​We have a new role for a Project Manager to work within the renewables industry in Berlin, Germany, focusing on HV Substations.

Responsibilities:

• Definition of the plant-specific requirements for the high-voltage substation, including the definition of individual line diagrams and layouts for the high-voltage substation.

• Determination of basic requirements for control and protection devices for lines, transformers and busbars, as well as development of concepts for auxiliary power supply in high-voltage substations.

• Development of technical guidelines for the primary equipment of substations and their interface connection.

• Approval and review of high-voltage equipment documentation.

• Monitoring and quality control during the installation process of high voltage substations and their auxiliary systems.

• Participation in factory acceptance tests and on-site operational tests for the primary technology of the high-voltage stations.

• Overall control of the technical execution process, from the creation of the tender documents to the awarding of contracts and acceptance of deliveries from customers and contractual partners.

• Work closely with project managers, prepare reports, budget forecasts and schedules, participate in construction meetings and award work under contracts.

• Ensuring the implementation of technical customer requirements and compliance with the relevant guidelines and regulations, taking into account all safety regulations.

• Preparation and comparisons of technical and economic alternatives together with preparatory work for cost-intensive investment decisions.

Requirements:

• Completed diploma or master's degree in electrical engineering.

• Several years of experience as a designer and project manager in primary and secondary equipment for high-voltage substations (up to 400kV) at a manufacturer, engineering or consulting company, or distribution or transmission system operator.

• Understanding of the overall design of high-voltage substations and their primary, secondary and auxiliary systems as well as the high-voltage grid system.

• Knowledge of designing high voltage/medium voltage transformers, cables, control cables and fibre optic cables.

• Experience in electrical network calculations and control and protection systems of high-voltage substations as well as in the interconnection of transmission lines with high-voltage substations.

• Ability to determine the scope of work for high voltage substations from scratch as well as substation expansion projects.

• Experience and ability to lead a team of engineers to carry out complex high-voltage substations and overhead line projects in Germany and abroad.

• Experience in project management for high-voltage switchgear and in international project implementation.

• Experience in managing projects financed by international development banks would be an advantage.

• Good knowledge of spoken and written English and German, French and other languages would be an advantage.

• Assertiveness, organizational skills, strong communication skills and the ability to work in a team.

• Experience in project implementation.

• Driver's licence class B.

• High level of independence and flexibility, experience in using iTWO, SAP and MS Office.