
Pierre-Yves Vandeloise
Senior Project Manager
Salary / Daily rate
Namur, Belgium
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Languages
About me
Intro
Seasoned Site Manager with 25+ years in heavy industry maintenance and project management. Proven track record managing multi-million dollar projects across energy, chemical, and manufacturing sectors with expertise in contract management, resource optimization, and operational excellence. Delivering comprehensive project leadership while prioritizing safety, quality, and financial performance to drive tangible results for complex industrial operations.
Work experience
Site Manager
Howden Maintenance Partners
Sep 2023 - Present
3 years 2 months
Naninne · On-site
Management of site activities. (Repair / maintenance of rotating machines) Management of field activities. (On customer’s site repair or maintenance activities. Turn arounds) General site management (Safety, financial results, quality, HR, facilities) Definition of the activity new structure. Liaising with Group entities. Enhancement of aftermarket activity. 5 employees in direct. 32 in total.
Project & Installation Manager
Nexans
Mar 2019 - Oct 2023
4 years 8 months
Région de Charleroi, Belgique
Management of projects execution (Frame agreement – Turn-key) through project managers. Management of the department activity for Belgium. 8 Million EUR turnover. 9 persons in direct. 30 in total. Definition and implementation of the activity new structure (safety, planning, quality, supply chain, finance, training and skills management, hiring, projects management and monthly reporting, …) Clearing of backlog. (Financial and operational) Restoring of the customer relationship. Claims management.
Project Manager - External consultant
Yara International
Aug 2016 - Mar 2019
2 years 8 months
Région de Bruxelles, Belgique
Management of multiple projects for an international chemical group. (France, Libya, Ivory Coast, Italy) Feasibility, concept selection, preexecution studies and engineering completion for an AdBlue production plant upgrade. Hand over of the project to plant for construction. Italy. Feasibility study for a nitric acid storage, a blending line, and a solids packaging equipment. France. Waste storage facility disposal (chemical and radioactive waste). France. Restart of a project stopped by war in Libya. Completion of construction and start of a desalination plant. Libya.
Directeur technique
Mecotec
Jul 2015 - Jul 2016
1 year 1 month
Gembloux, Belgium
Skills: Orienté résultats · Leadership · Attribution de ressources · Résolution de problèmes
Dry Cooling Operations Director
Research-Cottrel Dry Cooling. Subsidiary of Hamon Thermal Europe.
Aug 2011 - Dec 2014
3 years 5 months
Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium
Setting up and management of the project management team, while restarting the activity from scratch. Management of the contracts and all project related activities (project management, financial reporting, engineering, planning, procurement, quality control, logistics and site activities (erection supervision and commissioning)). Developing strategies for the achievement of the projects. (Subcontracting, supplies, staffing) Defining yearly budgets. Identifying skills gap and devise hiring strategies. Liaising with key suppliers and customers. Support to the sales department. Reporting to the head of the Business Unit.
Project Manager
SPX Cooling Technologies
Nov 2008 - Aug 2011
2 years 10 months
Energy sector. Project management in air cooled devices (Heat exchanger, steel structure, sheeting, ducting, piping, mechanical devices (fans up to 42 feet, gearboxes, electrical motors, pumps, steam powered vacuum ejectors …), power and control/instrumentation). Budget from 4 Millions up to 50 Millions $. Full management of technical (engineering, erection, commissioning, warranty …), contractual (planning, milestones, variation orders, claim management (client, suppliers, subcontractors)), financial (budgets, invoicing to client, cash-flow, forecasts …), purchasing (purchase strategy, requisition, bids comparison, orders, inspections, invoices approval …) and organizational aspects (site and office teams management, project schedule, quality documentation …). Reporting to Project Director EMEA.
Project Manager / Maintenance Manager / QHSE Engineer Benelux
EUROVIA
Aug 2002 - Jan 2009
6 years 6 months
Project Manager (Catenary project in Belgium from March 2005 to December 2005), Maintenance Manager from August 2002 to February 2005 (organization, cost cutting, equipment development, financial reporting, problem solving), QHSE Engineer Benelux from January 2006 to November 2009 (integration of both Belgium and Luxembourg quality, health and safety, environmental systems).
Project Manager
LEPAGE Frères - Jumet
Dec 2001 - Aug 2002
9 months
Sub contracting heavy maintenance in steel, glass, quarry industries. Implementation of new equipment. International transfer of automotive production lines.
Maintenance Manager
Norsk Hydro
Oct 2000 - Oct 2001
1 year 1 month
Skills: Orienté résultats · Communication · Leadership · Attribution de ressources · Résolution de problèmes
Maintenance Engineer
Les Carrières de la Pierre Bleue Belge
Sep 1998 - Oct 2000
2 years 2 months
Soignies, Belgium
Stone quarry.
Manager
Shadimat - Gepro - AVC Construct
Mar 1996 - Aug 1998
2 years 6 months
Manager of equipment goods reprensentations in Central Africa. Technical and organisational audit of civil works companies. Localy based support to foreign companies.
Technical Sales Engineer
Cyklop Belgium NV/SA
Jan 1994 - Mar 1996
2 years 3 months
Brussels Area, Belgium
Packaging equipment
Sales Engineer
Mitralux Belgium
Sep 1992 - Oct 1993
1 year 2 months
Brussels Area, Belgium
Lighting equipment.
Assistant Département Fabrications Mécaniques
Pierrard Virton
Sep 1990 - Jul 1991
11 months
Virton, Belgium
Engineering school teacher.
Education
Haute Ecole 'Léonard de Vinci', Bruxelles
Master
1987 - 1990
3 years 1 month
Université catholique de Louvain
Engineering
1984 - 1987
3 years 1 month