Technical Lead - Substation Automation and Communication Systems

COWI; Odense; On-site; DKK 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

COWI is seeking an experienced Technical Lead to take responsibility for substation automation and communication systems in high‑voltage projects. You will coordinate engineering activities, manage interfaces and ensure quality across all work packages, working with project managers and technical specialists.

Based in Denmark, you will travel as needed to project locations and offices, contributing to the delivery of safe, compliant and reliable transmission infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of automation experience in high-voltage substations.
• Strong understanding of substation automation, control, monitoring, and interfaces.
• Experience coordinating technical work packages and deliverables.
• Fluent in Danish and English, written and spoken.
• Willingness to obtain security clearance and work on-site as holdleder.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the technical delivery of substation automation and communication systems.
• Plan and follow up on engineering activities, technical deliverables and milestones within your scope.
• Coordinate specialist contributions and ensure consistency across technical work packages.
• Ensure that technical solutions and documentation comply with project requirements, customer specifications and applicable standards.
• Manage technical interfaces between automation, communication systems, protection systems, primary equipment and auxiliary systems.
• Identify and resolve technical issues in collaboration with specialists and other engineering disciplines.
• Participate in project meetings and advise the project manager on technical matters, dependencies and risks within your area of responsibility.
• Coordinate technical activities with customers, suppliers and other project stakeholders.

Skills

Substation automation knowledge

Leadership & coordination

Engineering planning

Danish language

English language

Education

Degree in electrical engineering

Job description

Do you have experience with automation and communication systems for high-voltage substations? Can you lead technical work packages and coordinate specialist contributions to deliver an integrated solution? Join COWI as our new Technical Lead and contribute to the development of Denmark's electricity transmission infrastructure.

Take technical responsibility for substation automation projects

We are looking for an experienced engineer to take technical responsibility for substation automation and communication systems in high-voltage substation projects. You will work on projects ranging from new substations to extensions, refurbishment and replacement of systems at existing sites. You will coordinate specialist contributions, manage technical interfaces and ensure that individual work packages meet the requirements of the overall substation automation solution.

The role combines technical expertise with responsibility for coordinating engineering activities, monitoring progress and ensuring the quality of technical deliverables. You will work closely with the project manager, technical specialists and other engineering disciplines throughout project execution.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Lead and coordinate the technical delivery of substation automation and communication systems.
• Plan and follow up on engineering activities, technical deliverables and milestones within your scope.
• Coordinate specialist contributions and ensure consistency across technical work packages.
• Ensure that technical solutions and documentation comply with project requirements, customer specifications and applicable standards.
• Manage technical interfaces between automation, communication systems, protection systems, primary equipment and auxiliary systems.
• Identify and resolve technical issues in collaboration with specialists and other engineering disciplines.
• Participate in project meetings and advise the project manager on technical matters, dependencies and risks within your area of responsibility.
• Coordinate technical activities with customers, suppliers and other project stakeholders.

Your expertise

You combine a strong technical foundation with a structured approach to planning and coordination. You can assess how individual systems and specialist contributions fit together, communicate technical requirements clearly and follow through on agreed actions. You work independently and build effective working relationships with colleagues, customers and project partners.

You will also bring:

• A degree in electrical engineering or an equivalent technical qualification, together with more than five years of relevant experience in automation for high-voltage substations.
• A solid understanding of substation automation systems, including control and monitoring functions, communication networks and interfaces to protection equipment.
• An understanding of how substation secondary systems interface with high-voltage primary equipment.
• Experience coordinating technical work packages, planning engineering activities and following up on specialist deliverables.
• The ability to assess technical solutions, manage interfaces and maintain an overview of quality, progress and dependencies.
• Professional proficiency in Danish and English, both written and spoken.
• The ability to obtain the required security clearance and fulfil the requirements for the designated on-site role of "holdleder" at high-voltage substations.

Your place of work

Depending on project requirements, you may work from one of COWI's offices in Denmark, at Energinet project locations or partly from home. Travel within Denmark is expected.

A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers' transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

Got more questions?

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Head of Discipline Carsten Sass Husum at [e-mail].

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer

COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, COWI complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.