Norms and Standards Expert

Wat zal je doen

Nature and scope of the mission 

The Norms and Certification Expert is part of the broader Design Office, collaborating with various disciplinary teams. He ensures mastery of the normative and certification aspects in line with the development strategy of our product. He supports proposal, product development and execution teams to define appropriated requirements to allow compliance with norms, codes, and regulation. He works in close coordination with other disciplines and project teams to ensure the success of product development and projects execution. 

Main Responsibilities

As the Norm and Certification, your key duties will include, but are not limited to:

Leadership:

• Organize a normative and regulatory watch,
• Ensure the collective expertise continuous improvement, ensure the level of knowledge in the technical team about norms, regulation and certification is compliant with the business needs,
• Establish and maintain strong collaboration protocols and efficient interfaces with disciplines’ department, experts and project teams,
• Build and manage a network of third parties and partners, to support the business and technical team,
• Drive the adoption of a continuous improvement system, promoting quality, efficiency and productivity in line with business objectives.

Norms and certifications:

• Support the product development team in defining the normative and regulatory frameworks of our product,
• Support product development and project execution to define the action plan to ensure the compliance to norms and regulations, as well as ensure the required certification are achieved,
• Develop and maintain the technical knowledge related to norms and certification,
• Participate in relevant working groups to represent the client and defend its interests,
• Understand, analyze the impact, and drive action plan about:
• pressure vessel design and certification, mainly ASME, EN, PED, and other local regulations when required,
• functional system design and certification, mainly ASME, CE, and other local regulations when required,
• low voltage, high voltage and electromagnetic fields, mainly ASME, CE, IEC and other local regulations when required,
• Hazardous area regulations (ATEX, IECEx, … )

Wie we zoeken

Profile

The Norms and Certification expert is a senior engineer with significant experience in codes, norms and certification for product development dedicated to Industry for international projects. As such he/she shall have experience in the Oil & Gaz industry or Chemical Industry for international projects.

Prerequisite

• Education: Master’s degree in engineering (civil or industrial),
• Experience: At least 10-15 years’ experience in international complex normative and regulatory environment. Experience with hazardous area and in the Hydrogen sector are considered an asset.

Technical skills

• Expertise with pressure equipment and proficient in mechanical, electrical and instrumented control systems,
• Good knowledge of European market (directives, …), as well as US market,
• An experience with International regulations and specific codes & norms is an asset,
• An experience in product development and system engineering is an asset, as well as an experience with big international projects in Oil & gas or Chemical sectors,
• Fluent in English (reading, speaking, listening),

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Soft Skills

• Strong leadership, with focus on fostering team spirit and achieving project goals,
• Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal,
• Assertive, results-driven, and capable of solving engineering problems,
• Comfortable working in a fast-growing, dynamic environment with international exposure,
• Highly organized, with ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines,
• Comfortable working in an international environment, managing cross-cultural relationships and interactions,
• Willingness to travel abroad for short-term assignments as needed.

Wat wij bieden

• A competitive salary package based on your experience with attractive fringe benefits such as:

• a company car & fuel card
  
• hospitalization & group insurance
  
• meal vouchers
  
• eco-vouchers

• Invest in your development: our talent manager is committed to help you reach your full potential:

• training and assessment opportunities to fully develop your potential and expand your expertise
  
• career opportunities
  
• regular contact moments to check in with you and see what your current needs & objectives are
  
• learning sessions and workshops

• Grow your network: you’ll become part of a wide network of engineers & clients by having the possibility of working for several companies and being involved in different projects.

• Access to our fun and learning events that we organise throughout the year, the backbone of our company culture:

• Afterworks
  
• Monthly teambuildings
  
• Yearly ski trip

Catalay is part of Sisu Group, an ecosystem of human capital ventures, active across more than 15 industries. Joining Catalay means joining Sisu and having exclusive access to our vibrant network of talent professionals, clients, and projects. Check out www.sisu.be for more information.