Location:Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyJob ID: R0104998Date Posted:2025-09-17Company Name:HITACHI ENERGY GERMANY AGProfession (Job Category):Engineering &amp; ScienceJob Schedule: Full timeRemote:NoJob Description:Embrace Diversity and Innovation!High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) is a key enabler for a carbon-neutral energy system. It is highly efficient for transmitting large amounts of electricity over long distances, integration of renewables and interconnecting grids, opening for new sustainable transmission solutions. By joining the HVDC team in Germany (DEHVDC), you will be contributing to the energy transition in Germany and around the world.   The OpportunityThe Plant Lead Engineering team is part of engineering at HVDC, with a leading technical role and overall responsibility for our Plants and Civil design solutions for onshore stations and offshore wind platforms, ensuring strategic technical decisions for optimal solutions. You coordinate with various departments to oversee the design and placement of equipment, manage systems, and ensure quality and process adherence. You lead your team, manage technical risks, and represent Plants in customer meetings. Your role is crucial in balancing leadership, technical oversight, and coordination to achieve project success in our tenders and projects. With great collaboration and diverse backgrounds, we are excited to welcome you to join us in our global team!How you’ll make an impact<ul><li>Be a positive technical leader in your role as a Plants Lead Engineer for your Plants and civil team and drive our vision, technical deliverables and develop people and work close with our Project Lead Engineer, Project engineering manager, Plants project manager and Project Interface manager offshore</li><li>Having overall technical understanding and take responsibility of the overall design of Plants and civil for HVDC land stations and/or offshore platform and its interfaces</li><li>Driving our base design, read and understand the customers specification and act strategic technically for the best overall HVDC technical solution</li><li>Technical coordination with Plants own departments: Electromechanical design (overall HVDC station design with placement of equipment in CAD layouts), Station auxiliary power (incl cables between HVDC equipment, auxiliary transformers, diesels, batteries), Civil design and auxiliary systems (incl fire system, climate system, security system)</li><li>Lead the team and making sure we follow processes, taking care of technical risks and fulfil the quality and represent Plants in internal and external customer and partner meetings</li></ul>Your background<ul><li>Bachelor or Master of Science in Engineering</li><li>At least 5 years within energy field, electrical power, electromechanical design, auxiliary power design or civil design for large projects and experience of HVDC technology or similar business as sub stations, high voltage products or offshore wind connections. Experience from site work, installation and/or commissioning is an advantage</li><li>You are an engaged, ambitious, and driven person that thrives in a constantly changing environment and who enjoys collaboration with employees, peers and beyond</li><li>You understand technical topics and can easily understand HVDC, have a strong sense of responsibility, and when needed you are comfortable with taking decisions for your team</li><li>Speaking and writing English and German fluently is required since you will be part of a global team where you will need to communicate with people from all over the world</li><li>As a person you have a passion for people and technology, are strong in decision making and have the right inner drive and self-management skills to take on full responsibility for your scope</li></ul>More about us<ul><li>Collective wage agreement from IG Metall (Baden-Württemberg) including special payments</li><li>Flexible working hours (working time accounts)</li><li>Motivated, warm team with young and very experienced colleagues</li><li>30 days vacation</li><li>Use of many fitness studios throughout Germany for your workout</li><li>Relocation service</li></ul><h2>Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a <a href="https://www.hitachienergy.com/contact-us/general-inquiry?type=I+have+a+General+question">general inquiry form</a> on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.</h2><h2>This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response. </h2>

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Project Plant Lead Engineer HVDC (f/m/d)

Location:Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyJob ID: R0104998Date Posted:2025-09-17Company Name:HITACHI ENERGY GERMANY AGProfession (Job Category):Engineering &amp; ScienceJob Schedule:&nbsp;Full timeRemote:NoJob Description:Embrace Diversity and Innovation!High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC)&nbsp;is a key enabler for a carbon-neutral energy system. It is highly efficient for transmitting large amounts of electricity over long distances, integration of renewables and interconnecting grids, opening for new sustainable transmission solutions. By joining the HVDC team in Germany (DEHVDC), you will be contributing to the energy transition in Germany and around the world. &nbsp; The OpportunityThe Plant Lead Engineering team is part of engineering at HVDC, with a leading technical role and overall responsibility for our Plants and Civil design solutions for onshore stations and offshore wind platforms, ensuring strategic technical decisions for optimal solutions. You coordinate with various departments to oversee the design and placement of equipment, manage systems, and ensure quality and process adherence. You lead your team, manage technical risks, and represent Plants in customer meetings. Your role is crucial in balancing leadership, technical oversight, and coordination to achieve project success in our tenders and projects. With great collaboration and diverse backgrounds, we are excited to welcome you to join us in our global team!How you’ll make an impact<ul><li>Be a positive technical leader in your role as a Plants Lead Engineer for your Plants and civil team and drive our vision, technical deliverables and develop people and work close with our Project Lead Engineer, Project engineering manager, Plants project manager and Project Interface manager offshore</li><li>Having overall technical understanding and take responsibility of the overall design of Plants and civil for HVDC land stations and/or offshore platform and its interfaces</li><li>Driving our base design, read and understand the customers specification and act strategic technically for the best overall HVDC technical solution</li><li>Technical coordination with Plants own departments: Electromechanical design (overall HVDC station design with placement of equipment in CAD layouts), Station auxiliary power (incl cables between HVDC equipment, auxiliary transformers, diesels, batteries), Civil design and auxiliary systems (incl fire system, climate system, security system)</li><li>Lead the team and making sure we follow processes, taking care of technical risks and fulfil the quality and represent Plants in internal and external customer and partner meetings</li></ul>Your background<ul><li>Bachelor or Master of Science in Engineering</li><li>At least 5 years within energy field, electrical power, electromechanical design, auxiliary power design or civil design for large projects and experience of HVDC technology or similar business as sub stations, high voltage products or offshore wind connections. Experience from site work, installation and/or commissioning is an advantage</li><li>You are an engaged, ambitious, and driven person that thrives in a constantly changing environment and who enjoys collaboration with employees, peers and beyond</li><li>You understand technical topics and can easily understand HVDC, have a strong sense of responsibility, and when needed you are comfortable with taking decisions for your team</li><li>Speaking and writing English and German fluently is required since you will be part of a global team where you will need to communicate with people from all over the world</li><li>As a person you have a passion for people and technology, are strong in decision making and have the right inner drive and self-management skills to take on full responsibility for your scope</li></ul>More about us<ul><li>Collective wage agreement from IG Metall (Baden-Württemberg) including special payments</li><li>Flexible working hours (working time accounts)</li><li>Motivated, warm team with young and very experienced colleagues</li><li>30 days vacation</li><li>Use of many fitness studios throughout Germany for your workout</li><li>Relocation service</li></ul><h2>Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a <a href="https://www.hitachienergy.com/contact-us/general-inquiry?type=I+have+a+General+question">general inquiry form</a> on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.</h2><h2>This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response.&nbsp;</h2>

Project Plant Lead Engineer HVDC (f/m/d)

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