UK Commissioning Engineering Leader — Grow Talent & HV Projects

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Flexible working opportunities

Professional development programmes

Supportive environment that encourages

Ongoing learning opportunities

Career development programmes

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Commissioning Engineering Manager to lead and develop the UK-based Commissioning Engineering organisation, delivering major HVDC, HV, Substation and Grid Integration projects. This role focuses on building capability, developing engineering talent, and ensuring skilled commissioning resources for project execution, tendering, and future growth.

Working closely with Project Commissioning Managers and cross-functional teams, you will

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading commissioning, energisation, construction, or operations environments.
• Proven ability to coach, mentor, and develop engineers and teams.
• Strong understanding of HVDC, High Voltage, Substation, Transmission & Distribution, or Grid Integration projects.
• Experience in resource planning and organisational development.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the UK-based Commissioning Engineering team.
• Act as the line manager for Commissioning Engineers; conduct performance reviews and development discussions.
• Create and maintain individual development plans and support succession planning.
• 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 availability of competent commissioning resources for project delivery and tendering.
• Forecast resource needs with Project Commissioning Managers and leadership teams.
• Identify capability gaps and drive development of commissioning competencies across the organisation.
• Champion a strong safety culture and high standards of commissioning excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Resource planning

People development

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Hitachi Energy Ltd in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Commissioning Engineering Manager to lead and develop the UK-based Commissioning Engineering organisation, delivering major HVDC, HV, Substation and Grid Integration projects. This role focuses on building capability, developing engineering talent, and ensuring skilled commissioning resources for project execution, tendering, and future growth.

Working closely with Project Commissioning Managers and cross-functional teams, you will