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Company Description
Welcome to Kanadevia Inova, a global innovation leader in the waste infrastructure space, where we believe in creating a sustainable future through technology and innovation.
Transforming Waste into Value
At Kanadevia Inova, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of waste-to-X technology. We are not just waste managers; we are creators of value from what communities discard. Your role at Kanadevia Inova directly contributes to turning something once considered useless - waste - into something invaluable: energy, heat, hydrogen, fertilizer, and beyond.
Find out more about Kanadevia Inova at www.kanadevia-inova.com.
Job Description
Kanadevia Inova is seeking a dedicated Project Manager for Energy from Waste (EfW) Projects to join our Regional Service Centre.
Reporting into the Project Director, you will lead one of the 2 large scopes within an EFW project;
- Core Products: CB (Combustion & Boiler), FGT (Flue Gas Treatment), WSC (Water-Steam Cycle), and STS (Steam Turbine Generator / System)
- Plants: EIC (Electrical, Instrumentation and Controls), BOP (Balance of Plant), BS (Buildings and Structures / Civil Works)
Taking ownership for delivery on cost, schedule, and quality. Leading a team of Technical Project Managers, controlling alignment of their interfaces and that each TPM delivers on costs, schedule, and quality responsibilities, addressing gaps as required.
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Key Responsibilities
- Drive Execution Strategy: Flow down the Project Execution Strategy, PEPP, and Project Quality Plan effectively across your entire assigned scope.
- Baseline Schedule Creation: Partner actively with the project scheduler and TPMs to establish a robust time schedule baseline meeting all contractual dates.
- Secure Design Freezes: Support the Project Engineering Manager to achieve timely, robust design freezes and Quality Gate Reviews to prevent future changes.
- Manage Documentation Flow: Oversee document tracking to ensure critical construction, installation, and commissioning materials reach the site team on time.
- Control Quality Drivers: Steer your engineering team to prioritize hardware costs, constructability, and the absolute minimization of poor quality costs continuously.
Please note: This is a non-exhaustive list of job responsibilities. The successful candidate may be required to perform other duties as reasonably requested to meet changing business and project needs.
Qualifications
- Engineering Degree with strong practical/industrial experience.
- Robust understanding of industrial process and product systems, ideally in Energy from Waste environment, backed by solid MS Office user skills and a strong results-oriented, resilient mindset under project pressure.
- Leadership & Team Building: Proven ability to drive, inspire, and coach a multidisciplinary engineering team while utilizing strong project management and moderation skills to foster a collaborative culture.
- Effective Communication & Mediation: Strong analysis and synthesis capabilities as an effective communicator who delivers simple, punchy messages to diverse audiences, alongside proven experience mediating internal and external conflict.
- Commercial & Legal Awareness: Practiced in managing contracts, navigating risk, and handling complex negotiation talks with external stakeholders, suppliers, and internal business groups confidently.
- Desirable Credentials & Languages: Fluency in English is mandatory, while an IPMA/PMI project certification, a business-related education, SAP system knowledge, or proficiency in German will provide a distinct advantage.
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Additional Information
- Pension up to 10% employer contribution, life assurance 4x salary, disability insurance
- Private medical and dental insurance
- 24 days annual leave per annum
- Team-oriented working atmosphere in an international Green Tech Company
For HR agencies: Please note that we do not accept applications coming from agencies. Thank you.
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