HVDC Control & Protection Engineering Manager

Hunter Philips Executive Search
Manchester
1 week ago
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Job Profile Summary:

As a HVDC Control & Protection Engineering Manager, you will be working across two engineering disciplines, Solution, and engineering centre (NPI, ITO, OTR and Product Care) in all aspects of HVDC Control & Protection system, reporting to the Head of Control & Protection Engineering. This role includes developing department talent and Engineering process management, provide technical guidance, mentoring, drive consistent design practices, common global processes for projects implementation and provide technical solution that meets the NPI, project delivery and Tender objectives.


This includes the following.

  • Developing organizational talent
  • Engineering process management
  • Provide technical guidance.
  • Provide design Guide .
  • Drive consistent design practices and common global processes for projects.


Roles and Responsibilities

You will also play a key part in technically developing less experienced members of the team, this is a great opportunity to further your mentoring experience as there is scope for this role to build the team up further in the future.

Responsible for leading overall requirement, design, implementation, and development of the HVDC Control & Protection system, this includes the following actives:

  • Requirement & Design
  • Engineering Design Process & Review
  • Reviewing and approving technical documents
  • Customer interface and training
  • HVDC System in electromagnetic transient tools like PSCAD, EMTP-RV etc.
  • Plant modelling in various simulation tools (MATLAB, PSCAD etc) and its verification.
  • Dynamic Performance Studies (DPS) and other design studies using both offline and online simulation tools.
  • Control and protection parameters tuning to meet grid stability criteria specified in customer technical specifications.
  • Support the business’ Tendering, Operations, Contractual and After Sales needs.
  • Provide technical guidance that influences outcomes to other people, supporting moderate complexity projects and/or tasks.
  • Play a key role in engineering design reviews and technical leadership, identifying potential project risks and technical weaknesses and proposing safe, reliable and compliant solutions.
  • Execute and provide guidance for the analysis / evaluation of assigned projects that meet business standards, practices and procedures and the product / program requirements
  • Responsible for coaching and developing department talent.
  • Will be responsible in defining strategies and roadmap for development of New Engineers in the department.
  • Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with low risks and resource requirements. Explains information; developing skills to bring team members to consensus around topics within field. Conveys performance expectations and may handle sensitive issues.
  • Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering. Takes new perspective on existing solutions. Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations.
  • Continuously improving the product in terms of delivery speed, stability and reliability


Required Qualifications

  • Degree in Electronics/Electrical engineering or proven equivalent knowledge and experience in HVDC business
  • Minimum of 6 years experience in control and protection system design
  • Expertise in HVDC Control, Protection and Sequencing strategy
  • Expertise in PSCAD and MATLAB-SIMULINK simulation tools
  • Expertise in HVDC Dynamic Performance Studies
  • Experienced in technical leadership.
  • Must be flexible with working hours and willing to travel in order to support projects globally.

Ability to understand and communicate customer requirements, ownership of technical discussions with customers and capable of developing client relationships

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