Senior C&P LVAC Automation Manager

**Job Description Summary****

As a Senior C&P LVAC Automation Manager, you will be leading multiple disciplines Engineering team that designs, develops, configuration and Verification of HVDC Control & Protection Systems, Control Automation System, Secondary Engineering, provide technical solution that meets the customer requirement and drive consistent design practices and common global processes for projects implementation.

As a Senior C&P LVAC Automation 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 centers in Villeurbanne, France, Stafford, UK, Berlin, Germany & Noida, India and the candidate needs to ensure collaboration across all of our delivery centers 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.

Job Description

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
• Experience of Leading team of control & Protection
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to identify and manage team organizational 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.
• Knowledge of Control and Protection cubicle Circuit Diagram, field cabling protection relays, HV/MV/LV switchgear, IEDs and Distributed control system.
• Able to work to deadlines under pressure whilst maintaining the safety, quality and engineering integrity of the solution.
• Proven technical leadership in a complex system engineering development environment.
• Must be flexible with working hours and willing to travel globally.