HVDC Hub Operations Manager

Siemens Energy; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy technology company in the United Kingdom is seeking an HVDC Hub Operations Manager to oversee a team delivering high-voltage service operations. The role involves ensuring compliance, managing contracts, and driving continuous improvement. Candidates should have a degree in engineering, leadership experience, and a strong track record in project management. This position offers competitive benefits including a company car and flexible benefits options.

Benefits

26 days holiday

Company car

Annual bonus

Flexible benefits portal

Adjustable pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a senior management role.
• Experience in the Electricity Transmission and Distribution sector.
• Strong understanding of health and safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the HVDC Operations Hub team and projects.
• Manage contract execution and operational processes.
• Drive continuous improvement and performance enhancement.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial acumen

Project management

Customer relationship management

Risk management

IT literacy

Education

Degree in Engineering

IOSH Certification

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

MS Project

Job description

HVDC Hub Operations Manager – Siemens Energy

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A Snapshot of Your Day

As the Operations Manager for the HVDC Services Hub, you will lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for delivering safe, compliant, and profitable high-voltage service operations. You will oversee all aspects of operational performance, resource management, and customer delivery while ensuring alignment with Siemens Energy’s governance, financial, and asset management objectives. This role requires strategic leadership, commercial acumen, and strong operational discipline to maintain world‑class service for customers in the transmission and distribution sector.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Lead and develop the HVDC Operations Hub team to deliver projects safely, on time, and within budget, meeting or exceeding EBIT and margin targets.
• Oversee contract execution, reviews, governance compliance, and operational processes to ensure consistent and effective project delivery.
• Act as the primary customer interface, managing relationships, resolving issues, and ensuring high satisfaction levels.
• Drive continuous improvement, cost optimisation, and performance enhancement across all hub activities.
• Ensure full compliance with Siemens Energy EQHS policies, Zero Harm principles, and HV safety rules, including supporting SAP authorisation processes.
• Manage project risk, financial forecasting, and resource planning in collaboration with Engineering, Procurement, Finance, and other hub managers.
• Lead asset management activities in line with ISO 55000, including AMP development, risk management, lifecycle planning, and performance reporting.

What You Bring

• HND or Degree in an Engineering discipline; a management qualification (Diploma/Masters) is desirable.
• IOSH Occupational Health and Safety certification (or equivalent).
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a senior management or operational leadership role, ideally within the Electricity Transmission and Distribution sector.
• Proven experience in project and contract management, including SAP responsibilities.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with the ability to forecast and achieve budgetary targets.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and negotiation skills with experience managing customers and suppliers.
• In‑depth knowledge of CDM regulations, health and safety legislation, and risk management processes.
• Experience managing HV operations and an understanding of primary and secondary electrical maintenance and construction requirements.
• IT literacy, including Microsoft Office and MS Project.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver continuous improvement, staff development, and customer satisfaction initiatives.

About The Team

Our Gas Services division offers low‑emission power generation through service and decarbonisation. This includes zero or low‑emission power generation, along with all gas turbines, steam turbines, and generators under one roof. We provide decarbonisation opportunities through service offerings, modernisation, and digitalisation of the fleet.

Who Is Siemens Energy

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one‑sixth of the world’s electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonisation, new technologies, and energy transformation. Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion, and our combined creative energy is fuelled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energise society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• 26 days holiday, increasing to 29 days with time served.
• Company car
• Annual bonus
• Access to a flexible benefits portal for private medical cover, cycle‑to‑work schemes, and more.
• A class‑leading adjustable pension scheme.
• Opportunities for career development and continuous learning.
• The chance to work on cutting‑edge projects that shape the future of Siemens Energy and the energy transition.