Head of Generation Substation Engineering

Orsted Asia Pacific; Gentofte Kommune; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Orsted Asia Pacific is seeking a leader to head the Generation Transmission Engineering team, setting technical direction for operating substations and driving capability across regions. You will shape maintenance strategies, reliability programmes, and asset integrity plans throughout the lifecycle, adapting to both onshore and offshore substations.

The role requires strong leadership, experience in engineering operations or asset management, and the ability to collaborate across diverse teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering.
• Experience leading engineering, operations, or asset management teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with engineering judgement.

Responsibilities

• Disciplinary and technical leadership of the Generation Transmission Engineering team (LV Mechanical and HV).
• Manage team activity and priorities aligned with Generation Business priorities.
• Ensure technical excellence, capability growth, succession planning, and knowledge sharing across regions.
• Provide fleet-wide technical oversight for transmission systems within operating substations.
• Support Generation region engineering and asset transfer; harmonise resource use.
• Develop, maintain and improve maintenance strategies, reliability programmes, and asset integrity plans.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering leadership

Strategic mindset

Analytical skills

English communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering

Job description

Join us in this role where you’ll lead the Generation Transmission Engineering team, set technical direction for operating substations, and strengthen engineering capability across regions. You’ll help optimise asset performance by shaping maintenance strategies, reliability programmes, and asset integrity plans throughout the operational lifecycle.

Welcome to Transmission & Cables

You’ll be part of the Transmission and Cables team where you, together with your colleagues, will provide technical leadership and fleet-wide support for transmission systems in our operating onshore and offshore wind substations. The team brings together LV mechanical and HV expertise and works across regions to support operations, engineering, and asset project transfer.

As a team, we succeed as one, share knowledge openly, and care about safe, reliable performance.

You’ll play an important role in:

• being responsible for the disciplinary and technical leadership of the Generation Transmission Engineering team which consist of LV Mechanical Team and HV team for our operating on and offshore substations
• managing the team activity and priorities following Generation Business priorities, to develop the core competencies within the team
• ensuring technical excellence, capability growth, succession planning, and effective knowledge sharing across regions
• providing fleet-wide technical oversight for transmission systems within the operating substations
• ensuring the technical support from the course team to Generation region engineering support and asset project transfer and harmonisation of use of resource
• developing, maintaining, and continuously improve maintenance strategies, reliability programmes, and asset integrity plans to optimise technical availability and lifecycle costs.

To succeed in the role, you:

• have a bachelors or masters degree within Engineering or similar
• demonstrate strong leadership capabilities and proven experience managing engineering, operations, or asset management teams within a complex operational environment.
• possess a solid understanding of the operational and maintenance priorities associated with and transmission systems throughout the asset lifecycle.
• have a strategic and proactive mindset, with the ability to define technical roadmaps, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and lead change across the Generation transmission engineering discipline.
• Are able to combine strong analytical and problem-solving skills with sound engineering judgement to manage technical risks and optimise asset performance.
• Can communicate confidently in English, both written and spoken, and collaborate effectively with colleagues from diverse technical and cultural backgrounds.

Shape the future with us

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [e-mail].

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.