Team Lead Secondary Systems Design

Siemens Energy; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote flexibility

Medical benefits

Global project exposure

Paid holidays and parental leave

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Job summary

Siemens Energy in Manchester is seeking a senior leader to drive the day-to-day operations of a Grid Automation engineering team focused on secondary systems design. You will allocate work, resolve conflicts, and uphold standards while supporting engineers through technical and professional challenges.

Lead conversations with customers, project managers, and discipline leads, and champion digitalization to improve quality and efficiency across the team.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience guiding engineers and teams.
• Strong communication with customers and senior stakeholders.
• Judgment under pressure balancing delivery, quality and team well-being.
• Senior-level experience in high voltage substation secondary design, including protection schematics and AC/DC supply.
• Collaborative servant‑leadership style empowering others.
• Interest in engineering process improvement and digitalization.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations and manage team priorities and conflicts.
• Set and maintain consistent standards and ways of working.
• Coach and develop engineers for technical and professional growth.
• Represent domain in project discussions with customers and cross‑discipline teams.
• Champion digitalization and adoption of new engineering tools.
• Communicate effectively with engineers, customers, suppliers, and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Decision making

HV substation design

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

Join a dedicated team where your leadership will drive the success of secondary systems design! In this role, you will focus on leading the day-to-day operations and continuous improvement of an engineering team within Grid Automation. You will allocate work, manage priorities, and resolve conflicts while supporting engineers through technical and professional challenges. Your ability to maintain consistent standards and ways of working will be crucial as you represent your domain in discussions with customers, Project Managers, and other discipline leads. This is your opportunity to leverage your senior technical background to support and develop your engineers while driving the success of the team.

Join a dedicated team where your leadership will drive the success of secondary systems design! In this role, you will focus on leading the day-to-day operations and continuous improvement of an engineering team within Grid Automation. You will allocate work, manage priorities, and resolve conflicts while supporting engineers through technical and professional challenges. Your ability to maintain consistent standards and ways of working will be crucial as you represent your domain in discussions with customers, Project Managers, and other discipline leads. This is your opportunity to leverage your senior technical background to support and develop your engineers while driving the success of the team.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Lead Daily Operations: Oversee work allocation and manage priorities and conflicts within the team.
• Own Capability and Standards: Ensure consistent ways of working across the team, driving quality and efficiency.
• Coach and Develop Engineers: Identify capability gaps and shape development plans for technical and professional growth.
• Act as Senior Point of Contact: Represent your domain in project discussions, collaborating with customers and cross-discipline teams.
• Champion Digitalization: Identify opportunities to adopt new tools and enhance engineering efficiency and quality.
• Communicate Effectively: Engage with engineers, customers, suppliers, and senior stakeholders, adapting your communication style to the audience.

What You Bring

• Proven Leadership Experience: Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, or mentor engineers, with a focus on their development.
• Strong Communication Skills: Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to represent your domain to customers and senior leadership.
• Judgment Under Pressure: A track record of making sound decisions while balancing team well-being, delivery pressure, and quality.
• Technical Credibility: Senior-level experience in high voltage substation secondary design, including protection schematics, AC and DC supply design, interlocking, and interface definition.
• Collaborative Leadership Style: A servant‑leadership approach that empowers others while holding accountability.
• Interest in Process Improvement: A genuine interest in engineering process improvement and digitalization, with the judgment to assess the value of new tools and methods.

EU citizens who are willing to relocate to the UK will be considered.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With over 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.

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Rewards/Benefits

• Opportunities to work with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Medical benefits
• Remote/Flexible work
• Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform