Technical Leader – Protection & Control Systems

Technical Leader is responsible for the technical leadership and technical execution governance of Protection & Control projects across the full project lifecycle. The role acts as the primary technical authority for the project, ensuring alignment between customer requirements, technical solution, engineering execution, testing and delivery.

·                Project Manager

·                System Engineers across CCS, DCS and Consulting

·                Drafting, Manufacturing / MU, Field Service and other support functions

·                Customers, subcontractors and internal stakeholders

·                Lead the technical kick-off, technical clarification and scope alignment with customer requirements, tendering inputs and project risk matrix.

·                Own the review of technical specifications versus the offered solution and define the technical baseline for execution.

·                Define and approve the main technical solution, including architecture, schematics, system and IED configuration, major hardware definition / BOM decisions, network / ports definition and master file approach.

·                Own the internal technical documentation plan, technical deliverables strategy and engineering schedule for the project.

·                Coordinate engineering execution across disciplines and subcontractors, ensuring consistency of technical outputs and timely resolution of interfaces.

·                Define and document pre-FAT and FAT protocols, validation approach and technical readiness criteria.

·                Track customer technical inputs, internal engineering inputs, technical comments resolution and technical deliverables submission.

·                Lead technical quality discussions, technical non-conformities follow-up and escalation of risks affecting delivery, quality, cost or schedule.

·                Coordinate technical preparation of pre-FAT, FAT and SAT handover, including snag list definition, closure follow-up and technical transfer to Field Service.

·                Act as technical reference point for the project team, support problem resolution and drive standardization, lessons learned and continuous improvement.

·                Support capability development through mentoring, technical guidance and knowledge transfer inside the team.

·                Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering or similar technical discipline.

·                Solid experience in Protection & Control, Substation Automation or equivalent engineering environment.

·                Strong understanding of substation solutions, communication protocols and system integration concepts.

·                Ability to lead technical discussions with customers and coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering activities.

·                Strong problem-solving, prioritization and communication skills in a complex project environment.

·                Good command of English; additional languages valued depending on project scope.

·                Formalizes technical accountability already exercised in complex projects.

·                Clarifies separation between PM coordination and TL technical ownership.

·                Makes technical governance, validation and cross-discipline coordination explicit.