Offre d'emploi : Industrial Gases Manager - Public Affairs

The job would involve supporting our client on a broad spectrum of topics, including all manner of legislation and standardisation, and working with a number of key bodies across the globe.

Client Details

Our client is a safety, health and environmental care & technically oriented organisation representing European and non-European companies producing and distributing industrial gases (medical, food etc.).

Description

• Reporting to the General Secretary, the Technical Manager assists the effective technical work of the Association's Council(s), Working Groups and relevant ISO/CEN Committees : facilitator and technical lead.
• Develop an understanding of the technical issues involved in the work.
• Manage the working groups to ensure a consistent and prioritised output of documents and timely contribution to standards and proposed legislation
• Tracking, analysing and influencing European and international legislation
• Personal participation in external and internal technical committees and Working Groups
• Contributing to achieving agreement and ensuring Council priorities are respected
• Assist in ensuring effective organisation and presentation of technical seminars and meetings
• Active promotion of the external image and reputation of the Industrial Gases Industry
• Assist in ensuring that the Industrial Gases Industry position on key legislative or regulatory issues is effectively stated and presented to the relevant authorities
• Assist in maintaining effective relations with the national gas associations in Europe and with other international gas associations
• Exposure to an international environment and understanding of the European legislative structure

Profile

• Master degree in chemical engineering is a plus.
• Experience in a technical management position
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment
• Capable of quickly developing good working relationships with all client's related disciplines and at all levels in member companies, legislative authorities and other associations
• Ability to achieve results by influencing others over whom he/she has no managerial authority
• Ability to act impartially and provide objective guidance (for example to working groups) within the gas industry environment
• Understanding issues of safety, health and the environment, and possible knowledge of industrial and medical gases is an advantage.
• Ability to travel and work unsupervised
• Verbal and social ability, well developed communications skills.
• Languages : Fluent written and spoken English.

Job Offer

• Permanent contract,
• The chance to work in an international company,
• The opportunity to grow and to develop yourself professionally and personally within our Group,
• An attractive salary completed by fringe benefits (company car + fuel card etc.).