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Strong understanding of:

• Utility SCADA architectures
• Energy Management Systems (EMS)
• Distribution Management Systems (DMS)
• Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS)
• Real-time control systems
• Industrial networking and communications
• High-availability system architectures
• Client/server and distributed computing environments
• Cybersecurity principles for Operational Technology (OT)
• Cloud and hybrid deployment models (preferred)

Experience with technologies including:

• Windows and Linux operating systems
• Network design and communications
• Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL or similar databases
• JSON, XML, REST APIs
• Virtualization technologies
• Utility communication protocols including:
  • ICCP
  • DNP3
  • IEC 60870-5
  • IEC 61850
  • Modbus
  • MultiSpeak

• Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing regional team of Project Engineering Managers, Senior Project Engineers, and Project Engineers.
• Establish the strategic vision, organizational structure, and operating model for Project Engineering across Europe.
• Build organizational capability through recruiting, coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and career development.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Develop engineering leadership within the organization by mentoring future technical and people leaders.
• Promote employee engagement and retention through effective leadership and talent development.

• Provide executive oversight for the engineering delivery of complex utility automation, SCADA, EMS, GMS, DMS, OMS, and Fluid/Gas projects.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with customer requirements and quality standards.
• Establish engineering governance, delivery methodologies, design standards, and technical review processes.
• Drive consistency in engineering execution across multiple countries and project teams.
• Provide executive support for critical customer escalations and complex technical challenges.
• Monitor engineering performance through key operational metrics and implement corrective actions where necessary.

• Establish and maintain engineering standards, processes, templates, and best practices across the regional organization.
• Ensure consistent execution of:
  • System architecture and design
  • Hardware and software integration
  • Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
  • Site Acceptance Testing (SAT)
  • Commissioning
  • Cybersecurity and networking standards
  • Documentation quality
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives that improve quality, efficiency, scalability, and customer outcomes.
• Encourage adoption of new technologies, engineering tools, automation, and digital delivery practices.

• Develop regional engineering capacity plans aligned with business growth.
• Oversee engineering resource planning across multiple concurrent projects.
• Balance utilization, technical capability, and customer priorities across the engineering organization.
• Collaborate with Professional Services leadership to forecast staffing requirements and hiring plans.
• Manage departmental budgets and support operational planning.
• Identify delivery risks and implement mitigation strategies.

• Build trusted executive relationships with utility customers across Europe.
• Participate in executive customer meetings, project steering committees, and strategic reviews.
• Partner with Sales and Business Development during pursuit activities by providing engineering leadership, technical strategy, and delivery confidence.
• Support proposal development, solution reviews, project estimation, and risk assessments.
• Act as an executive sponsor for strategic customer engagements when required.

• Collaborate with Product Management to influence product roadmap based on customer and delivery feedback.
• Partner with Global Engineering and Product Development to standardize engineering methodologies.
• Work closely with Project Management to improve project execution and customer satisfaction.
• Coordinate with Customer Support to ensure successful transition from project implementation to operational support.

• Ensure compliance with company quality standards, cybersecurity requirements, health and safety regulations, and applicable industry standards.
• Promote adherence to utility industry standards, engineering best practices, and regulatory requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Establish engineering performance dashboards and regularly report regional performance to executive leadership.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strategic thinking with the ability to align engineering execution to business objectives.
• Executive presence with strong communication and influencing skills.
• Proven ability to lead leaders and build high-performing technical organizations.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of project financial performance.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
• Exceptional stakeholder management across customers, executives, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities.
• Sound decision-making under pressure.
• Conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
• Ability to balance customer satisfaction with business objectives.
• Passion for operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performance culture.

• Ability and willingness to travel throughout Europe and occasionally internationally (approximately 25–40%) to support customers, project teams, and company initiatives.