Manager UE norms & standards

Country: France 
City: Lille, Hauts-de-France, France 
Req ID: 513554
Job Type: Full Time   
Workplace Type: Onsite
Seniority Level: Mid-Senior Level 

Bienvenue chez EQIOM

Filiale du groupe irlandais CRH depuis 2015, EQIOM intervient dans les matériaux de construction et au sein des filières du BTP, dans les 4 métiers indissociables de la construction : production de ciments, bétons prêts à l'emploi, granulats et combustibles alternatifs (traitement et valorisation des déchets).

Nous attachons une attention particulière au bien-être, à la sécurité et au développement professionnel de tous nos collaborateurs, convaincus que ce sont des conditions indispensables pour vivre pleinement leur métier. Ces priorités sont d'ailleurs récompensées chaque année depuis plus de 10 ans par le label Top Employeur, organisme indépendant qui évalue la qualité de la politique sociale.

The Cementitious norms and standard (CEN) manager will play a key role in the European strategic cementitious roadmap of CRH.  Team member of the iCSC (our European R&DI center on low carbon cementitious), he will be in interaction with our R&D team and all CRH operating company to support them in the CEN and their applications in concrete RMX and pre-cast (EN206, eurocodes, …).

The ideal candidate will have a strong track record in cement industry with a depth understanding of the current cementitious norms and standard, normalization process and associated stakeholders.

Key responsabilities :

• Norms and standard watch on CEN and their applications in concrete RMX and pre-cast (EN206, eurocodes, …) :
  • Monitor European standard and their application at country level
  • Analyze impact of norms and standards changes on products and processes
  • Represent CRH at EU standardization & normalisation committee

• Setup and animation of the CRH norms and standard community:
  • Be the SPOC on norms and standard at European level for CRH stakeholders
  • Work with the local correspondent to ensure understanding, application, and impacts of CEN

•  Advocacy:
  • Take part standardization & normalisation work in the interest of CRH (taking into account CRH's integrated business cement-concrete and R&D work in progress) at regional and global level

• Operational support
  • Train/support team on new normative requirements in conjunction with the local person in charge.
  • Quality/product compliance audits in conjunction with the local person in charge.
  • Update internal normative documents in conjunction with the local person in charge.at EU level.

• R&D et Innovation
  • Work closely with internal R&D team to qualify the gap to close in the norms and standard to be able to commercialize the future product in R&D

Qualifications :

•  Education
  • Minimum bachelor's degree in engineering, Materials Science,

• Experience
  • Minimum 10 years including 5+ years working in depth with CEN.
  • Demonstrated experience working in an international company in a global role with a network of local correspondent
  • Strong experience in internal and external stakeholders

• Skills and Competencies
  • Outstanding communication and leadership skills to influence and engage stakeholders (fluency in English mandatory).
  • Able to apprehend the normative challenges that impact the entire production chain, from cement to construction, but focuses on cementitious materials and their applications

• Preferred Knowledge
  • Deep understanding of cementitious materials, and their applications in the building materials industry.
  • Familiarity with sustainability frameworks and certifications impacting construction and materials innovation.