Control & Protection System Engineering Leader

Control & Protection System Engineering Leader UK

Job Description Summary

Become part of a winning team and help to deliver the Green Energy transition.

As a Control & Protection System Engineering Leader UK, you will be leading an Engineering team and working across two engineering disciplines. Solution and engineering centre in all aspects of HVDC Control & Protection system, you will support the design and implementation of HVDC Control & Protection Systems by analysing customer requirements, assessing the necessary deviation from standard solutions, and provide technical solution that meets the project delivery and Tender objectives.

• Control & Protection System Engineering Leader UK oversees a team of engineers responsible for:
  Designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining complex control systems within an organisation.
• Leading the technical direction of projects, ensuring systems meet performance standards.
• Collaborating with other departments to integrate control systems across various operations, often requiring strong leadership, technical expertise in control system design, and knowledge of industry regulations and safety standards.

• Manage a team of Control & Protection system engineers, assigning tasks, providing technical guidance, and overseeing project execution.
• Recruit, develop, and mentor control system engineers to maintain a high-performing team.
• Foster collaboration and communication within the team and with other departments.

• Define the overall technical vision for control system design and architecture across the organisation.
• Stay abreast of emerging control system technologies and identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.
• Development of PSCAD Network Model, Control MATLAB application Model, Control system block diagram, ONM Manuals. MATLAB application unit and system integration testing.
• PSSE / PSCAD and PSSE / RSCAD Power system network conversion, modelling and verification.
• HVDC System in electromagnetic transient tools like PSCAD, EMTP-RV etc.
• Plant modelling in various simulation tools (MATLAB, RSCAD, PSCAD etc) and its verification.

• Lead the planning and execution of control system projects from concept to deployment, including budget and timeline management.
• Ensure that project plans contain the necessary activities and studies required to meet the requirements of the customer and the proposed technical solution.
• Manage the engineering resources, workload, schedule and project milestones.
• Define the project work breakdown structure (WBS), resources and skill levels required to meet the delivery timescales.
• Ensure projects comply with relevant safety, quality, and regulatory standards.

• Engineering degree or equivalent including power systems and power electronics subjects or proven equivalent knowledge and experience in HVDC business.
• Extensive and demonstrated years’ of experience in HVDC industry and advanced experience in senior leadership position.
• Exceptional sense of urgency and ability to identify and manage team organisational risks.
• Proven skills in managing and leading team with strong technical background.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Advanced interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs skills.

• Proactively serves on cross functional leadership teams;
  Makes decisions independently;
  Pulls in experts when needed.
• Demonstrates track record of designing quality systems/components that exceed design reqs, beat cost targets, and exceed reliability targets.
• Ability to define requirements and ensure they adhere to best practice.
• Experienced in technical leadership.
• Experience working in HVDC industry.

This role is to be based in Stafford or Berlin with a Hybrid flexible working model, relocation can be offered on this role.

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