Test Operations Manager

Siemens Energy Industrial Turbomachinery Ltd.; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Energy seeks a Test Operations Manager for their Small Gas Turbines facility in Lincoln. This role involves leading engine testing operations, ensuring safety and quality while driving strategic improvements. Candidates should have leadership experience in engineering and a commitment to safety and sustainability.

Benefits

26 days holiday, increasing to 29 with time served

Flexible benefits portal including medical cover

Class-leading adjustable pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Work on innovative projects in energy

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience within a technical, engineering, or manufacturing environment.
• Strong background in test operations with rotating equipment or gas turbines.
• In-depth understanding of HSE regulations and a demonstrated commitment to safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of SGT testing operations ensuring quality and efficiency.
• Manage resources including people and tooling to support testing needs.
• Identify and implement operational improvements for efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Test operations management

Communication

Budget management

Safety compliance

Education

Degree in a relevant engineering discipline

Job description

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A Snapshot of Your Day

As the Test Operations Manager for Siemens Energy's Small Gas Turbines (SGT), you will lead and run the test facility in Lincoln, ensuring all engine testing is delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards of quality. You will drive strategic and operational improvements, support delivery of both new unit and service programmes, and play a key role in preparing the facility for future low-carbon technologies.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Lead the execution of SGT testing operations, ensuring all engines are delivered on time, safely, and to quality and cost targets.
• Identify and implement operational and strategic investments to improve test efficiency, reduce environmental impact, and support new technologies.
• Manage resources, including people, infrastructure, and tooling, to ensure the facility is fit for both current and future testing needs.
• Prepare, agree, and manage budgets aligned with operational and business targets.
• Ensure full compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental regulations, policies, and best practices.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, effective communication, and employee engagement within the team.
• Collaborate across departments to support broader business goals and future test capability requirements.

What You Bring

• Proven leadership experience within a technical, engineering, or manufacturing environment.
• Strong background in test operations, preferably involving rotating equipment or gas turbines.
• A strategic attitude, with the ability to manage budgets and lead improvement initiatives.
• In-depth understanding of HSE regulations and a demonstrated commitment to safety.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams effectively.
• Experience managing capital projects and supporting infrastructure upgrades is desirable.
• Degree qualified (or equivalent experience) in a relevant engineering discipline.

About the Team

Our Gas Services division offers Low-emission power generation through service and decarbonization. Zero or low emission power generation and all gas turbines under one roof, steam turbines and generators. Decarbonization opportunities through service offerings, modernization, and digitalization of the fleet.

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.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

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.

Rewards/Benefits

• 26 days holiday, increasing to 29 days with time served.
• Access to a flexible benefits portal, including private medical cover and cycle-to-work schemes.
• A class-leading adjustable pension scheme.
• Career development and continuous learning opportunities.
• The chance to work on innovative projects shaping the future of energy.

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