Are you ready to move your career forward and help shape our company’s and customers’ futures? If you aspire to challenge yourself, work with the best in the industry and join a successful team where you can make a meaningful contribution, then we invite you to join us at Ketjen Corporation, a provider of advanced catalyst solutions to leading producers in the petrochemical, refining, and specialty chemicals industries. Together, we can create a legacy marked by innovation, excitement, and energy. For Ketjen we are looking for a **Construction Lead.** **Responsibilities:** + Plans, directs, coordinates all activities concerned with the project construction phase for all CAPEX projects in Amsterdam. + Manage a group of people who are responsible for construction coordination activities. + Manages the conceptual development of the project construction and oversees its organization, scheduling, and implementation. + Proactively ensures compliance on all HSE aspects. + Brings about improvements in working methods and organization, and to promote standardization and deploys resources for the effective management of construction activities for projects. + During project FEL1 and 2 stages: + Lead studies to support the construction strategy + Responsible for estimate of hours / budget needed to support project + During FEL3: + Lead the activities to ensure construction activities are properly budgeted (time / cost / resources) + During Detailed Engineering: + Lead the activities to ensure construction activities follow the construction strategy + Schedule the project in logical steps and budget time required to meet deadlines. + During Construction phase: + Lead the activities to ensure construction activities follow the construction plan + Responsible for work schedule and budget + Prepare and negotiate revisions, changes and additions to contractual agreements with suppliers and subcontractors + Keep abreast of regulations to meet legal requirements with respect to safety, health and environment. **Requirements:** + At least Higher Professional Education/Technical University degree in Mechanical or Electrical or Chemical Engineering + At least 5 years of professional experience. + Construction – Knowledge of materials, chemical installations, methods, and the tools involved in the construction, repair and improvisation. + Design – Knowledge of design techniques, tools, technical plans and drawings. + Thorough knowledge of project controls + Knowledge of project Front End Process design, commissioning, and start-up + Knowledge of contracting and contracting strategies + Thorough understanding of engineering and construction productivity measurement + Ability to prepare and analyze critical path schedules + Ability to judge the quality of engineering and construction documents + Ability to supervise multi-disciplined Teams + Ability to drive collaboration within the department of the site + Proficiency in both English and Dutch highly desired + Knowledge of construction safety requirements and measurement + Permitted to work in Europe **Benefits of Joining Ketjen** + Competitive compensation + Comprehensive benefits package + A diverse array of resources to support you professionally and personally. Apply today and help Ketjen unleash the **POTENTIAL** of advanced chemistry for industries that power the world.