Control and Protection Leader

Role Summary

As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will be leading multiple disciplines Engineering team that designs, develops, configuration and Verification of HVDC Control & Protection Systems. The team consists of the following:

• HVDC Control Automation System
• HVDC Control & Protection System Application

As a Senior Engineering Manager, you be Responsible for the following:

• Recruit and Developing Department talent
• Engineering process
• Provide technical guidance.
• Drive consistent design practices and common global processes for projects.
• Safety, quality, on time delivery, cost

We have delivery centres in Villeurbanne, France, Stafford, UK, Berlin, Germany & Noida, India and the candidate needs to ensure collaboration across all of our delivery centres and to drive to the maturity of both parts of our organization. Communication and status reporting will be essential to build a strong one team culture.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Overseeing and managing day to day operations in the department which includes drive consistent design practices, common global processes for projects implementation and provide technical solution that meets the project and Tender objectives.
• Deliver leading edge collaborative design by ensuring teams are synchronised and aligned in their processes and approaches to deliver the highest standards safely and consistently.

• Works closely with internal and external customers to arrive at engineering specifications that optimise the commercial potential of new and existing products. Ensures that the available technologies and components are appropriately exploited in product design.

• Support and mentoring of less experienced team members and project engineers

• Execute and provide guidance for the analysis / evaluation of assigned projects that meet business standards, practices and procedures and the product / program requirements
• Responsible for recruiting, coaching, and/or developing organizational talent.
• Develop the engineering team structure, processes, and tools to develop, deliver, review and validate engineering outputs so that the business objectives are met; communicate understanding of the business objectives to engineers and stakeholders in our project team.
• Responsible for providing direction and/or guidance to exempt specialists and/or supervisory staff who exercise significant latitude and independence in their assignments. May supervise non-exempt employees.
• Fosters a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.
• Creates an entrepreneurial environment.
• Keeps the organization's vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action.
• Builds strategic partnerships to further departmental and organizational objectives.
• Develops and executes organizational and operational policies that affect one or more groups by utilizing technical/professional knowledge and skills.
• Makes decisions regarding work processes or operational plans and schedules in order to achieve department objectives.
• Manage the engineering resources, workload, schedule and project milestones.
• Execute and provide guidance for the analysis / evaluation of assigned projects that meet business standards, practices and procedures and the product / program requirements
• Responsible for coaching and developing department talent.
• Define the project work breakdown structure (WBS), resources and skill levels required to meet the delivery timescales.

Required Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent including power systems and power electronics subjects or proven equivalent knowledge and experience in HVDC business
• Knowledge of applicable electrical standards such as IEC 61850, IEC 62351, IEC 12207, IEEE 15288, IEC 25010, IEC 27032, NERC/CIP
• Ability to define requirements and ensure they adhere to best practice
• Experienced in technical leadership
• Experience working in HVDC industry
• Experience in HVDC Control & Protection System is added advantage
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to identify and manage team organisational risks.
• Proven skills in managing and leading team with strong technical background
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, experienced in creating and presenting to other stake holders.