Description
PROJECT LEAD ENGINEER
Mission Statement:
Technical lead for all engineering activities. Ensure that activities related to all engineering disciplines within the project are efficiently and cost-effectively executed in time.
Main Accountabilities:
1. Technical contribution
Engineering Development: As a technical lead for all engineering
disciplines - evaluates, selects and applies standard techniques, procedures and criteria to perform task or sequence of tasks, for conventional projects with few complex features
Executes assignments using established solutions
Authorization: May act as a design authority for a particular engineering discipline and completes engineering assignments for that discipline.
Construction support: Collaborates on project installation, commissioning and site activities, clarifying potential issues or providing solutions to correct engineering errors. Provides technical support to commissioning and start-up activities.
2. Sales support
Assists in creating proposals for projects through coordination of proposal documents and engineering estimates
Assists in performing engineering risk analysis before submitting proposal.
3. Contract management
Supports the Contract Manager in issuing claims (new scope of work, cost impact, time impact, risk quantifications Supports Contract Manager in issuing claims (new scope etc.).
4. Planning and control
Creates work plans and cost estimates in one’s area of responsibility
5. Risk and opportunity
Evaluates risks and opportunities, strategizes mitigation of one’s engineering projects/programs
Supports the Project Manager in overall project risk and opportunity assessments and implementation of resulting actions
Identifies opportunities for repeating and new businesses
6. Customer
Interacts with customers, contractors, suppliers
Attends project meetings and presents all technical aspects of project assignments
7. Supply chain management
Oversees the creation of subcontracts and manages
subcontractors jointly with other involved functions, including supply chain management
8. Technical leadership and knowledge sharing
Collaborates and networks with engineering colleagues within Hitachi Energy. Shares best practice across different projects and disciplines.
9. Processes and tools
Utilizes standard processes, tools and techniques Ensures that engineering activities comply with required safety regulations and contractual requirements
10. People leadership and development
Leads, supervises and coordinates teams in all engineering disciplines (both in-house and outsourced) on low complexity projects Leads single or multi-discipline engineering teams.
Knowledge, Skills, Experience:
- Education: Electrical Engineering.
- 5 years of experience in Lead Engineering related to AIS/GIS Substations in EP or EPC model.
- Required Languages: English and Spanish
- Experience leading engineering and technical subcontractors.
- Knowledge in Substations, Basic Engineering, Protection and Control, Medium and High Voltage Equipment, Technical Document Control and other related knowledge.
