Grid Access Operations Manager

Siemens Energy, Inc.; Deutschland; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote/Flexible work

Medical benefits

Time off/Paid holidays and parental le

Continual learning

Job summary

Siemens Energy’s Grid Lifecycle Services seeks a Grid Access Operations Manager to lead GA O&M teams, embedding our Zero Harm culture and monitoring safety performance. You will deliver service strategies for projects, manage 24/7 operations, and oversee contractual and financial performance across GA O&M activities.

Leading GA Hub Managers and Operations teams, you will drive continuous improvement, ensuring timely contract reviews and profitability while fostering strong client partnerships

Qualifications

• A university degree in engineering or related subject, or equivalent industry experience.
• Minimum 5 years in a management role within Electricity Transmission & Distribution with project and contract management experience.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Solid knowledge of governance and compliance procedures in project delivery and tendering.
• Understanding of CDM Regulations, current H&S legislation, and risk management processes.

Responsibilities

• Define delivery strategy for all operational requirements on new and existing projects.
• Liaise with Siemens Energy department managers to ensure seamless collaboration.
• Maximize gross margin and coordinate with Finance/Commercial teams to meet financial targets.
• Maintain high QHSE standards on all sites and ensure staff understand responsibilities and incident reporting.
• Build and maintain long-term client relationships and address escalations promptly.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Governance & Compliance

Risk Management

Project Management

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

As the Grid Access Operations Manager within Siemens Energy’s Grid Lifecycle Services, you will promote and embed Siemens Energy’s ‘Zero Harm’ culture across the Grid Access Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Team. Your role will involve monitoring the safety performance of the Operations Team and proactively implementing measures to ensure zero EHS incidents. You will deliver the strategy for all service requirements on new and existing projects, manage all 24/7 operational requirements, and monitor contractual and financial performance across all Grid Access O&M activities. Leading, managing, and developing GA Hub Managers and Operations teams will be key, as will ensuring timely completion of monthly contract reviews to meet business objectives in line with governance and compliance requirements. You will also initiate and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance business area performance and profitability.

A Snapshot of Your Day

As the Grid Access Operations Manager within Siemens Energy’s Grid Lifecycle Services, you will promote and embed Siemens Energy’s ‘Zero Harm’ culture across the Grid Access Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Team. Your role will involve monitoring the safety performance of the Operations Team and proactively implementing measures to ensure zero EHS incidents. You will deliver the strategy for all service requirements on new and existing projects, manage all 24/7 operational requirements, and monitor contractual and financial performance across all Grid Access O&M activities. Leading, managing, and developing GA Hub Managers and Operations teams will be key, as will ensuring timely completion of monthly contract reviews to meet business objectives in line with governance and compliance requirements. You will also initiate and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance business area performance and profitability.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Provide the delivery strategy for all operational requirements on new and existing projects, continually monitoring its effectiveness and adapting where required.


• Liaise with Siemens Energy department managers involved in delivering GA O&M projects/contracts to ensure seamless collaboration.


• Ensure GA O&M projects/contracts maximize gross margin and work closely with Finance and Commercial teams to forecast and deliver financial targets.


• Deliver high QHSE standards on all sites, ensuring operational staff understand their QHSE responsibilities, including the investigation and reporting of incidents.


• Build and maintain long-term client relationships, ensuring client escalations and compliments are recorded and addressed promptly.

What You’ll Bring

• A degree in an engineering-related subject or 10 years of industry experience.


• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a management function in the Electricity Transmission & Distribution Industry, with project and contract management experience.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, particularly in negotiation.


• Full knowledge of governance and compliance procedures associated with project delivery and tendering.


• Understanding of CDM Regulations, current H&S legislation, and risk management processes.

About The Team

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

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 decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

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 decarbonization, 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 energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• Opportunities to work with a global team.


• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects.


• Medical benefits.


• Remote/Flexible work.


• Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave.


• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform.

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