Control & Protection System Engineering Leader Germany

Job Description Summary

The Senior Control & Protection System Leader is accountable for directing multidisciplinary engineering teams in the UK and Germany to deliver high-quality, safe, cost-effective, and on-time HVDC Control & Protection solutions across global projects. This role oversees the full engineering lifecycle-including design, integration, studies, testing, and delivery-while driving consistent global processes, technical governance, and continuous improvement across all delivery centres in the UK, Germany, France, and India. The position combines strong technical leadership with operational execution, talent development, and cross-functional collaboration, ensuring robust engineering performance, effective resource management, risk mitigation, and a unified "one team" culture that supports GE Grid Solutions' mission to advance the energy transition and deliver reliable, future-ready grid technologies.

Job Description

The Senior Control & Protection System Leader (UK) is responsible for leading UK teams that design, integrate, conduct studies, and test the HVDC Control & Protection System. This role leads multidisciplinary engineering teams covering control and protection system applications, control automation systems, and Low Voltage Secondary Engineering, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, cost-effective, and on-time solutions across all projects.

As a Senior Control & Protection System Leader (Germany), you be Responsible for the following:

• Recruit and Developing Department talent
• Engineering process
• Provide technical guidance.
• Drive consistent design practices and common global processes for projects.
• Safety, quality, on time delivery, cost
• Lessons learnt

• Leading the design, integration, studies, testing, and delivery of HVDC Control & Protection systems in line with project and tender requirements.
• Drive consistent design practices and the deployment of common global engineering processes across all delivery centres.
• Provide technical direction, governance, and expert guidance to ensure solutions meet contractual, technical, and regulatory requirements.
• Execute and oversee engineering analysis and evaluations to ensure compliance with business standards, procedures, and product/program requirements.
• Capture and embed lessons learned to continuously improve technical quality and execution efficiency

• Oversee day-to-day engineering operations, ensuring safe, predictable, and efficient execution of projects.
• Uphold and embed Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) principles across all engineering activities.
• Define project execution strategies, engineering estimates, and delivery plans in collaboration with Team Managers.
• Identify technical, schedule, and organisational risks and implement effective mitigation strategies.
• Manage engineering resources, workloads, schedules, and project milestones to meet delivery commitments.
• Define Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), required resources, and skill levels to achieve agreed delivery timelines.

• Recruit, develop, coach, and retain high-performing engineering talent within the department.
• Develop and maintain an effective engineering organisation structure, processes, and tools to support scalable and repeatable delivery.
• Provide direction and guidance to senior specialists, team managers, and supervisory staff operating with significant autonomy.
• Foster a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative working environment where individuals can perform at their best.
• Ensure organisational vision, values, and behaviours are embedded in daily leadership and decision-making.

• Drive improvements in engineering tools, methods, systems, and operational processes to enhance customer value and business efficiency.
• Build strong internal partnerships with project management, commercial, manufacturing, commissioning, and global engineering teams.
• Actively contribute to cross-functional leadership forums, making informed decisions and engaging subject-matter experts when required.
• Support business growth by contributing to tendering activities, technical risk reviews, and execution planning.

• Engineering degree or equivalent in Power Systems, Power Electronics, or a related discipline, or proven equivalent experience in HVDC Control & Protection engineering.
• Extensive experience in HVDC Control & Protection systems, including design, integration, testing, and delivery.
• Proven track record of leading large, multidisciplinary engineering teams in both technical and operational contexts.
• Strong ability to define strategy, manage complexity, and deliver results in a matrix and multi-site global organisation.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse complex problems and implement robust technical and organisational solutions.
• Advanced leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation.
• Strong sense of urgency with proven capability to identify, manage, and mitigate technical and organisational risks.
• Experience working across global delivery centres and collaborating with international stakeholders.

• Working in an international team which is part of global Engineering HVDC Centre of Excellence within Grid Integration based in Stafford.
• A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements.
• Competitive benefits, and great development opportunities