Civil Lead Engineer - Ports & Waterways

COMPANY:

With over 4,400 employees around the world, Tractebel is a leading international engineering company, offering state-of-the-art engineering and consulting solutions within the energy and infrastructure market for public and private customers. Tractebel is one of the business lines of Engie.

Their product line “Ports and Waterways”, specialised in port engineering and waterway infrastructure with projects all over the world, is facing exciting challenges and is therefore looking to hire new talent.

FUNCTION:

The Civil Lead Engineer is the key player throughout the execution of the marine infrastructure projects.

(Examples: conceptual design and technical assistance of the third set of locks of the Panama canal, detailed design of the caisson wall of the Piraeus container terminal in Greece, design of 2nd jetty of the Fluxys LNG terminal in the Port of Zeebruges in Belgium, master plan to improve sea access to the port of Zeebruges, design and assistance during construction of the stabilization of the existing quay wall of the river Scheldt in the city of Antwerp, detailed design of a rolling bascule bridge in the port of Antwerp, conceptual design of foundations of offshore wind farms in Belgium and abroad)

In this function:

- you manage projects from start until completion;

- you carry out design work yourself;

- you coordinate the work among junior engineers and CAD designers as their lead engineer, and rely on our senior engineers;

- you keep up with new techniques and developments in your discipline;

- you assist the tender manager in establishing attractive and innovating offers.

PROFILE:

• You are a qualified Master of Science in Civil Engineering and can present a minimum of 8 years of relevant technical design experience; 
• You have experience in applying the relevant design codes and guidelines for the structural design and soil-structure interaction of offshore substructures or other waterbound infrastructure; 
• You are an experienced project manager with a strong focus on quality, timing and budget; 
• You are a strong communicator, customer oriented, a team player with attention for detail; 
• Expertise in modeling with ANSYS (ASAS), SCIA Engineer, GeoStudio and/or Plaxis is an important asset; 
• You are fluent in English and have a good knowledge of Dutch (or are willing to master this language); 
• You are open to missions abroad (short or medium-term).

OFFER:

• A stable, full-time position in an internationally reputed company with room for personal and professional development via the Tractebel School and the ENGIE University;
• Challenging and exciting international projects in a dynamic team of high-level experts;
• An attractive salary package including a company car.