Job Description Summary

As a Lead Control Automation Project Engineer, you will report to the Control & Protection Engineering Manager and will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team of engineers working on the requirement, design, integration, installation, and commissioning of HVDC Control & Protection Systems.

The role gives an excellent opportunity to motivated engineers to expand their project management skills and personal development within an international project organisation delivering complex HVDC projects.

Job Description

As Lead Control Automation Project Engineer, you will be responsible to lead your project team to deliver your Control project scope, starting from Customer requirements capture till delivery of equipment to the customer. This includes the following activities:

• Define and maintain scope for your project based on customer requirements.

• Define and maintain the detailed Project Planning Smartsheet aligned with P6 plan.

• Lead the team to deliver as per defined execution plan.

• Define and maintain Risk Register and escalate high risks to project team.

• Review planned hours, Cost-To-Completion hours vs Budgeted hours.

• Adhere to the GE HVDC operation rhythm.

• Follow the departments standard design practices, engineering reviews and guidelines.

• Ensure resources plan in place.

• Accountability on the On-Time-Delivery and say-do ratio KPIs for the project.

• Raise Change Request when required following a budget deviation or a change of scope.

• Report as per the defined operating mechanism the project progress, including achievements, budget status, risks review and resource plan, look ahead.

• Represent Control team during the customer meetings and with GE partners.

• Travel as needed to attend customer meeting, witness type testing in presence of customer.

• Actively share and learn good practices and lessons learned to implement in the project for better project execution.

• Interface with equipment supplier and reviewing in-house designs and those produced by external contractors and analyse a variety of engineering data, documents, and reports.

• Support department Continuous Improvement activities.

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Electronics/Electrical/Automation engineering or related field.

• Strong experience in project management: planning, tracking, reporting.

• Strong knowledge about Engineering Tools & Processes

• Good knowledge of Control design, communication protocols and networks, IEDs (Intelligent Electronics Devices), preferably in substation/power plant environment.

• Strong analytical & critical thinking mindset

• Strong problem-solving skills.

• Strong communication skills

• Conflict management skills

• Influencing skills

• Lean and Continuous Improvement mindset

• Availability to travel 10% of time

• Languages: English is required

Desired Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of HVDC systems

• Experience in developing electrical designs for industrial control systems preferably in substation/power plant environment.

• Languages: French

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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