Pierre-Yves Vandeloise

Senior Project Manager

Salary / Daily rate

Namur, Belgium

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Languages

DutchEnglishFrench

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.

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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

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