Commissioning Manager | Birmingham, United Kingdom

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking an experienced Commissioning Engineering Manager to lead the UK Commissioning Engineering organisation, supporting major HVDC, High Voltage (HV), Substation, and Grid Integration projects.

This is a people leadership role focused on building organisational capability, developing engineering talent, and ensuring the availability of skilled commissioning resources to support project execution, tendering activities, and future business growth.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in technical engineering teams.
• Strong background in commissioning, energisation, or project delivery.
• Experience with HVDC, HV substations, grid integration.
• Skilled in workforce planning and developing talent.
• Excellent stakeholder management across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop the UK-based Commissioning Engineering team.
• Act as the functional line manager for Commissioning Engineers; conduct reviews and career planning.
• Forecast resource needs and support business growth with project leaders.
• Promote mentoring, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
• Ensure safety culture and high commissioning standards.

Skills

Leadership

Commissioning

HVDC

Resource planning

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Hitachi Energy is seeking an experienced Commissioning Engineering Manager to lead and develop our UK-based Commissioning Engineering organisation, supporting the successful delivery of major HVDC, High Voltage (HV), Substation, and Grid Integration projects.

This is a people leadership role focused on building organisational capability, developing engineering talent, and ensuring the availability of skilled commissioning resources to support project execution, tendering activities, and future business growth. Working closely with Project Commissioning Managers, Project Directors, Engineering, Construction, and Operations teams, you will play a key role in delivering critical energy infrastructure projects that support the transition to a more sustainable and reliable power network.

This position offers the opportunity to shape the future of the commissioning function in the UK while leading a team of highly skilled engineers working on some of the industry's most complex and innovative projects.

Your Responsibilities

Lead, manage, and develop the UK-based Commissioning Engineering team.

Act as the functional line manager for Commissioning Engineers, conducting performance reviews, development discussions, and career planning activities.

Create and maintain individual development plans and support succession planning across the organisation.

Foster a culture of mentoring, collaboration, and knowledge sharing.

Promote employee engagement, wellbeing, inclusion, and retention.

Support recruitment, onboarding, and integration of new employees.

Ensure the availability of competent commissioning resources to meet project delivery and tendering requirements.

Collaborate with Project Commissioning Managers and project leadership teams to forecast resource needs and support business growth.

Identify capability gaps and support the ongoing development of commissioning competencies across the organisation.

Champion a strong safety culture and high standards of commissioning excellence.

Your Background

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

Significant experience within commissioning, energisation, construction, project delivery, or operations environments.

Proven leadership experience managing and developing technical engineering teams.

Strong understanding of HVDC, High Voltage, Substation, Transmission & Distribution, or Grid Integration projects.

Experience in resource planning, workforce management, and organisational development.

Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop engineering professionals.

Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build effective relationships across multiple functions and levels of the organisation.

Experience working within complex project environments and matrix organisations.

Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.

A passion for people leadership and building high-performing teams.

What We Offer

At Hitachi Energy, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the future of sustainable energy while working alongside talented professionals on industry-leading projects. We foster a collaborative and inclusive environment where innovation, safety, and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do.

Whether developing the next generation of commissioning engineers or supporting the delivery of critical energy infrastructure, you'll play an important role in helping shape a more sustainable future.

More About Us

Hitachi Energy is dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace where every team member can thrive and contribute their unique perspectives and skills. We provide competitive salaries, flexible working opportunities, professional development programmes, and a supportive environment that encourages growth and innovation.

Through ongoing learning opportunities, career development programmes, and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), we empower our people to build meaningful and rewarding careers while helping shape the future of sustainable energy.

Specific benefits may vary by location and will be discussed during the recruitment process.

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.