About the Role
Location
United Kingdom
Manchester
Manchester
- Country/Region: United Kingdom
Remote vs. Office
Hybrid (Remote/Office)
Company
Siemens Energy Limited
Organization
EVP Global Functions
Business Unit
Project Entity
Full / Part time
Full-time
Experience Level
Experienced Professional
Project Director
Manchester/UK Based
A Snapshot of your Day
Siemens Energy are one of the leading global suppliers of products, systems, solutions, and services for the economical, reliable, and intelligent bulk transmission and distribution of both AC and DC electrical power. As the trusted partner for the development and extension of an efficient and reliable power infrastructure, we offer utilities and industry the portfolio they need.
Within our Manchester Renewable Energy (Transmission) organisation we have the Grid Access (GA) and High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) businesses, via which we connect clean and renewable energy – mainly Offshore Wind farms and Interconnectors, to the National Grids of the UK and overseas.
Siemens Energy Limited has exciting new opportunities for a Project Director for the delivery of a number of large electricity transmission infrastructure projects in either:
Offshore AC grid access connections, comprising Offshore Transformer Modules and Onshore Substations – for Offshore Wind Farm connections in the UK and overseas
Offshore DC grid access connections, comprising Offshore and Onshore Converter Stations – for Offshore Wind Farm connections and Multi-Terminal connections both domestic and overseas
HVDC Interconnectors – for Interconnecting the national electricity infrastructure grids between nation states
How You’ll Make an Impact
As Project Director your principal role will be the management of the overall project comprising of packages ranging from HV Equipment, Onshore Substations and Converter Stations, Offshore Platforms (AC & DC), Offshore Containers to Ancillary systems throughout all the phases from design, construction to commissioning.
- Leading the project team in an exemplary and inspirational manner
- Executing the project within the defined requirements (e.g. safety, time, cost, quality and functionality / system performance)
- Ensuring compliance with all Regulations, Legislation, and Corporate Governance requirements
- Providing professional stakeholder management throughout the project lifecycle
- Ensuring timely decisions on open issues, and escalating when necessary
- Providing robust contract execution and administration in a professional and compliant manner
- Acting as a project entrepreneur to maximise opportunities for improvement
- As a senior representative of the business, you will strive to manage customer expectations and conclude the project to the satisfaction of both the customer and the business.
What you bring
You should have previously handled large and complex category ‘A’ projects preferably in the electricity transmission industry or have experience in the offshore industry and be able to demonstrate success in your previous project delivery.
Pivotal for this role are Leadership experience, personnel management and development, team development, motivation, and conflict management.
You should have a track record of detailed knowledge of Economics in project business, especially procedures for monitoring and control of financial aspects of project.
Experienced knowledge of project management tools
Who is Siemens Energy?
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 96,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.
Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.
Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo
Our Commitment to Diversity
Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.
Rewards/Benefits
Our benefits package includes a competitive base salary, car and annual bonus. We celebrate the fact that our employees are individuals and have different wants and needs. With this in mind, we have a flexible benefits scheme where you can tailor your benefits package to suit you. We offer 26 days holiday (which increases with service), up to 10% pension contribution match, an excellent company share scheme and employee discounts just to name a few. We encourage the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements with our applicants to encourage agile working and innovation.
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