Sr. Project Engineering Manager

Job Description
Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Project Engineering Manager, you will lead the successful execution of engineering activities for complex HVDC projects, ensuring alignment with project goals in terms of schedule, cost, quality, and technical requirements.

• Own the end-to-end delivery of engineering activities of the PDG scope of works on large EPC projects, ensuring alignment with schedule, budget, and technical requirements.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, ensuring that deliverables are integrated, consistent, and aligned with project milestones.
• Act as the technical lead within the project, driving decision-making and managing interfaces between engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and customers.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with customers, partners, and suppliers on technical topics, ensuring transparency, responsiveness, and trust.
• Anticipate and manage risks by maintaining an up-to-date risk register, driving mitigation plans, and enforcing a structured change management process.
• Ensure high standards of quality and compliance, applying internal processes, safety (EHS) requirements, and industry best practices throughout the project lifecycle.
• Represent engineering in project governance, providing clear reporting on progress, issues, and KPIs, and contributing to key project reviews and decisions.
• Support site teams during execution, ensuring a smooth transition from design to construction and commissioning, and resolving technical issues efficiently.
• Mentor and empower project engineers, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization.
• Carry our regular and thorough reviews of the progress and delivery of the PDG scope of work assessing all aspects of the project, including time, cost, quality, and risks.
• Collaboration with International / local suppliers and partners, which can be critical for project success.
• Understanding and applying safety and environmental regulations, which might differ from international standards.

Desired Profile and Experience

• Engineering degree in Electrical, Power Systems, or a related field, i.e.: Electronics, Mechanical
• 10+ years of experience as Project Engineering Manager or similar role in EPC environments: Energy, Transmission, Distribution, Oil & Gas, Power Generation, or similar industries
• A minimum of 2 projects delivered, managing medium to large size projects.
• Strong project management skills and solid experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and multiple stakeholders, ideally across international and multicultural environments.
• Strong understanding of engineering project lifecycles, risk management, technical interfaces, and configuration/change control.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills: able to influence, align teams, and represent engineering with confidence in internal and customer meetings.
• Fluent in English.
• Comfortable with occasional travel (Europe and internationally) for project needs.
• Cultural adaptability and sensitivity, given the diverse and multicultural nature of both the team and the local context.
• Address potential logistical challenges such as working across different time zones
• Opportunities for professional growth and development such as exposure to new technologies or new HVDC emerging markets.