Industrial Works Director (M/F)

About the company

LHH Recruitment Solutions is recruiting on behalf of its client, a fast-growing industrial group, its future Director of Construction & Industrial Works (M/F).

Your tasks

Reporting directly to General Management, you will take responsibility for steering investment, construction, extension, and modernization projects across the group's various industrial sites.

In a demanding, multi-site environment with high technical stakes, you will play a key role in the company's industrial transformation by ensuring project success in terms of technical, financial, regulatory, and safety aspects.

• Define and steer the group's works strategy in alignment with General Management's orientations.
• Supervise construction, extension, renovation, and compliance projects across all industrial sites in France and internationally (approximately 60 sites).
• Develop specifications and select external partners: general contractors, design offices, project managers, and subcontractors.
• Guarantee adherence to budgets, deadlines, and execution quality of operations.
• Ensure regulatory compliance of installations, particularly regarding industrial safety, environment, and ICPE regulations.
• Manage site safety and ensure compliance with the group's QHSE standards.
• Coordinate all internal and external stakeholders to ensure the smooth running of projects.
• Produce regular reporting to General Management regarding project progress, identified risks, and results achieved.

Requirements

With a higher education background such as Engineer or Master's degree (industrial engineering, civil engineering, process engineering, or equivalent), you have at least 10 years of experience in managing construction projects and complex works in an industrial environment. You possess solid knowledge of industrial installations, process issues, and constraints related to industrial safety. Recognized for your leadership, your ability to unite multidisciplinary teams, and your ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, you know how to combine strategic vision with a field presence. Fluent professional English is essential to operate in an international context. Regular travel to the group's various sites is to be expected.