Chief operating officer
We hire a CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER to bring his leadership, expertise and good mood to our teams. Want to join a young and dynamic team? This position is for you!
MAIN TASK AND RESPONSABILITIES
People Leader
- Lead the Teams Projects (2 senior and 3 juniors) and Operations ( 1 Buyer & planning, 1supervision and 5 cablefitter and installations)
- You supervise and coordinate the Teams;
- You leverage different management tools and ensure our projects meet highest quality standards;
- Forecast HR needs, budgets, processes and documentations;
- HR responsibilities on the Teams (motivation, evaluation and recruitment).
Project Leader
- Plan, control and monitor the operations of the Teams Projects and Operations;
- Responsible of the P&L of the Teams Projects and Operations;
- You help your team in understanding, structuring and challenging our Clients’ needs;
- You are regularly in contact with Key Client representatives and develop grow opportunities;
- Support Products, Sales for planning and budget requests;
- You lead the key tendering process in collaboration with the product team;
- Participates in and monitors the implementation of the ISO 9001-14001-45001 approach (continuous improvement: quality, processes, etc.) specifically on the quality assurance and data protection processes;
- Update and validate the Business Continuation Plan for the Teams Projects and Operations.
Technical Leader
- Stay up-to-date on technologies to share a large vision on Substations that offer a competitive advantage;
- Develop technological partnerships to ensure that it is aligned with the business objectives;
PROFILE
Education and experience
- Electrical Engineer or Electro-mechanical Engineer or equivalent
- At least 10 years of technical project management;
- At least 5 years of people management;
Technical skills
- Electrical and substation is a plus.
- Mastery of English, French and Dutch; German is a plus;
- Knowledge in ISO standards is a plus;
Personality
- Passionate about leading people;
- Ability to learn fast;
- Resourceful and pragmatic;
- High sense of service, assertive, empathic, customer-oriented ;
- Participatory culture;
- Well organized and analytical minded person.
Our offer
Permanent Contract;
40h/week working regime (32 days holiday per year);
A varied function in a company with a human and dynamic dimension;
The opportunity to contribute to the development of society;
A salary package according to your profile and experience;
A pleasant building, easily accessible in Louvain-la-Neuve
Head of Software development and IT infrastructure
MEMOCO in Louvain-la-Neuve is a dynamic and growing company where 40 motivated staff members are working together to facilitate the energy transition through the creation of innovative, technological, professional, pragmatic and sustainable solutions. MEMOCO is an expert in the field of smart metering, remote monitoring and energy control. Examples of solutions are: metering cabinets, installation and monitoring of photovoltaic meters, energy management, software, metering accessories, synchronization clocks, transformer monitoring, R&D,… The clients are large industrial companies in the energy and electricity sector and also companies in the real estate sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, motivate, evaluate and develop the engineering team (3 software developers, 1 embedded developer, 2 systems administrators, 1 web designer and externals experts)
- P&L responsibility for the engineering team
- Further develop the technology strategy in line with business objectives
- Maintain relevant past developments, accelerate current developments and prepare future developments
- Help your team in understanding, structuring and challenging our clients’ needs by leading various business development and iteration meetings
- Maintain the good relationship with clients and meet their expectations while respecting agreed budget and resource allocation
- Implement and follow-up the Agile Methodology
- Participate in and monitor the implementation of the ISO 9001-14001-45001 approach (continuous improvement: quality, processes, etc.) specifically on the quality assurance and data protection processes.
- Oversee the system infrastructure for quality of service, resiliency, efficiency and data protection processes
- Stay up-to-date on technologies to share a large vision on IT engineering, tooling and architecture offering a competitive advantage
- Report directly to the CEO
Key Qualifications
- Master degree in information technology, computer technology, or a similar field and experience with similar tasks
- Strong people management and coaching skills
- The ambition to become an all-round project manager and experience with Agile methodology
- Good communication skills, fluent in English, French and Dutch are a plus
- Knowledge of software and hardware development as well as infrastructure
- Knowledge of Linux, bash and MongoDB
Offer
- A varied position as a member of the Management Team in a financially stable and growing business in the challenging energy sector
- Working in a young and dynamic team with a human an participative dimension
- An attractive pay scheme and benefits including a company car or as a long term freelancer
- The potential to grow in function and responsibilities
- Work from home days possible, the office in Louvain-la-Neuve is easily accessible
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