how you will create new opportunities! You will work with world-renowned brands such as Blédina, Evian or Actimel. Be innovative, enterprising and the impact you will have will impress you. Join our movement for a more sustainable world. One Planet One Health BY YOU.

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