Energy Transition Project Manager

                                                VACANCY FORM

Organisation

Katoen Natie achieves great added value for its customers in the services it provides. The outstanding quality of the service and the continuous cost monitoring form the basis for sustainable customer relations. Katoen Natie operates port terminals, logistics terminals and on-site terminals. The group also provides all kinds of semi-industrial services, designs, builds and manages logistics platforms and complete supply chains to different industries. Every industry has its unique features and requirements. In order to be able to provide optimum service to our customers within their specific industrial sector, the group is structured according to each industry. Each business unit has great autonomy, which leads to a short-term decision making process.

Vision
Requirements to logistics are becoming more and more intense. On one hand, customers become more demanding, on the other, distance between production and consumption locations becomes longer. This means that distribution becomes more global and more complex, whilst environmental and economical pressure is increasing. This means that our customers are constantly looking for more cost-efficient, reliable and sustainable solutions.

Mission
The mission of the company is simple: creating maximum added value. Katoen Natie creates maximum value by providing tailor-made, full service logistics and engineering solutions to a key number of customers, all over the world. Our purpose is unambiguous. All our efforts and investments are geared towards offering better services and smarter solutions to our customers. We will continue to enhance their performance and reduce their cost. We use all of our knowledge, experience and inventiveness to do so.

Company Culture
Here at Katoen Natie, we believe that it is of life-or-death importance to an organization to maintain simplicity and simple smarts during its evolution and growth. Healthy common sense, a keen sense of costs and staying clear of complicated systems and theories form the basis for good management. All of this is described in our “company bible”. It is what we live by, every day.

Our people make the difference
Katoen Natie is strongly driven by its values. It developed a culture of its own, where hard work and simplicity are keystones to success.
Confidence in our people is the basis of their drive and dedication for their customers. We invest in the talent of each of our employees and allow our people to grow.

Objective
Katoen Natie is a logistics company with a high level of applied engineering. The mission to

convert energy independence strategy into action and match responsibility with profitability. We are a cohesive and dynamic team in full growth. The team relies on your strengths and stimulates your personal development. You will work in a cutting-edge environment where new technologies and regulations drive us.

TASKS DESCRIPTION

The goal of Katoen Natie is to make all terminals globally energy-independent. In order to do that, they are looking for a team to organize and follow up on this innovation for ea

terminal in each country. Your responsibility is to study, coordinate and implement new energy assets (solar panels, wind turbines, battery systems, energy efficiency etc., You are also responsible for the energy transition of Katoen Natie’s fleet.

Responsibilities:

Project coordination from A to Z:

Check the stability of the building.

Follow up on the inspection of the project.

Planning of the project and permits.

Execution of the project.

Follow up on the construction of the project.

Maintain general safety before and during the execution of the project.

Identify and repair damage.

Follow up on certificates and permissions.

Hand over the project to the asset manager.

Follow up on different projects at the same time (also international).

PROFILE

Background

You have an engineering degree (civil or industrial) with an affinity for electricity.

Knowledge of Autocad is a plus, but not a requirement.

You have a basic knowledge of the Office 365-tools.

Practical requirements

You have good and clear English skills at B2-C1 level, this is the language you will communicate in.

Other languages are a plus, Katoen Natie has terminals all over the world.

ou have a driving license B or you are getting one soon.

Mindset

You are on the same line as the Katoen Natie’s norms and values.

You have a hands-on mentality.

You are an analytical thinker.

You are flexible, your work hours can vary depending on your deadlines and workload that day.

You have an interest in renewable energy.

You are willing to travel abroad for short periods. Katoen Natie is flexible, it is also a possibility to work in a terminal in your home country. Only the training would be in Belgium. It is also possible to work on a project abroad for a couple of years. You can check the locations of the terminals via this link.

CONDITIONS