Valve Converter Mechanical Engineering Team Leader

le the teams work and define priorities.

• Perform people reviews;

• Manage people development through knowledge sharing and mentoring and training.

• Forecast the upcoming work for the team;

• Effectively communicates technical issues throughout the organization; Uses contemporary communication tools to share across Engineering and business silos.

• Ensure engineering processes and best practise is followed and correct auditable documentation is created;

• Ensure engineering product is delivered with the correct quality levels for the client and the marketplace;

• Collate and report teams KPI's;

• Review and approve key technical documentation;

• Lead team in solving challenging technical issues;

• Ensure that the tender and project deliverables for the Valve Converter Mechanical Team is correctly managed and delivered according to plan and budget;

• Lead work on completing technical requirements specifications to solve project issues;

• Proactive interaction with other engineering departments for product definition (System design, Valve Converter Electrical, Main Scheme, Layout and Commercial for example);

• Ability to, where required, make independent decisions;

• Ensure that work performed considers applicable international standards and policies

• Foster an environment of knowledge sharing and mentoring within the team;

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Educated to degree level in sciences or equivalent degree. Mechanical Engineering background.

• Proven experience of the design and/or development of power electronic converters (preferably at high power >1MVA) is preferred.

• Candidates with an understanding****of the HVDC Valve Converter covering both LCC and VSC technology is preferred.

• Experience of management of an engineering team.

• Experience of management of technical issues with client and contract is preferred.

Required Characteristics:

• Prior experience of electrical transmission industry

• Prior experience in a manufacturing environment

• Take a pro-active approach to ensuring Health & Safety is paramount, including conducting Risk Assessments

• Industrialisation and supply chain integration

• Specification & report checking and approving

• Requirements capture

• EHS compliance ability

• Strong communication skills

• Excellent organisation skills

Desired Characteristics:

• Wide overall knowledge of an HVDC converter design, testing and installation

• Mechanical design exposure

• Thermal and hydraulic design (e.g. loss temperature calculations, thermal modelling, thermal characteristics of material, pressure drop calculations)

• Intellectual property and the patent process experience

• Ability to coordinate and lead a large group of multi-discipline engineers

• Good at sharing knowledge and experience

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No