Technical Lead Engineer (f/m/d)

Description

You will be the Technical Lead Engineer for all engineering activities related to the Automation Scope of Medium and High Voltage Substations for Substation automation projects in PGGA Germany and HUB Europe Region, based in Mannheim. Reporting to the Lead Engineering Manager, you will drive excellence by ensuring that engineering, testing and commissioning activities are efficiently and cost-effectively executed in accordance with customer expectations, contract specifications, Hitachi Energy policies, quality standards and safety requirements.

• Act as a technical lead and design authority for engineering deliverables across all applicable engineering disciplines

• Coordinating all technical activities during the complete project duration

• Working closely with customers to shape and deliver solutions and utilizing feedback to drive the delivery of innovative improvements and maintain high levels of customer satisfaction

• Working closely with colleagues and engineers across various disciplines, sharing technical knowledge and best practices cross border within the HUB Europe Region

• Preparing base design of substation automation systems, control and protection. Verification of the implemented base design in the detail design

• Taking over parts of the detail design engineering, testing or commissioning activities in relation to the project needs

• Supporting the Project Manager in the creation of subcontracts and coordinating the technical aspects with the subcontractors

• Supporting project manager in cost to complete estimation, in issuing claims related to changes in project scope, including assessing cost and time impacts as well as risk quantifications

• Providing technical details, costs and deliverables for Sales proposals

• Health, safety and environment (HSE): Ensuring the project follows and complies with company health, safety, and environmental policies

• Living core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in substation automation projects or similar

• Strong communication skills, fluency in English and German

• Knowledge about control, protection and automation systems in substations

• Having strong analytical and problem-solving skills paired with a highly business savvy and result-oriented mindset

• Being comfortable in ability to communicate/discuss complex technical topics with clients. Possessing a high level of self-motivation and curiosity

• Being available for short/mid period travels