Head of Generation Substation Engineering

Ørsted; Gentofte Kommune; On-site; DKK 63,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan 11%

Insurance coverage

Holiday allowance

Life & Fitness Vitality

Multimedia package

Staff club

Job summary

Ørsted is seeking a leader for the Generation Transmission Engineering team to set the technical direction for operating substations and strengthen engineering capability across regions.

You will shape maintenance strategies, reliability programmes, and asset integrity plans to optimise performance and lifecycle costs while guiding cross-regional teams and ensuring technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Proven leadership experience managing engineering/operations/asset management teams in a complex environment.
• Solid understanding of transmission systems across asset lifecycles.
• Strategic, proactive mindset; ability to define roadmaps and drive improvements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with sound engineering judgement.
• Confident English written and spoken communication; effective across diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide disciplinary and technical leadership for the Generation Transmission Engineering team (LV Mechanical and HV).
• Manage team activity and priorities aligned with business goals to build core competencies.
• Ensure technical excellence, capability growth, succession planning and knowledge sharing across regions.
• Provide fleet-wide technical oversight for transmission systems in operating substations.
• Coordinate technical support for generation region engineering and asset transfer projects.
• Develop and continuously improve maintenance strategies, reliability programmes and asset integrity plans.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Strategic thinking

English communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

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.

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Shape the future with us

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

Position salary range:

For this position, the expected base pay range is kr63,280.00- kr94,920.00 for the advertised location. The offered base salary will be determined within this range based on relevant skills, experience, and expected role fulfilment within the stated pay range to ensure a fair and competitive offer. Where applicable, you may also be eligible for variable payment and a comprehensive benefits package.

Our benefits package:

• employer‑paid pension (11 % contribution)
• full insurance coverage (accident, life, critical illness, and health insurance)
• five weeks of paid holiday plus 10 additional paid days off per holiday year
• a 3 % holiday allowance
• access to Ørsted Life & Fitness Vitality including fitness classes, physiotherapy, massage, and well-being programmes
• a multimedia package (mobile phone, PC, and internet)
• staff club membership with sport and cultural activities
• and access to the company canteen (monthly lunch scheme or daily tickets)

Pre-employment background check:

This position requires a background check as part of the hiring process and the offer is dependent on the outcome of this check. You will receive more information during the recruitment process. Background checks are conducted by an external provider in accordance with local legal requirements.