Technical Manager - Substations

Job Title: Technical Manager - Substations Reporting to: BU General Manager / Regional Manager Business Unit: ASTI / Scotland Perimeter Role purpose To support the delivery of Substations projects working with the business units within the perimeter to support a full turnkey delivery or directly for a client on substation projects.

Responsibilities & Duties Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Input into all engineering activities at tender and delivery stages
• Identify temporary works and other engineering aspects and advise on the appropriate resources.
• Liaise with customers
• Provide point of reference contact for customers, business units & partners
• Support the implementation of health, safety, environment and quality requirements appropriate for each customer and contract
• Manage high level relationships with consulting engineers & in-house engineering teams including the effective implementation of design agreements and design management activity
• Ensure the most appropriate design resources for tender and delivery activities are engaged.
• Drive innovation culture, improvement activity, knowledge
• Ensure high level compliance with CDM regulations
• Lead and support teams to win work, including review and input into tenders, including attending interviews and briefing sessions, and making presentations to customers and other stakeholders
• Support bid managers & estimators to establish highest quality submissions
• Lead, where necessary and provide support to BUGM’s and projects managers for the effective mobilisation of new contracts including setting up of health and safety, quality, and environmental plans
• Identify and support the selection of sub contractors and suppliers.
• Responsible to support the coordination of technicians, coordination of workload, forward planning and training & development in conjunction with BUGM or OPS Managers.
• Carry out audits and produce reports as required
• Ensure that all compliance records including training & competence are maintained and updated
• Closely liaise with other business units for best practice and lessons learnt
• Lead, assist and support the substations team with compliance against all necessary asset owner requirements.
• Support the development and mentoring of our next generation of Substations project managers, engineers and technicians.
• Support the development of our substation institute training and development programme(s).

Qualifications And Training

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in relevant field
• Chartered Engineer or similar and participation in affiliated bodies for example the IET, Institution of Civil and/or Electrical Engineers.
• Previous senior level involvement in the provision of design management services for engineering design and construction in the Energy Transmission Sector
• Significant senior level involvement in large project tender teams including price and quality adjudicated bids
• An understanding of commercial aspects including typical terms and conditions and procurement models
• Experienced in the management, surveillance and audit of assurance regimes
• Experience of managing design process in tender or contract environment
• Experience with working in joint ventures and alliances or other collaborative working

Key interfaces Relationships With Key Stakeholders

• Managing Director
• Perimeter Director / Regional Director
• Business Unit General Managers
• Client Representatives
• Project Directors / Project Managers

Person Specification

• Self-driven, results orientated with a positive outlook
• Good management skills, with the ability to motivate employees to achieve high standard of compliance
• Excellent organizational, planning and time management skills; able to manage projects simultaneously without compromising on standards and quality
• Sound knowledge of the Energy Transmission Industry
• Ability to ensure standards and specifications are met
• Ability to work with senior management to set project and operational targets
• Excellent negotiation and diplomacy skills with the ability to make a sound business case to senior stakeholders

Values In line with Omexom’s values, the jobholder must have the following qualities:

Team Spirit & Generosity – able to work effectively within and contribute to the Omexom team to deliver results, provide support and drive performance.

Trust and Empowerment – enjoy managing their responsibilities and time to ensure work is completed efficiently and professionally.

Integrity and Responsibility – enjoy taking responsibility for their duties and managing these effectively to ensure efficient high quality results.

Innovation & Entrepreneurship – continually strive to improve processes and introduce new initiatives to improve efficiency.