FEED Engineering Manager (Freelance Allowed)

Project overview

FEED Engineering Manager

For Porthos, we are looking for an experienced FEED Engineering Manager. In this senior technical role, you will have integral control over the FEED engineering for future expansions of the Porthos CO2 infrastructure, including the necessary works for the Aramis project. A challenging position for an experienced Engineering Manager who is used to leading multidisciplinary engineering teams within large-scale energy or chemical projects.

About Porthos

Porthos CO2 Transport and Storage C.V. is seeking a FEED Engineering Manager. Porthos is a project to transport CO2 from industry in the port of Rotterdam and store it in empty gas fields under the North Sea. The CO2 transported and stored by Porthos will be captured by various companies. The companies will supply their CO2 to a pipeline running through the Rotterdam port area. The CO2 will then be pressurized in a compressor station, after which the CO2 will be transported via an offshore pipeline to a platform in the North Sea, approximately 20 km off the coast.

From this platform, the CO2 will be pumped into an empty gas field. The empty gas fields are located in a sealed reservoir of porous sandstone, more than 3 km below the North Sea. It is expected that the project will be able to store approximately 2.5 million tons of CO2 per year from the second half of 2027. Within Porthos, we work in multidisciplinary teams from the various parent companies EBN, Port of Rotterdam Authority, and Gasunie.

The Role

The FEED Engineering Manager will lead the FEED for future expansions of the Porthos system, including the necessary works for the Aramis project. The role will change after FID of the Aramis project to Engineering Manager in support of the execution scope of the Porthos project as part of the Aramis value chain. The FEED Engineering Manager is responsible for the development of the technical aspects of the future expansions of the Porthos CO2 infrastructure. Responsibilities include the organization, management, follow-up, and control of all engineering activities carried out by the FEED engineering team.

In addition, the role holder will provide support to the package managers in the development of the CFT (Call for Tender) process for LLI and EPC contracts for contract awards.

Key Responsibilities

In summary: the FEED Engineering Manager has integral technical control over the FEED engineering and is responsible for the team, design quality, interfaces, planning, risks, and delivery towards the next project and contract phase. The FEED Engineering Manager is part of the Future Integrations team and reports to the Future Integrations Manager. He/she will lead engineers in the Future Integrations team and manage both internal engineers and external engineering firms.

Education & Experience

Technical Competencies

Personal Competencies

Specifications

Client: Porthos CO2 Transport and Storage C.V.

Position: FEED Engineering Manager

• Lead and coordinate the FEED engineering team, including internal engineers and external engineering parties.
• Integrally manage the engineering for the expansion of the compressor station and the interfaces with Aramis and CO2Next.
• Monitor the technical coherence and integration between disciplines, systems, and projects.
• Organize and execute design reviews and technical safety reviews, including HAZOP, HAZID, HIRA, and Integrated Technical Design Reviews.
• Ensure the quality, safety, and technical integrity of designs and outsourced engineering work.
• Responsible for the timely and high-quality delivery of FEED deliverables.
• Manage engineering planning, milestones, resources, changes (MOCs), and technical risks.
• Ensure the technical interfaces and deliverables towards other projects within the Aramis value chain.
• Support package managers with technical input for CFT, LLI, and EPC contracts and contract awards.
• Ensure Operations is sufficiently involved in the design in a timely manner.
• Completed technical master's degree in a relevant discipline, preferably mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, or process engineering.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in multidisciplinary engineering on large-scale projects in the energy or chemical industry.
• Demonstrable experience in leading engineering teams and external contractors.
• Knowledge of process safety, integration engineering, and relevant design and review processes, including HAZOP and HAZID.
• Experience in engineering disciplines: Process Engineering, Process Safety, Process Control and Flow Assurance, E&I, Rotating Equipment, materials and corrosion engineering, pipeline design and installation.
• Knowledge of design requirements for CO2 compression and transport infrastructure for gas and dense phase (supercritical) systems is a plus.
• Strong in structuring complex issues.
• Safety-conscious.
• Decisive and results-oriented.
• Connecting and convincing towards stakeholders.
• Excellent communicator.

Project details

project location Maasvlakte, Aziëweg Rotterdam / office location George Hintzenweg 89, Rotterdam

Start date: November 1, 2026

End date: October 31, 2027

Hours: 36 to 40 hours per week

Option for extension: Yes

Presence: presence 4 days a week at the project or office location is desired

Working from home: limited possibility

VCA certificate: required

Employment Conditions

An agreement will be made with the best-rated candidate. The standard Porthos hire agreement applies to the assignment, with a project-specific confidentiality agreement. Porthos does not provide a laptop and/or phone; the supplier must arrange this themselves. Direct solicitation to employees of Porthos, Port of Rotterdam Authority, Gasunie, and EBN regarding this request is not permitted.

CV Requirements

The CV will be submitted in Word or PDF. The CV must be entirely in Dutch. The work experience of the past 5 years is minimally stated, as are obtained certificates and completed education.

Planning

Applications can be submitted until: Friday, October 16, 2026, at 09:00

Digital introductory meeting: October 22, 2026

Possible live follow-up meeting: October 29, 2026

November 1, 2026

Are you an experienced Engineering Manager with a strong background in multidisciplinary engineering within the energy or chemical industry and do you want to contribute to the further expansion of the Porthos infrastructure? Then I would like to get in touch with you.

• Start: 2026-10-31T23:00:00
• Location: Rotterdam Zuid-Holland, NL
• Languages: Dutch