Functional Manager Control and Protection Engineering

About the role

Hitachi Energy is looking for a Functional Manager for Control and Protection Engineering in Baden, Aargau, Switzerland. The role leads and develops the Control and Protection Engineering function within the HUB Europe Operating Unit Substation Automation Engineering organization, combining people leadership with functional governance, engineering excellence and strategic development. You will lead a team of Team Leaders across several locations and ensure the function has the competencies, capacity, processes, tools and standard solutions needed to deliver current projects and build future capabilities.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of up to 12 Team Leaders responsible for Control and Protection Engineering resources across the Operating Unit.
• Drive harmonization and standardization of engineering processes, tools, guidelines and ways of working.
• Ensure effective use of engineering resources and accountability for the quality and performance of services delivered.
• Harmonize hardware and software engineering tools across the Control and Protection Engineering community.
• Lead competency and capacity management to meet current and future project demands.
• Develop and implement standard engineering solutions that improve efficiency, scalability and competitiveness.
• Define and maintain cost estimation models for Control and Protection Engineering and testing activities.
• Contribute to the Operating Unit Substation Automation Engineering Management Team and support strategic initiatives, continuous improvement and Center of Excellence projects.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Substation Automation Systems, Control and Protection Engineering or a closely related field.
• Previous people leadership experience as a Team Leader or Manager with a strong track record of developing high-performing teams.
• Fluent English, written and spoken; additional European languages are an advantage.

Required skills

• Deep understanding of engineering processes, project execution, technical solutions and tools in Substation Automation environments.
• Experience in competency development, workforce planning, capacity management, engineering standardization and organizational transformation.
• Leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills, able to influence across a complex international organization.