"...Define new problems and objectives, contact new people, gather the necessary information, think, find a solution and… learn and have fun. This summarizes I think a typical day for a member of Group-IPS..."

Gregory Bartholomé, Junior Project Engineer, Electro-mechanics, IPS Belgium

"One year ago I had the opportunity to integrate Group-IPS' team and since then I must admit that we have met many challenges and obstacles. As my father always says "there are no problems, there are only solutions".

When you enter Group-IPS you rapidly arrive to the conclusion that every day is a first day as you always face new challenges. Define new problems and objectives, contact new people, gather the necessary information, think, find a solution and… learn and have fun. This summarizes I think a typical day for a member of Group-IPS. And dad was right.

When considering this in a multi-cultural environment, with positive and dynamic people combining both specialized and polyvalent characters, I think we are on the right track.”

Ludovic Vecchio, Junior Project Engineer, Electro-mechanics, IPS Belgium

"A successful career means getting a lot of various experiences and working hard to maintain a high level in all the things you do. Achieving this aim requires to find a lot of motivation and interest in the job you are working for.

Group-IPS gives the opportunity of self-developing and self-improving by doing many various multidisciplinary projects for which we must give our best. The motivation is found working on different projects and the interest is in getting more experience than working for a "static" job.
When we've completed a project successfully, I like to review the results with a feeling of satisfaction, knowing that I made a meaningful contribution to the organisation. Working in a dynamic and experienced surrounding delivers you a lot of interest in all the tasks given to you.

Group-IPS gives you an unlimited opportunity of developing yourself by a continuously growing strategy. You need to be able to deal with numerous people from different parts of the company and from different countries, and communicate efficiently. I enjoy to work challenging myself every day.

What concerning the social aspect, which is a very important aspect for me? Every member of the "IPS-staff" is open-minded and helps you to feel well integrated by giving you all you can expect in a good social relationship. If we encounter problems along the way, we can always count on our team spirit and a ready sense of humour to keep things in perspective.”

Juan Sánchez Chatar, Senior Project Engineer, Architecture, IPS Spain

""Art does not reproduce the visible, rather, it makes visible" PAUL KLEE

That is pretty much which applies for what I understand from IPS.

A career in architecture with an 'international dimension' was my goal when I was in college. So, during recruiting season, I interviewed with everyone from consulting firms with strong focus in architecture and project management to real estate consultancy departments of large global corporations. But the challenge that IPS offered me was the most appealing.

Currently, I'm a project engineer working full time in the architecture business unit at our group. My business unit develops projects from very different markets, which is a fairly new product to be evolved for Group-IPS. We achieve the financing, permitting, basic design, and control the future detailed engineering process, timing, performance, client servicing and handle various requests from their general services team.

It all adds up to a job where you can develop your expertise and, whenever you are ready, take on a leading role in the projects we handle. Those are just the start of the possibilities here. To my mind, the opportunities available at IPS are really quite broad: you're only limited by your imagination.

One very important distinction between IPS and other companies is that you are give responsibility very early on. Teamwork is the rule and senior clients make strategic decisions based on the team's advice. You are part of the team from day one. This accelerated pace allows me growing as a professional very rapidly.

One Shining Moment: Seeing a new building, like a print in the world that I helped conceive during a project.

This is very intellectually challenging work. The team I work with is also quite varied: Being diverse is not optional; it is what we must be. Different industries, different people, and different countries. I have worked in 4 IPS offices since joining the company.
In my case, that meant working with clients in Europe, primarily those in Germany and Bulgaria. It was a terrific place to start: endlessly challenging, amazing colleagues to learn from, strong analytical focus and some traveling involved.

Putting together these solutions is interesting work: we do it as a team. The core deal team on a medium project usually consists of 1-3 people, but we draw heavily on a number of our colleagues outside the structured group: financing, country regulation, Special Execution. You don't work alone. Everyone plays an active role. At the same time, you do get an awesome amount of responsibility, and have a lot of discretion in how you do your piece of the puzzle.

To me, what has been most valuable at IPS is learning how to make things happen. This is really an everyday challenge. I also value each opportunity I have to create a strong relationship with a client, furthermore the gratification that comes from really being able to help clients with their business. When it works, it's incredibly rewarding.

When luckily IPS appeared to me. I came for the interviews and was very impressed. Everyone was both, smart (people speaking 5 to 6 languages!!!) and hard working. Last but not least, it was very apparent that these were fundamentally good people. In fact, the people are the best thing about IPS. They are all team players, very switched-on and have a fantastic sense of humor. So when the offer arrived, I accepted happily.

What's more, there's a lot you can do here outside your day-to-day job. I've helped with recruiting efforts and presented at several functions, or collaborating by helping other colleagues in their projects with structural calculations. If you are a serious team player, this is the place to be. The opportunities are unlimited, and they make the job all the more worthy.

Backpacking around the world is my dream. I know almost every capital city in Europe, but there are lots of places outside Europe that I would like to discover.
For my off hours, a good dinner, with a good bottle of wine, and a lively chat are pretty close to paradise. But besides spending time with friends, I also enjoy soccer and painting. I believe that having nonintellectual activities is key to preserve some equilibrium."