Villeurbanne, Rhone, France
1 day ago
lead lv secondary project engineer
Job Description SummaryAs LV Secondary Project Engineer, you will be a part of “LV, Control and Automation” team, reporting directly to the Engineering Manager. You will be a part of a highly motivated and dynamic team of engineers working on the requirements, design, integration, installation, and commissioning Control and Protection Systems for HVDC.
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.
LV secondary activities covers, among others:
• AC Protection Single Line Diagram
• HV electrical control and interlocking principles
• Technical specifications (control cable, cubicles, …)
• Cubicles design
• Detailed electrical schematics.

Job Description

As LV Secondary Project Engineer, you will be responsible to lead your project team to deliver your LV secondary 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 LV Secondary 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 engineering or related field.Strong experience in project management: planning, tracking, reporting.Strong knowledge about Engineering Tools & ProcessesBasic knowledge of LV secondary design, preferably in substation/power plant environment.Strong analytical & critical thinking mindsetStrong problem-solving skills.Strong communication skillsConflict management skillsInfluencing skillsLean and Continuous Improvement mindsetAvailability to travel ~10% of timeLanguages: English is required

Desired Qualifications

Basic knowledge of HVDC systemsExperience 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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