Part of the MoOngy Group, AGAP2 operates across 14 European countries, providing engineering and industrial consulting services. Since 2018, AGAP2 Italy has been supporting clients nationwide in the following sectors: Energy, Oil & Gas, Steel, Hydrogen, Power Generation and Construction.

ABOUT THE ROLE
– PROJECT ENGINEERING MANAGER We are currently seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to join our Energy and Engineering Business and lead the engineering execution of complex industrial projects across the Energy, Oil & Gas, Chemical & Petrochemical, and Mining Process sectors. The successful candidate will bring extensive experience in Basic Engineering, FEED, and Detailed Engineering, with a strong track record in coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams and delivering projects within demanding technical, contractual, schedule, and budget constraints. As a key member of the project leadership team, the Senior Engineering Manager will be responsible for the overall coordination and integration of corporate engineering disciplines and project-specific technical activities, ensuring alignment with contractual obligations, client expectations, and project objectives. The role requires strong engineering leadership, strategic thinking, effective decision-making, and the ability to manage complex interfaces across engineering, procurement, vendor management, construction, pre-commissioning, and commissioning. Acting as the primary engineering interface with clients, EPC contractors, licensors, suppliers, subcontractors, and other project stakeholders, the Senior Engineering Manager will promote proactive communication, effective problem-solving, and timely resolution of technical and organizational issues, safeguarding project performance and the Company's interests. Working closely with Corporate Practice and Discipline Leaders, Engineering Managers, Lead Engineers, and Project Control teams, the successful candidate will ensure the effective allocation of resources, consistent application of engineering practices, and successful delivery of the engineering scope. Work

Location:
Fano/Genova (Italy)
- Hybrid

Key Responsibilities
• Lead and coordinate engineering activities throughout the EPC project lifecycle, from project kick-off to completion and final handover of the engineering scope.
• Establish, implement, and monitor the engineering execution strategy, organizational structure, governance model, communication protocols, and reporting requirements.
• Review contractual documentation, scopes of work, technical specifications, and client requirements to ensure that project obligations are clearly understood and effectively communicated across the engineering organization.
• Define engineering objectives, priorities, milestones, deliverables, and key performance indicators in alignment with the overall project execution strategy.
• Prepare, implement, and maintain the Project Execution Plan in coordination with project management, engineering disciplines, planning, and cost control functions.
• Lead and integrate multidisciplinary engineering teams, including process, mechanical, piping, civil, structural, electrical, instrumentation, automation, HSE, and other specialist disciplines.
• Ensure effective integration of engineering activities with procurement, vendor management, construction, pre-commissioning, and commissioning requirements.
• Coordinate with Corporate Practice and Discipline Leaders to secure the appropriate technical expertise, resources, and engineering support required for successful project execution.
• Promote consistent application of corporate engineering practices, technical standards, quality requirements, and project procedures.
• Act as the principal engineering point of contact for the client, maintaining clear, constructive, and professional communication throughout the project.
• Coordinate interfaces among the client, EPC contractors, licensors, suppliers, subcontractors, internal project functions, and other stakeholders.
• Chair project kick-off meetings, engineering progress meetings, coordination sessions, technical reviews, and management meetings.
• Ensure that decisions, actions, responsibilities, and deadlines are formally documented, assigned, tracked, and closed.
• Facilitate timely decision-making and resolution of technical, contractual, commercial, and organizational issues.
• Communicate complex technical and contractual matters clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Build effective working relationships across multidisciplinary teams and international project organizations, promoting collaboration and accountability.
• Establish and maintain an effective interface management process covering engineering disciplines, project entities, contractors, vendors, and external stakeholders.
• Identify, assign, monitor, and resolve technical interfaces, design dependencies, and organizational constraints.




• Ensure consistency among engineering deliverables, project specifications, vendor documentation, procurement requirements, and construction needs.
• Oversee interdisciplinary reviews and ensure that technical comments, design issues, and interface discrepancies are addressed and closed in a timely manner.
• Anticipate potential conflicts and bottlenecks, coordinating the necessary resources and decisions to minimize their impact on project execution.
• Ensure effective coordination across multiple offices, geographical locations, and external engineering organizations where applicable.
• Oversee the preparation, review, verification, approval, and timely issuance of engineering deliverables across all disciplines.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, project specifications, applicable international codes and standards, statutory requirements, and recognized engineering practices.
• Monitor engineering progress and deliverable quality, ensuring that discipline teams meet established milestones and project requirements.
• Ensure that client comments, technical workshop findings, interdisciplinary review actions, and design verification requirements are properly addressed.
• Promote the implementation of project quality plans, quality assurance and quality control procedures, and effective document management practices.
• Ensure that engineering documentation is complete, traceable, consistent, and suitable for procurement, construction, commissioning, and final handover.
• Monitor engineering progress against the approved project schedule, identifying actual or potential delays and implementing appropriate corrective and recovery actions.
• Coordinate with project planning and cost control functions to assess performance, forecast completion dates, and maintain visibility of critical activities.
• Monitor engineering budgets, allocated hours, resource utilization, commitments, productivity, and project costs.
• Review discipline workloads, resource requirements, and performance, reallocating priorities and personnel when necessary.
• Ensure that appropriately qualified resources are available in line with the project execution schedule and technical requirements.
• Support resource forecasting, progress measurement, performance reporting, and continuous improvement of project execution.
• Provide senior management with accurate and timely information on progress, costs, risks, resources, critical issues, and decisions requiring escalation.
• Identify project risks, opportunities, constraints, and critical interfaces, ensuring that suitable mitigation and enhancement measures are developed and implemented.
• Maintain and periodically review the project risk register, monitoring the effectiveness of agreed mitigation actions.
• Anticipate technical, commercial, contractual, and organizational issues and promote proactive resolution before they affect project objectives.
• Manage changes to project scope, technical requirements, execution strategy, and schedule.
• Ensure that variations, additional services, and deviations from the contractual scope are identified, documented, assessed, and formally communicated.
• Support the preparation and evaluation of technical and commercial change proposals, claims, and extension-of-time requests, where applicable.
• Ensure that additional or out-of-scope work is properly authorized, assessed, and traceable in accordance with contractual and project procedures.
• Coordinate with procurement teams to ensure timely preparation and issuance of technical requisitions, technical bid evaluations, and purchase order documentation.
• Monitor critical vendor documentation and ensure its timely review and integration into the engineering design.
• Support the resolution of technical issues involving suppliers, licensors, packaged units, and long-lead equipment.
• Coordinate engineering support to construction, including responses to site technical queries, review of field changes, and resolution of design-related issues.
• Ensure that construction feedback, site constraints, and constructability considerations are appropriately incorporated into engineering activities.
• Coordinate the preparation, review, and completion of final engineering documentation, as-built documentation, and project close-out records.
• Support a smooth transition from engineering completion to construction, commissioning, and final project handover.
• Provide clear direction to Engineering Managers, Lead Engineers,



Project Engineers, and relevant Project Control personnel within the project organization.
• Delegate responsibilities effectively while retaining overall accountability for engineering performance and delivery.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Support team development, coaching, knowledge sharing, and lessons-learned activities.
• Foster effective collaboration among corporate functions, project teams, and engineering offices in Italy and abroad.
• Contribute to proposals, project estimates, execution strategies, technical assessments, and client presentations for new business opportunities, when required. Minimum

Requirements:
• Master's Degree in Engineering, preferably Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, or an equivalent recognized engineering qualification.
• At least 8-10 years of relevant professional experience gained within structured engineering organizations, such as EPC, EPCM, or engineering design companies.
• Substantial experience in the EPC execution phase of projects involving Oil & Gas, Chemical & Petrochemical, Energy, Mining, or other complex industrial facilities.
• Proven experience as a Project Manager, Engineering Manager, Project Engineering Manager, or in a comparable project leadership role.
• Demonstrated track record in managing multidisciplinary engineering teams and delivering complex Detailed Engineering projects.
• Experience coordinating engineering activities across multiple disciplines, contractors, suppliers, and geographical locations.
• Strong understanding of EPC project execution processes and the interfaces among engineering, procurement, vendor management, construction, pre-commissioning, and commissioning.
• Solid knowledge of engineering workflows, document development, interdisciplinary reviews, technical assurance, design verification, and approval processes.
• Experience establishing and implementing Project Execution Plans, project procedures, communication plans, governance structures, and coordination processes.
• Strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling, cost control, engineering hours control, progress measurement, resource forecasting, and performance monitoring.
• Experience in scope management, change control, variation management, risk management, and claims support.
• Ability to interpret contracts, scopes of work, technical specifications, project schedules, and commercial requirements.
• Experience managing client relationships and coordinating EPC contractors, licensors, vendors, subcontractors, and construction organizations.
• Sound knowledge of applicable international engineering codes and standards, quality requirements, and project management practices.
• Familiarity with health, safety, environmental, and quality management systems applicable to major industrial projects.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, presentation tools, project reporting applications, document management systems, and collaboration platforms.
• Fluency in Italian and English, both written and spoken.
• Knowledge of French will be considered a plus.
• Availability for short
- and medium-term international business trips. Additional Assets:
• Previous involvement in large-scale, complex, or fast-track EPC projects.
• Experience with modularization, brownfield projects, multi-office engineering execution, and complex contractor interfaces.
• Experience working in international engineering consultancy environments and with corporate engineering practices.
• Experience contributing to technical and commercial proposals, project estimates, and new business development activities. Compensation and Employment Conditions The salary for this position ranges from €75.000 to €90.000. The position falls under the Italian National Collective Bargaining Agreement (CCNL) for Commerce and Tertiary Services, as applied by our company. The final compensation package will be determined based on technical expertise, relevant professional experience and the outcomes of the selection process, according to objective and neutral criteria. For candidates with exceptional qualifications, adjustments beyond the expected compensation range may be considered, subject to internal approval. The world needs you AGAP2 is an equal opportunities employer. We believe that all forms of diversity contribute to mutual enrichment and innovation. We are committed to fostering an inclusive working environment where every individual can bring unique value to our organization. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion or marital status. Furthermore, we actively support the inclusion of candidates belonging to protected categories, in accordance with Articles 1 and 18 of Italian Law 68/99. Personal data will be processed in compliance with the provisions of EU Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR).

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