René Surma

Project Management

Schiffdorf, Germany
Experience
Jan 2025 - Present
7 months
Hamburg, Germany
Hybrid

Project Manager

Blue Projects Germany (deployed at: Barry Callebaut Cocoa Germany)

New construction of a filling plant, two silos, and connecting pipelines to production for an international food industry group

May 2024 - Dec 2024
8 months
Nordenham, Germany
On-site

Subproject Manager Mechanics and Steel Construction

Progressive (deployed at: Glencore Nordenham)

Replacement new build of a fluidized bed furnace for one of the largest international companies in the metals/minerals industry

Sep 2023 - Apr 2024
8 months
Berlin, Germany
Hybrid

Member of the Project Management Office

3P Projects (deployed at: Vatten Wärme Berlin)

Supporting project management for the construction of a control room for a major European energy supplier

Nov 2022 - Jun 2023
8 months
Lingen, Germany
On-site

Site Manager for Nondestructive Material Testing in a Refinery

Applus RTD (deployed at: BP Europa SE Refinery Lingen)

  • Allocating inspection services across various projects
  • Administrative site organization (quality, health, safety, environmental protection)
  • Restructuring of workflows
Apr 2019 - Oct 2022
3 years 7 months
Nordenham, Germany

Manager Technical Inspection/QS/SFI

Steelwind Nordenham GmbH

  • Quality assurance
  • Production monitoring and coordination of inspection engineers
  • Preparation of specifications
  • Technical expertise for proposal preparation
  • Auditing
Sep 2018 - Mar 2019
7 months
Hildesheim, Germany

Project Manager "Special Projects"

GEA Diessel GmbH

Design and manufacture of production equipment for the pharmaceutical industry (Liquid Pharma & Bio-Pharma)

Aug 2016 - Sep 2017
1 year 2 months
Szczecin, Poland

Senior Sales & Business Development Manager for Western Europe and Scandinavia

Stettin Steel Structures sp. z o. o.

Production of foundation structures (jackets, transition pieces) for offshore wind farms; joint venture between a Polish sovereign fund and a German private equity firm; approx. 1,000 employees

May 2014 - Jul 2016
2 years 3 months
Nordenham, Germany

Project Manager

Steelwind Nordenham GmbH

Production of foundation structures (monopiles, transition pieces) for offshore wind farms; subsidiary of a large German steel group; approx. 250 employees

Jun 2007 - Apr 2014
6 years 11 months
Georgsmarienhütte, Germany

Head of Sales / Head of R&D

WeserWind GmbH Offshore Construction Georgsmarienhütte

  • From 06/2007 to 10/2010: Head of R&D
  • From 11/2010 to 04/2014: Head of Sales; in this role: power of attorney
  • Production of foundation structures (jackets, tripods) and substations for offshore wind farms; subsidiary of a large German steel group; approx. 950 employees
Mar 2006 - May 2007
1 year 3 months
Boizenburg, Germany

R&D Project Manager

SteamLab.Systems GmbH

Development and implementation of process control for vacuum-steam sterilization plants for the food industry and contract sterilization at in-house facilities; approx. 25 employees

Feb 1998 - Feb 2006
8 years 1 month
Bremerhaven, Germany

Technical Director of the Environmental Institute / Project Manager

Technologie-Transfer-Zentrum (ttz) Bremerhaven

  • From 02/1998 to 05/2001: Project Manager
  • From 06/2001 to 02/2006: Technical Director of the Environmental Institute
  • Private research and technology transfer facility with five independent institutes; Europe-wide research service provider; operator of a sensorics lab for the food industry; approx. 120 employees
Aug 1997 - Jan 1998
6 months
Leverkusen, Germany

Internship

Bayer AG

Department of air pollution control and combustion technology

Apr 1997 - Jul 1997
4 months
Rosenheim, Germany

Service Project Manager

Max Kettner Filling and Packaging Systems GmbH

Aug 1988 - Feb 1989
7 months
Bochum, Germany

Construction Helper

AVANT Wohnungsbau GmbH

Summary

27 years of professional experience, including 18 years in leadership roles with personnel responsibility (various business units; 4 years with power of attorney) and over 20 years in project management. Industries: steel construction, equipment & plant engineering, research & development in environmental technology. Acquisition and management of multiple projects, each over 50 million euros. Knowledge in setting up process-oriented costing methods.

Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Elementary
Portuguese
Elementary
Russian
Elementary
Education
Oct 1990 - Jan 1997

Ruhr University Bochum

Dipl.-Ing., specialization in Process Engineering, Technical Systems Safety, Air Pollution Control · General Mechanical Engineering · Bochum, Germany · 1.8

Certifications & licenses

VT1-/VT2 Inspector (visual testing of welds, course according to DIN EN ISO 9712)

International Welding Engineer

SCC 017 – HSE exam for operational managers

GMP in plant engineering (pharmaceutical industry)

Six Sigma Green Belt

Professional Scrum Master (PSM II)

Scrum.org

Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)

Scrum.org

Water Protection Officer according to §21c (2) of the Federal Water Act

Technical University of Applied Sciences Berlin

Immission Control Officer according to §7 no. 2 in conjunction with Annex II B of the 5th Ordinance to the Federal Immission Control Act

Technical University of Applied Sciences Berlin

Major Accident Prevention Officer according to §7 no. 2 in conjunction with Annex II B of the 5th Ordinance to the Federal Immission Control Act

Technical University of Applied Sciences Berlin

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