Siemens Energy

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Make your mark in our exciting world at Siemens Energy.

As a Head of Commercial Operations, you will serve as a trusted strategic business partner to the Head of Operations. Your primary accountability will encompass all finance and commercial matters, particularly pertaining to Substations and FACTs project portfolio in GB, including project profit and loss and balance sheet, while also overseeing commercial and commercial contracts management activities. This role demands strong leadership, financial and commercial expertise, and strategic stakeholder management capabilities.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Your role will involve overseeing a substantial team comprising of Commercial Project Managers, Project Accountants and Commercial Contract Managers. You will be tasked with fostering ownership, instilling accountability, and driving performance within the team as well as proactive commercial project risk, opportunity and claim management. Additionally, you will spearhead digitalization initiatives to enhance efficiencies and focus on identifying, developing, and retaining talent within the team.

You should possess self-motivation, critical thinking, and resourcefulness to independently achieve goals, while also being adept at collaborating within teams. Additionally, you must demonstrate flexibility to adapt and excel in a fast-paced environment with dynamic, evolving demands.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Your main responsibilities include:

• Overseeing and leading the financial, commercial and contractual aspects of project management, ensuring successful execution and delivery of Substations and FACTs projects in GB.
• Enhancing financial transparency and accuracy in project financial reporting and forecasting (responsible for Project Revenue, Profit, FCF and Balance Sheet).
• Establishing and completing measures for competency management, talent development, and succession planning within the team.
• Developing strategic relationships with our customers, JV partners and other external and internal stakeholders.
• Leading digitalisation initiatives and fostering digital skills within the team to optimise efficiencies in commercial and contractual project management.
• Leading and participating in cross functional improvement projects and initiatives to drive solutions aligned with business requirements.
• Creating robust procedures in commercial project management to guarantee that financial and commercial project documentation and records are aligned with external audit and internal controls requirements.
• Introducing innovative strategies to drive cost efficiencies, streamline processes, and advance digitalization in day-to-day operations.
• Advocating for a strong EHS attitude and a Zero Harm culture.
• Nurturing an inclusive and diverse environment for team members, where talent is developed and retained, future-oriented competencies are cultivated, and dedication and collaboration are promoted and rewarded.

What You Bring

• Demonstrated operational leadership expertise (minimum 5 years) within a Finance and Commercial capacity for a multinational organisation.
• Bachelor's/ Master’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or equivalent.
• Knowledge and familiarity with a variety of Construction and Engineering Forms of Contracts: e.g. NEC, FIDIC and MF/1.
• Proficient in financial controlling, project accounting (IFRS), and Siemens Energy FRGs.
• Strategic problem solver with a track record in organizational transformation and change management.
• Capable of managing multiple priorities and reporting requirements effectively.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft applications and digital platforms (e.g., Tableau, Alteryx, PowerBI).
• Outstanding presentation, communication, and organizational abilities.
• Proven experience in team leadership and adept stakeholder management.

About the team

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 94,000 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.

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!

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