Project Engineer - Commissioning (VIE)

Job Description :

The Mission

Launch your international engineering career on a major industrial commissioning project.

We're opening this Project Engineer – Commissioning role as a VIE (Volontariat International en Entreprise), on a Seveso upper-tier industrial site in the Liège region, in Belgium, currently completing a large-scale revamping project: new buildings and revamped units, spanning HVAC, power electrics, piping, thermal and utility systems, automation and more.

What is a VIE?

The VIE is a French government program (managed by Business France) that lets young professionals take on a real assignment abroad for a French company, under a secure public status — not a standard employment contract.

Your Role

Based on site full-time, you'll work directly with contractors to bring commissioning activities to life:

Run commissioning checklists and protocols across a wide range of equipment (HVAC, sprinkler systems, power electrics, vessels, agitators, pumps, piping, sieving/separation units, distillation, thermal oil heating, utilities, RO systems, chillers, dryers, robotics, pneumatic transport, automation and process control cabinets)
Record and document test results
Raise and track non-conformance reports
Solve problems on the ground, in real time
Monitor progress across all commissioning activities
Support start-up testing and assist the client through the transition to operations.

Profile / Requirements :

Your Profile

You hold a scientific or engineering background (Bachelor's to Master's, industrial engineer preferred), ideally electromechanical
You have a first experience in an industrial Seveso-type environment is a strong plus
You are comfortable with automation, instrumentation and electrical systems (Siemens and Schneider environments)
You are skilled in reading P&IDs, PFDs and isometric drawings
With a solid grounding in materials science, fluid dynamics and piping fundamentals
You are familiar with 3D modeling tools
You are rigorous, autonomous, analytical, and genuinely flexible — commissioning on site means adapting to changing priorities
A thoughtful, level-headed person who can step back and keep perspective under pressure.
French is mandatory, with good level of English.

About us :

About Nalys

Nalys is a Belgian recruitment and consultancy firm specialised in the pharmaceutical, biotech and life sciences industries. With deep expertise across quality, manufacturing, engineering and clinical development, we support both large international groups and innovative scale-ups in building the teams that drive their projects forward.

When we place a professional, we stay by their side — before, during and after the mission.