Lead Engineer

Overview

Your Mission

• The Lead Engineer is responsible for managing and guiding engineering teams to deliver the technical scope of projects of moderate to significant size and complexity.
• The role ensures high-quality technical execution, effective resource planning, and seamless customer engagement while supporting organizational strategy, financial performance, and team capability development with accountability and responsibility.
• Your Role – Magic happens when you bring great people together!
• Support Project Managers and Sales teams in preparing engineering estimates, scope definitions, and deliverables for new opportunities.
• Determine required engineering resources, assign work effectively, and ensure efficient manpower utilization.
• Collaborate with the Project Manager to finalize project plans and lead technical kickoff meetings with customers.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight to ensure accurate, innovative, and high-quality solution designs.
• Coordinate and participate in on-site engineering efforts, system start-ups, and commissioning.
• Engage global engineering centers to ensure accurate and consistent deliverables.
• Identify project risks, foresee changes, and work with Project Managers to secure resources or re-contract as needed.
• Support preparation of progress reports, audits, forecasts, and change order documentation.
• Monitor technical and commercial performance of projects and provide updates internally and externally.
• Serve as a technical point of contact for customers, managing expectations and resolving issues.
• Ensure compliance with engineering processes, quality standards, and best practices.
• Review team performance, identify gaps, and provide development support.
• Improve project margins through effective cost control, resource allocation, and minimizing rework.

• Strategic Orientation & Customer Knowledge

• Global Organizational Acumen and Consultative Focus
• Business Acumen and Solutions Focused
• Risk Management and Relationship Building
• Good Communication and Learning Agility
• Experience in People Management

Critical Experience

• Extensive automation and control engineering experience.
• Experience in global project environments and customer-facing engagements.
• Technical Risk assessment and mitigation experience.
• Experience with third-party solution providers.
• Project financial understanding (P&L, budgeting, forecasting).
• Proficiency with Schneider Electric Industrial Automation products. (Preferrable)
• Experience leading engineering teams.
• Let us learn about you!
• Apply today.
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• €40 billion global revenue
• +9% organic growth
• 150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
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• This position will be posted until filled.
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