Job Title: Customer Project Lead Engineer - Digital Power Applications

Mission:

The position requires a proactive customer driven approach, demonstrating full ownership and responsibility for implementing and completing projects for our customer. The role involves engineering, managing, planning, and resourcing multiple projects for DPAC-UK project teams.

It also requires close working with fellow Engineers, Project Managers, Engineering and Operations Managers as well as the Commercial Team in supporting additional sales opportunities.

Key responsibilities:

• Leads design and implementation of the technical application of an integrated customer project.
• Responsible for the design and commissioning of Digital Power projects, including project related H&S documentation, design, and O&M documentation.
• Resolves project technical risks, including identification of all interfaces & creates mitigation strategies to build compliant and optimized solutions.
• Leads a team of Project Technical Senior Technicians and Engineers to deliver the solution required.
• Executes and delivers multiple projects through Schneider Electric Quality Management System and Health and Safety Management System policies and procedures.
• Ensure that defined project goals, objectives and performance measures are met or exceeded and gets final customer approval of the technical solution designed and delivered.
• Take a proactive approach to progress projects and your own technical ability.
• Be prepared to travel and at times work away from home within the UK or abroad.
• Attend site meetings with the customer, contractor, subcontractor, and consultant as appropriate.
• Be a representative for Digital Power and develop key relationships with the customer/contractors and act as a Subject Matter Expert in a multi-technology architecture solution .
• Financial control of small projects; including procurement, invoice approval, variation handling, final account agreement, monthly cost to complete reviews. Close liaison with the commercial team

Skills and attributes:

You should have a good depth of knowledge and/or experience of the following,

• Be able to demonstrate related work experience and a strong track record in Project Management practices as related to automation control projects.
• Maintain a strong working knowledge of modern control systems deployed in electrical automation applications (e.g. SCADA, RTUs, PLCs) and preferably experience with Schneider Electric EcoStruxure operating systems and products such as M580/M340 PLC, T300, Saitel RTU, Micom, SEPAM and Easergy P5 & P3 relays and meters etc.
• Possess knowledge of industry standard protocols such as Modbus, OPC, IEC61850, DNP3, and related cyber security applications for designing secure communications networks for common utility and industrial applications
• Be knowledgeable on MV and LV electrical networks, three-phase power, switchgear, renewable energy solutions & sources etc.
• Programming/coding skills in SCADA software (Ecostruxure EPAS & PO SCADA / Citect preferred)
• Power Monitoring systems knowledge (Preferably EcoStruxure PME - Power Monitoring Expert) and/or experience in industrial communications networks and protocol knowledge. e.g. OPC, Modbus, IEC61850 is advantageous.
• Ability to develop engineering solutions from concept through to site commissioning and Site Acceptance Testing
• Be able to build a good customer relationship, and a strong collaboration with sales team to identify opportunities for contract variations and/or change order management.
• Experience using MS Excel, MS Visio, MS Project. AutoCAD is advantageous.
• Experience with MS SQL Server, RTU and PLC programming is advantageous.
• Ability to work independently without supervision.
• Fluency in English (written and verbal) is a must, another language would be valuable.

• Strong interpersonal skills working with different cultures.

• Hold a full driving license and valid passport.

Education

• Essential: Degree/HNC level in Electrical Engineering or similar, in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
• Desirable: Project Management, Commercial Management, Contract Management or Procurement related experience.

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