Senior Customer Technical Project Engineer with German language

JOB DESCRIPTION

Senior Customer Technical Project Engineer with German language

For our Global Service Operations team located in Bratislava we are looking for an engineer, who will:

• Act as the design leader of the technical content of the project, and be the single point of contact regarding all project technical topics;Make sure customer technical requirements are fulfilled (in terms of performance, quality, costs and time), in compliance with the contract, and based on the Architecture & Technical specifications defined during the tendering phase;
• Lead a technical team composed of engineers, and participate in technical coordination of all projects stakeholders;
• Lead all technical and organizational aspects of customer integrated projects such as: design, implementation, testing, FAT; site coordination
• Manage technical risks and interfaces between the project team stakeholders and the customer; and get final customer approval of the overall technical solution designed and delivered.
• Coordinate planning activities, supplier follow-up, documentation, logistics and projectadministration of dedicated smaller projects for SE France or other local SE entities.
• He reports to Local Project Manager and/or Program Manager.The main focus is at:Providing inputs and analysis of the planning in Microsoft Project and/or Primavera tool;Follow and update project assumptions, baseline, milestones, reporting, KPIs;Helps identifying project risk and opportunities, put in place plans actions to mitigate and/or achieve them;Follow up and update the project execution budgetOrganize and animate regular Project meetings;Assist to the preparation of Variation Orders and / or Claims;Performs any other task requested by local Project Manager or Program Manager related to the project execution

Scope and Environment

Part of a customer project execution/application center with:

Internal relationships:

• With the Project Team to organize design / commissioning tasks.
• With the Project Manager (PM), to manage schedules and customer interfaces.
• With other Design Leaders & Technical Leader, to ensure correct implementation of the design

External relationships:

• With the customers, upon request of the project or TL / PM.

Keyresponsibilities, activities and skill set

Technical team coordination & management:

• Lead & approve basic and detailed design of all technical aspects of an integrated solution, in line with customer and contract requirements (technical performance);
• Make sure the project technical team delivers according to the project planning;
• Monitor technical costs, make sure budget for the technical part is under control;
• Coordinate all technical implementation activities done at factories or supplier premises and testing facilities until project closure

Technical coordination of project stakeholders:

• Work in close collaboration with PM & other technical designers and engineers who take care of part of the technical scope;
• Identifies whether specific expertise support is needed and coordinate the expertise actions ifany;
• Lead and coordinate all technical aspects of the sub-contracted parts of the project, in strong coordination with procurement team;
• Act as a single point of contact for all project stakeholders regarding the technical content of theproject; and ensure technical coordination among the project team.

Design & Implementation:
according to her/his field of knowledge,

• Perform, review some design and specification activities, by leveraging Schneider Electric portfolio of products & systems in an optimized manner, in order to maximize profitability and limit technical risks; May perform some implementation/test activities (testing, FAT, etc).

Risk & Opportunity management, Change management, Alert:

• Identify any potential changes versus contract or already-agreed design;
• Work closely with PM to specify the changes and their implications for Schneider Electric(including cost impact evaluation), until getting a variation order;
• Alert PM of any substantial issue that could affect the project performance or customersatisfaction.

Customer interactions:

• Lead technical, contractual and commercial, discussions and clarifications with customer;
• Act as the key and trusty contact person for all technical topics related to the project.

Quality process, Methods, Tools:

• Support PM and TL to ensure full compliance with Schneider-Electric quality processes and with quality instructions, safety requirements and governance principles;
• Lead the technical team to correct any technical deviations or quality issues occurring duringproject execution.

Community of practices & Coaching:

• Identify, get, formalize, share and promote lessons learned and best practices;
• Act as role model and/or coach junior technical engineers and designers;
• Be connected with Line of Business and stay tuned on the last technical evolutions of equipment & systems (in her/his field of engineering, acting then as a referent in the Community).

Requirements

Education

• University degree in Electrical engineering (Bachelor as minimum, preferably Master) with a strong experience in the electrical distribution field

Languages

• English language fluent mandatory (minimum B2 level)
• German languages fluent mandatory (minimum C1 level)
• Other languages as French and/or Spanish are a plus.

Experience

• At least 5 years’ leading technical scope of projects in Electrical Distribution.
• Technical experience in other market segments or in a customer application/process is a plus
• Knowledge of planning, Microsoft Project on user level, Primavera is a plus
• Experience in project management is a plus

Skills

• Ability to lead functional and remote technical teams
• Ability to communicate (written, verbal) in concise and synthetic manner on technicalissues/topics.
• Ability to read and understand applicable standards
• Ability to learn from others, share her/his knowledge, coach others and collaborate efficiently.
• Well organized personality able to work without permanent supervision

Other Requirements

• Willingness to travel minimum 30% in EMEAS Region
• Driving License B
• Able to take decisions in complex context based on imperfect / missing conditions
• Understanding of contractual and legal aspects of the project

Send us your CV if you would like to:

• Develop your skills within professional environment – give your career a push and grow on a continuous learning path
• Work on interesting international projects
• Experience and apply innovative Schneider Electric’s approaches
• Have access to various types of technical and other trainings
• Bring value to our customers in terms of sustainability
• Have package of social benefits, including: annual bonus / life insurance / cafeteria system of benefits with budget of 510 EUR per year / 4 sick days per year / flexible way of working and home office option
• Have an access to referral program and employee assistance program

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SELECTION PROCESS:

If you are interested in this position, please send us your CV in English language. We really appreciate your job application. Please mind we will contact only candidates meeting our job requirements.
Thank you for your kind understanding.

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