Layout & Piping Engineering Manager

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Kanadevia Inova North America is seeking a Layout & Piping Engineering Manager to lead the project engineering team for piping and layout on waste management plants. Onsite in Zurich, this role reports to the PEM and ensures on-time, on-budget delivery while coordinating interfaces across process, construction, electrical and control, and logistics. You will develop the plant layout concept and oversee civil, fire protection, traffic and maintenance coordination, plus data exchanges with customers and partners. Ideal candidates have a mechanical engineering degree, 5+ years in complex plant layouts, strong project execution, and proficiency with E3D, Navisworks, AutoCAD, Autodesk Construction Cloud, BIM awareness, and fluent English. To apply, tailor your resume to demonstrate leadership of cross-location teams and proven delivery.

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.

Job Description

• Leads the Layout & Piping project engineering team and reporting to the Project Engineering Manager (PEM).
• Takes ownership of delivering engineering projects on time, on budget, and with high quality, actively addressing any gaps and ensuring smooth interfaces. The team may include engineers from multiple locations.
• Acts as an integrator of the layout activities and is also responsible for the technical project execution of the piping & valves work packages.
• Prepares layout concept of the complete plant (process engineering, construction, electrical instrumentation and control, logistics, etc.)
• Establishes information exchange concept and ensuring the exchange of all necessary layout data with third parties (customers, consortium partners and suppliers) for the entire project
• Responsible for civil coordination, fire protection coordination, traffic management and maintenance concept for the entire plant and coordinates with third parties (customers, consortium partners and suppliers)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineer (or equivalent) with 5+ years’ experience in design of complex plant layouts
• Solid project execution background, complementing problem-solving mindset and efficient performance, experience in steel structure design, electrical layout engineering and civil engineering
• User knowledge of engineering tools: E3D, Navisworks, AutoCAD, Autodesk Construction Cloud and profound knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD methodology
• BIM methodology awareness and knowhow
• Fluent in English, any other language(s) welcomed

Additional Information

For HR agencies: Please note that we do not accept applications coming from agencies. Thank you.