Authority Engineering Team Lead

Everything we do at Neste serves one purpose: to create a healthier planet for our children. Over the past ten years, Neste’s transformation journey has taken the company from a local oil refining company to becoming a global leader in renewable and circular solutions. 
 
Our purpose pushes us forward to search for new ways to reduce the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere, and to innovate circular solutions to reuse carbon again and again. Are you going to help us combat climate change?

Neste Netherlands is part of the Finnish parent company Neste. The plant in Rotterdam produces renewable fuels. Together with 200 colleagues we are working everyday to operate, maintain, and improve the plant in an efficient and safe manner. 
 
We are looking for an Authority Engineering Team Lead to join the technical department in Rotterdam (Maasvlakte).
 
Your part in Neste journey 
 
As the Authority Engineering Team Lead you’re leading the team of Authority Engineers. The team is responsible to ensure compliant operations related to regulatory requirements, certifications of current installations/equipment and new projects. As the team lead you will ensure priorities are set, follow-up on assigned tasks,be the owner of the respective department work processes and develop the team and individual team members. You will also participate as a representative of the technical department with a mandate to decide and authorize.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Leading the team of Experts responsible for Authority Engineering with the main focus on Permitting, Authority Engineering and Quality assurance of existing assets as well as new projects;
• Co-create personal development plants with direct reports and follow-up by coaching;
• Prepare and develop quarterly/ yearly plans for the team and monitor progress;
• Identify competence development needs and develop yearly training plan by learning needs analyses;
• Develop work processes related to authority engineering and quality assurance in line with local, European legislation in line with corporate standards;
• Ensure the installation and assets are compliant (related to permitting, legislation as well as quality) at all times related to the local and european legislation;
• Ensure applicable certifications are timely validated, updated and approved by authorized body;
• Accountable to approve on behalf of technical department for assigned documents i.e. but not limited to project scope documents, risk assessments, (permit) applications.

Keys to success in this role
 

The best combination of experiences, skills and background is: 

• Master degree in a relevant engineering discipline;
• 8+ years experience within a relevant workfield;
• Hands-on experience in the industry;
• Effective communication skills in English (mandatory) both verbally and in writing. Preferably command of the Dutch language;
• Experience in Renewable Processes is an advantage.
   

What can you expect in return? 

• Competitive salary and excellent benefits;
• A work environment where people Care, Cooperate and have Courage;
• A company that cares for your work-life balance by offering a variable amount of holidays;
• A permanent contract;
• Healthcare allowance.

Please submit your application before the 9th of May.

If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with our corporate recruiter Guidor ‘t Lam on guidor.tlam@partners.neste.com

The recruitment process will include interviews and possible aptitude testing.
 
 
About Neste
Neste creates solutions for combating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. With over 75 years of refining expertise, we are now the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel and a forerunner in developing renewable and circular feedstock solutions for polymers and chemicals. We have set aspirational targets for climate, biodiversity, human rights, as well as our supply chain and raw materials. Our ambition is to make the Porvoo oil refinery in Finland the most sustainable refinery in Europe by 2030. Together with our partners we are aiming at a carbon neutral and nature positive value chain by 2040. Our success is created by 5,400 professionals working in 16 countries. Read more: neste.com.