Consultant - at a global coating consulting provider for Energy & Infrastructure assets world-wide

Are you an experienced Coating Consultant, or similar, in Energy and Infrastructure? Do you have international project experience from a complex technical environment? And would you like to seize a unique opportunity to shape the future of a global niche company operating in EU, Asia, USA, West Africa, and Brazil?

Then we have the perfect job for you in Safinah Group! Coating Consultant – Protective (Energy and Infrastructure).

The Company

Safinah Group provides consulting in the field of heavy-duty coatings. Our clients include some of the world’s biggest Marine, Chemical, Oil and Gas, sustainable energy, Mega-yacht and Insurance & Legal companies globally.

Safinah as an organization has been around for 24 years and leads the market in its chosen sectors. The team consists of 60 people based globally, split across consulting and technical services teams with close collaboration, maximizing knowledge and customer value across the functions.

As a truly independent organization, Safinahs consultants can combine the best of technical knowledge and insight with commercial considerations to give a balanced and informed position to our clients. 
 

The position – Coating Consultant

For Safinah Group, Landau Headhunting is now looking for experienced COATING CONSULTANTS to ensure a solid and steady workforce of consultants in a steady growing market, in Energy & Infrastructure.

Due to Safinah Groups significant growth, the team requires new colleges capable of fulfilling a consultant’s role and to support the company vision of leadership within its chosen market segments and to support the growth ambitions in Energy & Infrastructure.

The position as COATING CONSULTANT requires off cause travel activities - offshore, meeting clients and suppliers located worldwide. The Duration of travel and the number of travel days per year vary.
 

Your Primary responsibilities

In this role, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Review of coating specifications and guarantees
• Coating failure investigation and root cause analysis
• Expert witness work
• Generation of functional coating specifications
• Assisting asset owners with optimized product selection / coating technology
• Training and customer presentations
• Coating process optimization
• Business Development and lead generation within the sector
   

Secondary Responsibilities

• Scoping and oversight of analytical testing programs
• Generation of white papers and technical articles
• Training of employees
• Company strategy development and implementation
• Contribution of insights into Special Projects as appropriate
   

Education & Experience

We expect you to have a BSc or MSc degree in a relevant science subject e.g., Chemistry, Materials, Corrosion, or other engineering discipline.

We expect you to have minimum 10 to 15 years of professional coating related work experience, ideally as a formulating or coating Chemist with field-based coating inspection or supervision experience.

Ideally you might have commercial and/or R&D experience from a global paint manufacturer (Sales, Commercial, Technical Services, R&D, Business Development) and / or direct industry-based experience working for an asset owner in either Oil and Gas, sustainable energy or infrastructure sector.

Experience with industry standards such as NORSOK and ISO12944 including schemes, requirements and testing regimes.

Experience in a specialist discipline of fire protection, chemical resistance or finishes would be desirable but not essential.

High level of IT skills and competency in Microsoft Office applications.
 

Special Attributes

• Self-motivated, structured and result oriented
• Can work independently or as part of a team
• Disciplined in administrative and technical tasks
• International ambassador for Safinah
• Sense of humor
• Able to write and present effectively in English
• Ability to communicate with all levels in organizations
   

Physical Requirements

• Capable of global travel and working in typical marine, offshore, industrial, and chemical environments
• Can work from home / office / site
• Flexible to travel at short notice if required
   

Location

The successful candidate would ideally be UK-based to serve the insurance markets and preferably based in our Gateshead office in Newcastle. Other locations in Europe can also be considered.
 

What Safinah Group will offer you

An excellent working environment that has been awarded gold standard for health at work.
An international, open, self-developing and inclusive working atmosphere where you will develop a network both within and outside the organization, with opportunities to grow and develop in a strong and dynamic company.

Varied, engaging and challenging workdays within the Energy & Infrastructure sector where you can have an impact on results, people and processes from day one.
A competitive package (depending on experience and capabilities) covering health and travel insurance, pension contributions and generous vacation allowance.
 

Interested?

Please apply soonest possible (in English) by clicking the “Apply” button and thereby uploading your CV and application. For any additional information, please contact Hans Vexø from Landau Headhunting by phone: +45 5357 1200.

Landau Headhunting will carry out the recruitment process. Therefore, all inquiries should be directed to Landau Headhunting. We will call in relevant candidates for interviews on an ongoing basis, and we reserve the right to call in candidates prior to the application deadline. 



We are looking forward to hearing from you!

For more information about Safinh-Group, please have a look at: www.safinah-group.com