The Laboratory Technical & Projects Manager is responsible for the technical leadership, setup of SGS Morocco’s Energy & Chemicals laboratory operations,
Will oversee Energy & Chemicals BU laboratory projects laboratory projects in country, ensuring high technical standards, method reliability, and operational excellence.
This position plays a central role in maintaining and enhancing ISO/IEC 17025 compliance, validating analytical methods and laboratory equipment, and developing local laboratory technical competencies in line with SGS Group requirements.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide technical leadership for all laboratory activities within the Energy & Chemicals Business Unit in Morocco.
- Oversee and support gasoline testing and blending operations, and ensure the fast-track deployment of analytical methods, quality controls, and operational workflows.
- Oversee and support laboratory project development, including Jorf Lasfar Petroleum Products Lab and Transformer Oils & OCM Testing Lab.
- Act as the technical authority for ISO/IEC 17025 quality systems, method validation, equipment calibration/ verification, and laboratory best practices.
- Ensure proper technical governance of gasoline and petroleum product testing activities at Tanger Med.
- Develop, review, and implement SOPs, analytical methods, and quality control procedures.
- Lead technical training and competency development for laboratory chemists and technicians.
- Support procurement, installation, and validation of new laboratory equipment.
- Participate in technical meetings with clients, audits, and internal/external assessments.
- Contribute technical evaluations for new service development and expansion of analytical capabilities.
- Ensure all laboratory activities adhere to SGS HSE, Quality, Compliance, and Integrity standards.
- Ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction through prompt responses to inquiries, issues and concerns