Senior Principal Engineer

In this dynamic environment you, as Senior R&D principal engineer, will use your innovative and out of the box thinking to adapt and improve existing processes and develop novel technologies for the polymer coating of fertilizers. You will be directly involved in virtually all the stages of the development, from the manufacturing of prototypes in the lab to the scale up and design of the full commercial scale process, including in-house trials but also with third parties. As Senior R&D principal engineer you will be leading research initiatives and propose new approaches. And with your strong engineering and project management skills you will lead ambitious projects key to ICL’s growth.

You will be part of the R&D Engineering group in Heerlen (The Netherlands) which is part of the global ICL Growing Solutions, with possible assignments to different locations worldwide.

Position and key responsibilities

• Lead and manage a number of projects in the area of novel coatings for fertilizers.
• Define goals, set priorities, and drive the project forward within budget and time.
• Plan needed experiments in the lab and scale up to pilot and full-scale trials and lead the team executing them.
• Lead the engineering activities for construction and start-up of different facilities in R&D.
• Be main R&D stakeholder in engineering of the production lines (modifications and building of new) from the conceptual design of new process to support all engineering stages to construction and start-up. 
• Coordinate from R&D the collaboration of the different disciplines and departments on the R&D and  engineering projects. 
• Direct communication with higher management. Influence on steer decisions (e.g. CAPEX). 

Your profile
We are looking for a pragmatic, self-propelled person with the following profile:

• MEng degree in Chemical Engineering
• 10+ years’ experience in equivalent industrial environment
• 5 years’ experience in management and execution of engineering projects
• Affinity for innovation and R&D
• Excellent project management skills
• Proficient in reporting to different stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills in English (Dutch is highly appreciated)

Reports to Senior Manager R&D CRF Engineering

What we offer
We offer a challenging fulltime role in a dynamic environment where you will be developing the new products and processes that will make the strong growth ambitions of ICL become true. We always strive to be the best and encourage everyone who works with us to excel. We also embrace diversity, give people the latitude to express themselves and value differing opinions. 

Application process
Please apply through the application link you find below and submit a copy of your current CV.