Control Systems & IT System Supervisor

The expansion of the Engineering Department means we are now looking to recruit new Control Systems & IT System Supervisor. Can you say ‘yes’?…

• Can you commit to a 3 weeks on-site, 1 week at home rotation, including irregular hours (nights, weekends, and holidays)?
• Can you lead and directly supervise multiple contractors, enforcing safe work procedures and resolving issues swiftly?
• Can you coordinate design, construction, and commissioning for Control Systems, Utilities, and Piping to keep the plan on track?
• Can you ensure quality and compliance with European electrical norms, interpreting E-PLAN/single-line diagrams, reviewing AutoCAD/Navisworks, and delivering complete as-built documentation?

As a Control Systems & IT System Supervisor, you’d be the on-site linchpin who synchronises design, construction and commissioning, leads contractors to deliver safely and on time, ensures quality and compliance, communicates transparently with stakeholders, and keeps a complex project on track under demanding conditions and a 3/1 rotation. What you’ll be doing:

Critical performance areas include the following items:

• Coordinate the design phases and construction coactivity of the Control Systems equipment.
• Manage the day-to-day operation of Control Systems site activities to ensure construction work on the plant is performed safely and efficiently.
• Check Quality of Works during construction phase and work is done based on design
• Check construction activities are in place in according with planning and performances of contractors
• Enforce safe work procedures and policies
• Coordination between the commissioning and construction team
• Communicate well through periodic reports and reviews with the project team, engineering management, and the customer
• Support the start up
• Deliver the as built documentation, * Supervising construction contractors, directing workflow, appraising performance and resolving issues.
• Coordinating design, construction and commissioning for Control Systems, Utilities and Piping.
• Reading and interpreting single-line diagrams, E-PLAN and functional descriptions; reviewing drawings in AutoCAD and Navisworks.
• Applying European electrical norms, electrical installation procedures and construction quality assurance.
• Supporting plant start-up and delivering complete as-built documentation.
• Producing clear site reports for project teams, engineering management and customers; interfacing with senior management.
• Planning constructability, keeping schedules aligned and ensuring contractors meet deadlines.
• Enforcing safety procedures and responding to unexpected or emergency situations.
• Working across office and site environments, including outdoors in varying conditions.
• Using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access)
• Additional languages

We will provide:

As this is a central, international position, the package and associated benefits will be those of the contract’s host country. Our common criterion was to build a comprehensive salary package that stands out in the market.

On top of that, a dedicated time for personal development and potential for leadership training will be provided. What happens next?

• Safety-first and quality-focused, with a calm, solution-oriented approach under pressure.
• Autonomous, organised and proactive, comfortable leading on site while collaborating across functions.
• A clear, confident communicator (fluent in English) who builds positive relationships and can be assertive with stakeholders.
• Equally at ease with theory and practice, able to multi-task and prioritise to keep complex plans on track.
• Willing to work a 3-weeks on site, 1-week at home rotation, including irregular hours (nights, weekends, holidays).
• Flexibility in terms of location : the actual place of work will be in various locations in Europe, depending on project requirements.
• Aligned with Knauf values: Commitment, Entrepreneurship, Partnership and Menschlichkeit.

Knauf stands for opportunity. We know that opportunity looks different to each person and we are proud that we see opportunity in everyone. This exciting role within Knauf Insulation could be the perfect next opportunity for you to build a unique career, in a values-led culture with a clear purpose of making tomorrow a home for all of us.

Knauf Insulation is proud to be part of the Knauf Group, a global manufacturer of construction materials. Our division is approaching 50 years of heritage in manufacturing insulation, with a growing global reach in 40 countries and ambitious goals for the future. We are looking for passionate, ambitious people to join our 6,000-strong team and help us achieve these goals. We are all led by the same core values and believe in the powerful potential of large companies to have a positive impact on the world.