Head of Team "Mechanical & Materials" within Gas Engineering and Outage d/f/m

RWE Generation SE
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

About the role
As the Head of Team “Mechanical & Materials” within Gas Engineering and Outage (E&O) you are responsible for concepts, planning and delivery of projects (including overhauls, modifications, other major projects) within your discipline area. You will also be responsible for the long term reliability & integrity management of the related equipment including HRSGs, natural gas systems, balance of plant and other static mechanical equipment. You will be responsible for deployment of consistent engineering standards & solutions across the gas portfolio for all related E&O activities in your discipline area.
You will join and play an active part in the Gas E&O leadership team with a direct reporting line to the Head of Gas E&O. You will work in close collaboration with the wider Gas E&O leadership team to continuously improve & ensure the delivery of all Gas E&O activities. You will be required to work in close collaboration and build strong relationships with other departments and teams across the business.

• Leadership of the international Gas E&O team - Mechanical & Materials.
• Accountable for the planning & execution of a portfolio of overhauls, larger projects & modifications across the gas portfolio.  
• Maintain and continuously develop the required expert level expertise and resources (internal & external solutions) to ensure the delivery of long term engineering & maintenance strategies to the gas portfolio.  
• Engineering risk management and development of optimised (techno-economic) engineering & maintenance solutions within discipline area. 
• Active & Visible Leadership across own team and within Gas E&O driving performance, change & continuous improvement. 

Job requirements and experience

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or comparable. 
• Several years experience in an international leadership role within a mechanical engineering and project management in the energy sector. 
• Demonstration of complex thinking skills, including both analytical and conceptual skills.
• An ability to foster teamwork and build effective groups across international borders and across structures delivering successful outcomes.
• Flexible, intercultural sensitive and modern working style.
• Business Fluent in English.

Advantageous, but not essentiel

• Secondary language (German or Dutch).

RWE is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment – we value your passion, your willingness to learn and your desire to thrive. So, if you don’t display all the skills above but think this is the job for you, need flexible working arrangements or adjustments which aren’t outlined already, we would still like to hear from you.

Your benefits

• An exciting, varied, and challenging leadership role working in close interaction with the other departments within the RWE group.

   

Apply with just a few clicks: ad code 88872, application period: 31.01.2025
Any questions: Contact Recruiting Andre Erkens, +49 173 2825498

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RWE Generation is Europe’s second biggest gas company. Its approximately 3,000 employees - among them many specialist technicians and engineers - operate power plants in Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Turkey and are moving with purpose towards our vision for a clean future. With hydropower and biomass plants already online, they blend conventional energy expertise with renewables innovation.

We are bridging the gap to the age of renewables by focusing on hydrogen, biomass and battery storage. By converting our power plant fleets to carbon-neutral fuels such as hydrogen and biomass, and successfully developing new storage technologies RWE Generation is making a key contribution to our ambitious goals. You'll discover we are continuously challenging ourselves creating a team that’s built on trust and respect.