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Project Lead Engineer

  • Location: Singen, Germany
  • Salary: Competitive
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted 3 days ago

  • Sector: Renewables, Transmission and Distribution
  • Contact: Naif Bin Abdulwahid
  • Contact Email: NaifBin.Abdulwahid@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01483 302 133
  • Start Date: 26 August 2025
  • Expiry Date: 26 September 2025
  • Job Ref: V-289057
Project Lead Engineer

Location: Singen, Germany

 

Role & Responsibilities

  • You will manage large and complex German-language projects for air- and gas-insulated high-voltage substations (AIS and GIS, 110 kV – 380 kV).
  • You will have overall responsibility for all engineering activities from project start to as-built phase, and will strictly adhere to project specifications, local laws, standards and internal standards for quality, health, safety and integrity.
  • You will review technical planning documents for substations, such as circuit diagrams, technical specifications, layouts and detailed drawings, taking into account interfaces, standards, processes and customer specifications.
  • You will create technical concepts, specifications and select equipment and materials, taking into account costs, quality as well as standards and customer specifications.
  • You will create technical purchasing specifications for projects in the processing phase and projects in the tendering phase.
  • You will review and coordinate work packages, calculations or studies with internal or external engineers.
  • You will lead technical clarification rounds with customers or suppliers.
  • During the construction phase, you will support the planning of installation, commissioning and other on-site activities and clarify technical problems.
  • In the technical area, you will support the creation of purchasing specifications, calculations, schedules, deviations and offer evaluations.
  • For the technical packages and available technical resources, you plan the required hours, set deadlines and manage changes.
  • You will support the contract manager in the technical part of claims (additional scope of services, cost effects, deadline influences and risk assessments).
 

Qualifications And Skills:

  • bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
  • more than 5 years of experience in a leading role in the primary and/or secondary planning of high-voltage substations.
  • familiar with German legal requirements and standards.
  • results-oriented team player with a proactive approach.
  • communication skills and successfully build relationships with internal and external partners at all levels in a multicultural environment.
  • knowledge of common studies and calculations in the high-voltage range.
  • fluent in written and spoken German and have a good knowledge of English.
  • experience with document management systems (e.g. PIRS).
  • Very good MS Excel skills and knowledge of AutoCAD/Primtech, Engineering Base or BIM/Navisworks are also a plus.


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