Hiring Senior Technical Leader

Job Description - Hiring Senior Technical Leader (008ZNV)

Hiring Senior Technical Leader - 008ZNV

Job Title: Senior Technical Engineer / Customer Project Senior Technical Leader

Missions;

As part of the Execution Center team:

• Act as the leader of the technical content of the project and be the single point of contact regarding all project technical topics.
• Make sure customer technical requirements are fulfilled (in terms of performance, quality, costs, and time), in compliance with the contract, and based on the Architecture & Technical specifications defined during the tendering phase.
• Lead a technical team composed of "customer project technical designers and engineers and ensure technical coordination of all projects stakeholders.
• Lead all technical aspects of customer-integrated projects, such as design, implementation, testing, FAT.
• Manage technical risks and interfaces between the project team stakeholders and the customer; and get final customer approval of the overall technical solution designed and delivered.
• Support Sales or Tendering team during the selling phase to provide technical solutions to meet customers’ requirement.

Scope and Environment

• Part of a customer project execution/application center.
• Project technical teams are located spread among one or several sites/countries in East Asia, requiring international collaboration with other functional teams/stakeholders.

Key Activities and Responsibilities

Technical team coordination & management:

• Lead & approve the basic and detailed design of all technical aspects of an integrated solution, in line with customer and contract requirements (technical performance);
• Make sure the project technical team delivers according to the project planning.
• Monitor technical costs, and make sure the budget for the technical part is under control.
• Coordinate all technical implementation activities done at factories or supplier premises and testing facilities until project closure.
• Technical coordination of project stakeholders:
• Work in close collaboration with PM & other technical designers and engineers who take care of part of the technical scope;
• Identifies whether specific expertise support is needed and coordinates the expertise actions if any;
• Lead and coordinate all technical aspects of the sub-contracted parts of the project, in strong coordination with the procurement team;
• Act as a single point of contact for all project stakeholders regarding the technical content of the project; and ensure technical coordination among the project team.
• Design & Implementation: according to her/his field of knowledge,
• Perform, review some design and specification activities, by leveraging Schneider Electric portfolio of products & systems in an optimized manner, in order to maximize profitability and limit technical risks; May perform some implementation/test activities (testing, FAT, etc).

Risk & Opportunity Management, Change management, Alert:

• Identify any potential changes versus the contract or already agreed design;
• Work closely with PM to specify the changes and their implications for Schneider Electric (including cost impact evaluation), until getting a variation order.
• Alert PM of any substantial issue that could affect the project performance or customer satisfaction.

Customer interactions:

• Lead technical discussions and clarifications with customers.
• Act as the key and trusty contact person for all technical topics related to the project.

Quality Process, Methods, and Tools:

• Support PM to ensure full compliance with Schneider-Electric processes (especially CPP & TDP), and with quality instructions, safety requirements, and governance principles.
• Lead the technical team to correct any technical deviations or quality issues occurring during project execution.

Community of Practices & Coaching:

• Take part in Technical Leaders' Community of Practice within her/his Execution Center, or globally within the Technical Excellence Community network.
• Identify, get, formalize, share and promote lessons learned and best practices.
• Act as a role model and/or coach junior technical engineers and designers.
• Be connected with LoBs and stay tuned on the latest technical evolutions of equipment & systems (in her/his field of engineering, acting then as a referent in the Community).

Requirements and Qualification

Education

•  Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.

Languages

• Other languages are a plus.

Experience

• Minimum 10 years in the leading technical scope of projects in Power systems or Electrical Distribution System applications (MV, LV, Transformer, Protective devices, Switches, Busway & cabling systems, Protection relay, UPS, etc)
• Working in one or several engineering application domains: Power, Automation & Software, Telecom & IT, Cyber Security, Mechanical & HVAC, and Structural is a plus.
• Technical experience in a specific market segment (e.g. Power GRID & Utility, OGP, MMM, F&B, Data Center, etc..) or in a customer application/process is a plus.

Skills

• Ability to use Electrical and/or software tools (drawing, power system study & calculation, etc..)
• Ability to read and understand applicable standards
• Ability to communicate (written, verbal) in concise and synthetic manner on technical issues/topics.
• Ability to learn from others, share her/his knowledge, coach others, and collaborate efficiently.

Job Title: Senior Technical Engineer / Customer Project Senior Technical Leader

Missions;

As part of the Execution Center team:

• Act as the leader of the technical content of the project and be the single point of contact regarding all project technical topics.
• Make sure customer technical requirements are fulfilled (in terms of performance, quality, costs, and time), in compliance with the contract, and based on the Architecture & Technical specifications defined during the tendering phase.
• Lead a technical team composed of "customer project technical designers and engineers and ensure technical coordination of all projects stakeholders.
• Lead all technical aspects of customer-integrated projects, such as design, implementation, testing, FAT.
• Manage technical risks and interfaces between the project team stakeholders and the customer; and get final customer approval of the overall technical solution designed and delivered.
• Support Sales or Tendering team during the selling phase to provide technical solutions to meet customers’ requirement.

Scope and Environment

• Part of a customer project execution/application center.
• Project technical teams are located spread among one or several sites/countries in East Asia, requiring international collaboration with other functional teams/stakeholders.

Key Activities and Responsibilities

Technical team coordination & management:

• Lead & approve the basic and detailed design of all technical aspects of an integrated solution, in line with customer and contract requirements (technical performance);
• Make sure the project technical team delivers according to the project planning.
• Monitor technical costs, and make sure the budget for the technical part is under control.
• Coordinate all technical implementation activities done at factories or supplier premises and testing facilities until project closure.
• Technical coordination of project stakeholders:
• Work in close collaboration with PM & other technical designers and engineers who take care of part of the technical scope;
• Identifies whether specific expertise support is needed and coordinates the expertise actions if any;
• Lead and coordinate all technical aspects of the sub-contracted parts of the project, in strong coordination with the procurement team;
• Act as a single point of contact for all project stakeholders regarding the technical content of the project; and ensure technical coordination among the project team.
• Design & Implementation: according to her/his field of knowledge,
• Perform, review some design and specification activities, by leveraging Schneider Electric portfolio of products & systems in an optimized manner, in order to maximize profitability and limit technical risks; May perform some implementation/test activities (testing, FAT, etc).

Risk & Opportunity Management, Change management, Alert:

• Identify any potential changes versus the contract or already agreed design;
• Work closely with PM to specify the changes and their implications for Schneider Electric (including cost impact evaluation), until getting a variation order.
• Alert PM of any substantial issue that could affect the project performance or customer satisfaction.

Customer interactions:

• Lead technical discussions and clarifications with customers.
• Act as the key and trusty contact person for all technical topics related to the project.

Quality Process, Methods, and Tools:

• Support PM to ensure full compliance with Schneider-Electric processes (especially CPP & TDP), and with quality instructions, safety requirements, and governance principles.
• Lead the technical team to correct any technical deviations or quality issues occurring during project execution.

Community of Practices & Coaching:

• Take part in Technical Leaders' Community of Practice within her/his Execution Center, or globally within the Technical Excellence Community network.
• Identify, get, formalize, share and promote lessons learned and best practices.
• Act as a role model and/or coach junior technical engineers and designers.
• Be connected with LoBs and stay tuned on the latest technical evolutions of equipment & systems (in her/his field of engineering, acting then as a referent in the Community).

Requirements and Qualification

Education

•  Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.

Languages

• Other languages are a plus.

Experience

• Minimum 10 years in the leading technical scope of projects in Power systems or Electrical Distribution System applications (MV, LV, Transformer, Protective devices, Switches, Busway & cabling systems, Protection relay, UPS, etc)
• Working in one or several engineering application domains: Power, Automation & Software, Telecom & IT, Cyber Security, Mechanical & HVAC, and Structural is a plus.
• Technical experience in a specific market segment (e.g. Power GRID & Utility, OGP, MMM, F&B, Data Center, etc..) or in a customer application/process is a plus.

Skills

• Ability to use Electrical and/or software tools (drawing, power system study & calculation, etc..)
• Ability to read and understand applicable standards
• Ability to communicate (written, verbal) in concise and synthetic manner on technical issues/topics.
• Ability to learn from others, share her/his knowledge, coach others, and collaborate efficiently.