Job Description Summary

The Primary Engineering Leader, supervises, coordinates design teams in their field of activities. Assists Engineering Managers, Lead engineers at project launching phase, control engineering process follow up, ensures the proper management of interfaces with our partners and Regional Engineering counterparts. Head of group is accountable for the proper allocation of resources required to execute the projects, looks for design subcontractors to adapt resources to the workload plan and optimize design budget ($$). Handles specific actions, organize know how capitalization and Return on Experience to improve global engineering efficiency for relevant activities.
Head of group is accountable for the proper compliance to the ‘state of the art’ and applicable standards and regulations in his field of activity, is considered as technical referent for the teams. As manager, the Head of group is in charge of conducting performance assessment of their teams.
Primary Engineering Leader is functionally reporting to the GEC Business Leader and leads a team of 80+ members including Engineering Managers, Lead Engineers, Engineers and Designers in medium and full set projects context.

Job Description

Key mission of the Primary Engineering Leader:

Project management

Scope of work, time schedule,

• Consulted on design task list at project launch.
• Review of general time schedule and assignment of resources to start engineering.
• Check that all required engineering tools are available to execute the project for relevant activities.

Resources

• Accountable for design budget on ongoing projects
• One monthly basis allocates design resources to execute all ongoing projects.
• Manage design workload plan for their discipline and proposes resource arbitration.

Team management

• Lead & coordinate design teams of their discipline
• Animate regular internal team meeting.
• Hold performance development meeting with their team members and propose development plan.
• Perform skills mapping for their teams.

Engineering process control

• Ensure consistency of process and tools used on all projects.
• Detect any malfunctioning during different engineering phases and implement corrective actions
• Ensures planning and realization on time of design reviews, and conduct discipline basic design /gate reviews

Project strategy & risk management

• Support PEM in design strategy definition 
• Support team to manage scope or design changes
• Ensure implementation of EMH guidelines
• Identify and consolidate for their discipline technical risks & opportunities and the corresponding mitigation/ action plan.
• Validating the result of design reviews and technical risks assessment for the involved discipline

Customer knowledge

• Consulted to understand customer requirement and check that proposed solutions are coherent with solution proposed in the same geographical area, with similar constraints.
• Consulted about answers to be done to customer technical request.

Design expediting

• Consult on basic design phase
• Support to ensure technical consistency of design area and associated performance level
• Accountable for the compliance to the ‘state of the art’ and applicable standard and regulation in his field of activity
• Accountable on completeness of subcontracting files (Scope, Deliverables, Inputs, Schedule) in their discipline

Process & Tools

• Deploy GRID Engineering tools associated to their discipline 
• Integrate EHS requirements in engineering process and deploy HAZID (Hazard identification) sessions at different project phases
• Give necessary support to consolidate engineering KPI’s for the discipline

Interface with Procurement, Supplier/Partner management (wherever needed)

• Support Sourcing and Procurement in the definition of the Supplier’s list according to the project strategy
• For their discipline, consulted for the technical evaluation of offers from suppliers
• Consulted in the equipment ITP review and approval
• Consulted in the review of FAT procedure and participant list to support FAT.
• Involved in subcontracting strategy for their discipline & support sourcing for design subcontractor audits
• Follows Subcontractor competences and workloads on regular basis.
• Verify the quality of services provided on projects and competitiveness of offers received from design subcontractors.

Return of Experience & Knowledge Capitalisation

• Accountable for Site/Design return of experience & design validation
• Organize functional knowledge capitalization for dedicated practice areas.

Quality

• Comply with Quality Procedures, work instructions and Processes defined at Unit, project level, and in EMH
• Report or resolve any non-conformances and process in a timely manner

Health and Safety

• Deploy design freeze and EHS in design
• Demonstrate EHS leadership and ensure Zero Deviation Plan is implemented within the team
• Sets the example by demonstrating the proper acts and actively observes work conditions and behaviors, giving constructive feedback and celebrating EHS effective prevention.
• Actively participates in defining corrective actions when work is unsafe or when an uncontrolled risk is observed.
• Routinely observes routines and behaviors of others and provides immediate feedback regarding unsafe behavior and celebrates achievements or safe behaviors.

Performance Measurement

• Discipline Schedule updated with achievable task duration
• Discipline Design reviews & Gate reviews plan formalized and followed
• ROR integrates design part and Mitigation plan formalized and actions status identified (not started, ongoing, closed.)
• Design management tools strictly followed, and submission of coherent data
• Discipline workload plans updated on regular base
• Discipline Design budget mastered
• Design change process in place
• Engineering platform in place when relevant, coordination meetings organized
• NCR system used for the discipline
• Compliance to Quality processes and procedures and GEV policies and procedures
• Engineering Subcontractors audit available and evaluation of services, some evidence of subcontractors’ workload plan
• Performance development done with their team
• ROE done

Desired Profile and Experience

• Electrical Engineering graduate with 18+ years of Engineering activities in EPC type environment in T&D, Power Gen or Oil & Gas industry
• Mastering of involved discipline (process, tools, technical aspects)
• 8+ years of experience in managing teams of diverse professionals
• Successful experience in project technical management of the discipline in a multi-disciplinary team’s context
• Fluent in English
• Strong influencing and relationship building skills
• Experience in technical problem solving
• Knowledge of GRID factories and products through FAT, site visits
• Knowledge of project execution risks and financial processes
• Ability to travel across regions for alignment with regional discipline engineering leaders
• Demonstrated presentation skills and ability to succinctly communicate complex messages
• Demonstrates ownership & accountability, judgment and decision making, influences & inspires team, creates a vision and strategy, and has passion for the role

What We're Offering:

• Professional Growth: Dynamic team, extensive resources, and training for skill development.
• Cutting-Edge Projects: Involvement in high-profile, innovative HV substation projects.
• Global Exposure: Collaboration with a diverse, global network of industry experts.
• Collaborative Environment: Supportive culture fostering creativity and teamwork.

Perspectives:

• Career Advancement: Opportunities for leadership and career growth within the organization.
• Technological Innovation: Contribution to the forefront of sustainable energy solutions.
• Industry Impact: Influence on global energy infrastructure and sustainability.
• Professional Network: Building valuable connections within the energy sector.

This role not only offers the excitement of working on cutting-edge projects but also provides a supportive environment that fosters professional growth and impact within the global energy industry.

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