Technical Project Manager - High Voltage Substations

Siemens Energy; Ballerup; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking a Technical Project Manager for a large-scale 400 kV GIS substation project in Denmark. The role leads technical execution across design, installation and commissioning, coordinating seven to ten discipline leads.

You will liaise with customers and a global project team, driving planning, risk management and interface alignment to meet demanding milestones. The position requires a technical degree and at least five years of experience in HV substations or relevant

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading technical teams and coordinating engineering disciplines within power transmission, substations or large infrastructure projects.
• Fluent English; Danish is considered an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical execution of a complex high-voltage substation project from design through installation and commissioning.
• Coordinate a multidisciplinary team of 7-10 discipline leads and engineering specialists, ensuring timely, quality delivery.
• Drive technical planning with a clear work breakdown, milestones, and interface alignment across work packages.
• Act as the primary escalation point for technical challenges and present solutions to the customer.
• Participate in customer meetings and technical workshops, collaborating with project management, site management, procurement, construction and commissioning teams.
• Ensure compliance with standards, regulations, employer requirements and contractual obligations, supporting design reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Fluent English

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline

Job description

Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa are becoming Omterra. "We energize society" by supporting our customers to make the transition to a more sustainable world, based on innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. With nearly 100,000 employees around the world, we shape the energy systems of today and tomorrow.

Technical Project Manager - High Voltage Substations

About the Role

Job ID

305453

Location

Company

Siemens Energy A/S

Organization

Grid Technologies

Business Unit

Substations

Full-time

Experience Level

Professional / Experienced

A Snapshot of Your Day

Join Siemens Energy as a Technical Project Manager and lead the technical execution of a large-scale high-voltage substation project: a 400 kV AC substation with GIS (Gas Insulated Switchgear), Control & Protection systems, SCADA, telecommunications and auxiliary systems, which will connect future offshore wind. As the technical authority in the project organization, you report to the overall project manager and coordinate all technical disciplines on the Danish part of this flagship infrastructure project in Denmark, which runs until 2034. From design through installation and commissioning, you represent the technical side in meetings with the customer and a large international project organization, making a significant impact on the future of power transmission and the energy transition.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Leading the technical execution of a complex high-voltage substation project from design through installation and commissioning
• Coordinating a multidisciplinary team of 7-10 discipline leads, scope managers and engineering specialists, and ensuring each discipline delivers its commitments on time and to the required quality
• Driving technical planning and engineering schedules with a clear work breakdown, critical path and intermediate milestones, aligning interfaces and dependencies between work packages and monitoring progress against schedules and budgets
• Acting as the primary escalation point for technical challenges, managing technical risks and mitigation plans, and presenting technical solutions to the customer side by side with the overall project manager
• Participating in customer meetings and technical workshops, and collaborating closely with project management, site management, procurement, construction and commissioning teams
• Ensuring compliance with standards, regulations, employer requirements and contractual technical obligations, leading requirement management and traceability, and supporting design reviews

What You Bring

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading technical teams and coordinating engineering disciplines within power transmission, substations or large infrastructure projects, for example as a technical project manager or senior technical lead
• Strong understanding of high-voltage substations, especially GIS and Control and Protection systems, as well as AIS, SCADA, communication and auxiliary systems
• Strong knowledge of engineering standards, specifications and requirement management, and experience working directly with customers, contractors and external stakeholders
• A structured, proactive and results-oriented leader who is confident in large customer-facing meetings and technical negotiations, and builds strong relationships across disciplines and organizations
• Fluent English, Danish is considered an advantage

About the Team

This position is part of our Substation engineering department in Denmark, which consists of four engineering teams and a number of specialists reporting directly to the Head of Engineering. In the project, the Technical Project Manager is supported by work package managers and experts within each technical discipline.

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.

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.

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled 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.