Commissioning Manager (f/m/d) for HVDC systems - Projects Abroad

Location: Projects Abroad

A Snapshot of Your Day 

Never a dull day at Siemens Energy! As a Commissioning Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in our Commissioning department at Forchheim Testfield in Germany. Join our HVDC Control Team to implement, test, and verify innovative High Voltage Direct Current systems using lean and agile methods. Your exciting approximately one-year full-time assignment in Germany will lead to another year of focused projects, and this cycle will continue.

How You’ll Make an Impact 

• On-time, cost-effective and quality-oriented planning and execution of tests as well as the commissioning of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission systems
• Management of an international team of commissioning engineers.
• Ensuring contractual obligations and compliance with legal regulations as well as occupational health and safety regulations.
• Organization of system tests on site.
• Ensuring a trouble-free construction site process as well as monitoring, documentation and communication of the work progress involving the suppliers and internal and external partners.
• Planning and implementation of technical clarifications with PM’s and customers.
• Participation in internal improvement programs (e.g. Lessons Learned).

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Plan and execute tests and the commissioning of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission systems on time, cost-effectively, and with high quality.
• Manage an international team of commissioning engineers.
• Ensure contractual obligations and compliance with legal regulations, including occupational health and safety.
• Organize system tests on site.
• Monitor, document, and communicate the progress of work involving suppliers and internal and external partners to ensure a smooth construction site process.
• Plan and implement technical clarifications with Project Managers and customers.
• Participate in internal improvement programs (e.g., Lessons Learned).

What You Bring

• University degree in Electrical engineering, Energy engineering or comparable technical education.
• 5+ years of professional experience in the field of commissioning or commissioning management of large plants (e.g. HVDC plants, power plants, switchgear, power distribution systems).
• Positive conflict management, decision-making ability, result orientation, motivation and communication skills in international/multicultural teams.
• Basic knowledge in the field of Project management.
• English proficiency required; German skills are a plus but not a requirement.
• Executing energy projects of several months and long-term duration, located outside Poland.

About the Team

Project Entity is responsible for world class project execution and the successful delivery of complex projects across Siemens Energy. We execute projects for our clients worldwide. These encompass international Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) projects for High Voltage Alternate / Direct Current (HVAC and HVDC) projects, Gas and Steam Power Plants, Hydrogen projects (H2), and hybrid solutions.

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

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.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

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.

Rewards/Benefits

• We use a motivational remuneration system and an attractive benefits package (including: private medical care, life insurance, Employee Pension Program, stock market plans, additional days off, lunch card, Multisport card, Social Fund programs, additional benefit points on the MyBenefit platform).
• Refer and earn through our exciting Referral Program!
• During delegations we cover fully your accommodation and transportation costs.
• Grow professionally with broad development opportunities and participation in exciting projects.