Project Engineering & Application Manager

About BIA
BIA Group is active in the sales, rentals and after‑sales services of equipment intended for public works, mines, quarries and transport. The Group operates in Europe, Africa and Asia and has more than 1500 enthusiastic employees.

The Project Engineering & Application Manager leads the Project Engineering team which represents the centralized Engineering and Applications office for BIA Mining (Surface & Underground), New OEM, Quarry and Construction for major Projects and Contracts.

• Develop and edit fleet proposal for complex projects (sales support)
• Implement complex sales contract/project up to the hand over to the project operation
• Be the engineering support for specific requests (technical/economic feasibility)
• Manage technical requirements for efficient purchasing from non‑OEM Partners
• Lead CI (Continuous Improvement) projects with Customers/OEM’s/BIA site teams
• Support contracts OEM's including Cummins
• Internal training of BIA future Project Managers and BIA Mining equipment Sales force
• New Business analysis/implementation
  • Rental/Leasing, hoses, development of reman/rebuild activities, etc.
  • Support for the set up of new infrastructures related to our technical activities (ex: maintenance shop, rebuild shop, warehouse)
  • Structure digital and fleet management system offering
• Develop tools and maintain databases on our key sales business areas. The databases will include information related to OEM machines specifications, accessories to be mounted on OEM machines for commissioning, tooling requested for the assembly/maintenance, CpH/Kird calculations, cost per ton calculation, calculation tools for ramp, SLA proposals, framework contracts (ramp, SLA,...), RSPL, centralization of manufacturer quotations of accessories
• People/team management
  • Define and manage the team strategy and roadmap, in line with the department / the corporate strategy
  • Work closely with HR to ensure the operational and daily management of its team in compliance with BIA’s policies as defined by HR (incl: recruitment, objective setting, performance evaluation, learning and personal development plan, talent review, holiday and expense review and approval, etc.)
  • Involve as appropriate the ‘dotted line’ manager for input or advise in employee or team management

• Technical degree with 10 years of relevant experience in sales processes for large‑scale mobile construction and/or mining equipment
• Proven experience in Project Management
• Demonstrated experience in People Management
• Fluent in French and English
• Strong customer‑focused mindset with a forward‑thinking approach
• Highly organized, goal‑oriented, hands‑on, autonomous, and mentally resilient
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to report clearly and in a structured manner
• Natural relationship builder and networker
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

• A permanent contract
• A competitive salary and an interesting package of extra‑legal benefits
• A human sized company with international dimension, encouraging autonomy and team spirit
• Cooperate in a team with experienced and passionate colleagues within a successfully growing family‑owned company
• Benefit from a challenging career opportunity with an extensive training program
• In this challenging job you get the possibility to take initiative and further develop the function