VARO

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VARO is a top supplier of high-quality renewable fuels to various industries in Northwest Europe, including transport, agriculture, bunkering, construction and home energy.

VARO Energy is focused on becoming a leading player in the European energy transition, with an ambitious strategy to grow exponentially in the renewable energies sector. Large projects are currently underway in the fields of hydrogen, biogas, green electricity, e-mobility, carbon offtake and trading, carbon-based crypto assets, and biofuels. The company intends to grow at high-speed in the coming years.

Currently VARO Energy’s key economic drivers are its major downstream business in North West Europe. VARO refines, stores and distributes (bio)fuels for the European market. VARO has been a major player in the area of blending and trading sustainable biofuels for more than 10 years.

VARO Energy has a large and expanding asset base. The group owns a refinery in Switzerland, a majority share of a refinery in Germany, more than 50 (bio)fuels storage facilities throughout Switzerland, Germany, France and the Benelux and has the logistical expertise and infrastructure to transport products from the refineries and the terminals to its customers.

We invest in our people

We encourage our people to share and apply their expertise and knowledge because we know that the best solutions come from collaboration. As a valuable member of our team, you will have the opportunity to address the changing landscape of the industry by sharing your ideas and contributing to the way we do things as a group.

Training our employees is an integral part of VARO's business. Our success in a highly competitive market depends on our people, so we make sure we create opportunities for professional development through training programs that address the needs of our employees and the organization. At VARO, our people are our greatest asset in a dynamic market.

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager for our Benelux Terminals, based in Geertruidenberg.

THE POSITION

As Engineering Manager BNLX, you will be responsible for shaping and executing the long-term engineering and asset investment strategy across all VARO terminals. You will lead the end-to-end delivery of a multi-project capital portfolio, ensuring that investments are aligned with the company’s strategic objectives. In addition, you will take direct ownership as project manager for the portfolio of VARO Benelux terminals, overseeing progress, quality, and budget to guarantee timely and successful project delivery.

A key part of the role is driving continuous improvement. This entails optimizing processes and organizational structures, and strengthening the contractual framework agreements with key business partners. Through these efforts, you will ensure that terminal infrastructure remains sage, reliable, cost-efficient, and future-ready, fully aligned with business growth, regulatory requirements, and operational performance targets.

In this position, you will be reporting to the Manager Technical Services and collaborate with multiple internal (Ops, Finance, HSEQ, Commercial, Supply Chain) and external stakeholders.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Own the 5–10 year terminals CAPEX roadmap for all terminals, balancing lifecycle asset replacement, modernization, decarbonization and growth investments;
Lead annual CAPEX budgeting and prioritization process for all terminals, build robust business cases, NPV/IRR analyses, risk assessments, and portfolio trade-offs;
Track benefits realization and post-investment reviews to validate ROI and institutionalize lessons learned;
Act as Project Manager for a large portfolio overseeing end-to-end delivery of a multi-project capital program and report portfolio status via dashboards covering KPIs, risks/opportunities, cash flow, and forecast-to-complete;
Coordinate internal engineering resources and external partners to meet time, cost, quality, safety targets;
Drive contracting strategy and competitive tendering, ensuring robust technical specifications and supplier performance management;
Safeguard compliance with HSEQ, regulatory, environmental, and permitting requirements across all projects while also standardizing technical standards;
Lead development and maintenance of framework agreements with key business -and engineering partners;
Embed lean principles and digital tooling to improve cycle time, reliability, and cost efficiency;
Champion a lessons-learned and knowledge management culture; facilitate root cause analyses and corrective/preventive action programs.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE HAS

A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Industrial Engineering or related discipline;
At least 8 years of experience in terminal, ports, logistics, oil/gas/chemicals, or industrial infrastructure;
At leat 5 years of experience managing CAPEX projects/portfolio’s;
A Proven track record delivering multi-million EUR projects with stage-gate governance and strong project controls;
Experience with contracting strategies, framework agreements, and supplier performance management;
Familiarity with HSSEQ, regulatory compliance, and permitting in an industrial/terminal environment;
Proficiency in financial modeling, ROI/NPV analysis, and CAPEX governance;
Fluency in Dutch and English, both written and verbal.

FURTHER COMPETENCIES

Champion a lessons-learned and knowledge management culture: You promote continuous learning by embedding root cause analyses and corrective/preventive action programs;
Strategic planning and portfolio management: Able to design long-term strategies and manage complex project portfolios to aligned with organizational goals;
Commercial acumen and contract management: Developing contracting strategies, negotiate agreements, and ensure supplier performance and cost efficiency;
Continuous Improvement (Lean/Kaizen mindset): Committed to driving process improvements through Lean and/or Kaizen principles, fostering efficiency and innovation;
Data-driven decision making (dashboards, KPIs): Proficient in using dashboards and KPIs to monitor performance and support informed, evidence-based decisions;
Stakeholder Engagement and cross-functional leadership: Strong in building relationships across divers stakeholders and inspire cross-functional teams to collaborate, align priorities, and deliver impactful results.

WE OFFER

A professional and very well connected work environment with a young and international team in a growing company, on the cutting edge of the energy transition;
Contributing to excellent work delivered by the team, where quality and team spirit are key;
A flat organization structure with close ties to senior management of the company;
Attractive salary structures, as well as a (partly) employer-financed pension an (electrical) bicycle scheme and more;
Further benefits such as health management, including for example health consulting. We also cooperate with a specialized external provider, offering services in the realm of personal advice and professional coaching.

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