Innovation Process Engineer Thermal

Developing or scouting disruptive ideas and concepts in the field of cement manufacturing with a focus on thermal process technologies, combustion and energy management; mainly open innovation, partially own development. Designing thermal processes from ideas via lab testing to successful commissioning of demonstrators. Developing, implementing and driving tests, prototypes and pilot plants together with Group companies. Coordination of various stakeholders and partners at global level in the field of process innovation projects, internal as well as external (academia, suppliers etc) while also ensuring interface to upstream and downstream processes. Developing future knowledge for the Holcim group. Coaching and empowering project teams in the countries and regions in order to drive process innovation within their projects or studies. Represent the Process Innovation team in different Holcim projects, in meetings and/or conferences, share, spread out knowledge and best practices.

Holcim is the leading partner for sustainable construction, creating value across the built environment from infrastructure and industry to buildings. Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, Holcim has more than 48,000 employees in 45 attractive markets – across Europe, Latin America, Asia, Middle East & Africa. Holcim offers high-value end-to-end Building Materials and Building Solutions, from foundations and flooring to roofing and walling – powered by premium brands including ECOPlanet, ECOPact, and ECOCycle®. As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Holcim is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It’s all thanks to our 70,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

• Technical leadership in traditional and alternative combustion technologies, understanding mineralogical clinker phases is an asset

• Experience working in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environments

• Experience in an innovation environment is an asset

• Leading for results without being in charge

• Challenging the status quo

• Team orientation

• Performance orientation

• Curiosity, open to extend activity scope

• Agile and innovative mindset

• Business / financial acumen

• Strong communication, team and influencing skills (lead without being formally in charge)

• Result oriented

• Resilience and perseverance

• Bachelor or Master degree in engineering, preferably in Chemical Process Engineering or equivalent technical masters degree

• Additional business certificate is a plus

• Fluency in English (oral and written)

• Any other language is a plus

• Up to 30% travelling internationally