Job Description Summary
Become part of a winning team and help to deliver the Green Energy transition. Join a global leader in energy transmission and help shape the future of power. We are looking for a Senior Project Engineering Manager to lead the engineering execution of large‑scale EPC projects from our Stafford office. You will oversee a diverse, international team and drive the successful delivery of engineering scopes on high impact energy infrastructure High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) substation projects valued 1‑2B$+. You will be part of the HVDC Solution Line as a member of our Project Engineering Management department, working alongside experienced project engineering managers across Europe, the US and Asia. In Stafford you will report directly to the UK PEM team leader, contributing to a dynamic and diverse community of PEMs. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting‑edge HVDC technology, collaborate across global teams, and grow within an organization contributing to the energy transition.
Job Description
As a Senior Project Engineering Manager, you will lead the successful execution of engineering activities for complex HVDC projects, ensuring alignment with project goals in terms of schedule, cost, quality and technical requirements.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Own the end‑to‑end delivery of engineering activities of the HVDC Solution Line scope of works on large EPC projects, ensuring alignment with schedule, budget and technical requirements.
- Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, ensuring that deliverables are integrated, consistent and aligned with project milestones.
- Act as the technical lead within the project, driving decision‑making and managing interfaces between engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and customers.
- Establish and maintain effective communication with customers, partners and suppliers on technical topics, ensuring transparency, responsiveness and trust.
- Anticipate and manage risks by maintaining an up‑to‑date risk register, driving mitigation plans and enforcing a structured change management process.
- Ensure high standards of quality and compliance, applying internal processes, safety (EHS) requirements and industry best practices throughout the project lifecycle.
- Represent engineering in project governance, providing clear reporting on progress, issues and KPIs, and contributing to key project reviews and decisions.
- Support site teams during execution, ensuring a smooth transition from design to construction and commissioning and resolving technical issues efficiently.
- Mentor and empower project engineers, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement across the engineering organisation.
- Carry out regular and thorough reviews of the progress and delivery of the HVDC Solution Line scope of work, assessing all aspects of the project including time, cost, quality and risks.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Engineering degree in Electrical, Power Systems or a related field (e.g. Electronics, Automation).
- Extensive experience as a Project Engineering Manager or similar role in EPC environments within Energy, Transmission, Distribution, Oil & Gas, Power Generation or related industries.
- A minimum of two projects delivered, managing medium (100M$) to large (500M$+) projects.
- Significant project management skills and solid experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and multiple stakeholders, ideally across international and multicultural environments.
- Excellent understanding of engineering project lifecycles, risk management, technical interfaces and configuration/change control.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills: able to influence, align teams and represent engineering with confidence in internal and customer meetings.
- Fluent in English.
- Comfortable with occasional travel (Europe and internationally) for project needs.
HVDC experience is an advanced asset, but not a prerequisite. We welcome candidates with relevant experience in similar large‑scale infrastructure or industrial EPC projects who are eager to learn and contribute to the energy transition.
What we offer
- Key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements.
- Competitive benefits and great development opportunities – including private health insurance.
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