As a Team Leader within the Grid Technologies Substations Project Management team, this role plays a key part in delivering substation projects for major clients across the UK & Ireland. Created to support business continuity and an expanding project portfolio, the position combines hands‑on project oversight with people leadership. The role focuses on guiding and developing a team of project professionals, ensuring robust project governance throughout the full lifecycle, and managing commercial and stakeholder relationships. Working closely with internal teams and external partners, the Team Leader ensures projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to agreed quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of project professionals by setting clear objectives, supporting performance development, and fostering a collaborative working environment.
- Oversee the end‑to‑end delivery of substation projects, ensuring they are completed safely, on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
- Implement and maintain effective project governance, including robust planning, risk and opportunity management, and structured change control.
- Act as an escalation point for complex project challenges, supporting timely decision‑making and effective issue resolution.
- Manage relationships with clients, suppliers, and subcontractors to ensure alignment, transparency, and successful project outcomes.
- Contribute to continuous improvement by enhancing project management processes, team capability, and overall delivery performance.
Key Qualifications
- Significant experience in managing engineering projects, ideally within the energy, power transmission, or substation environment.
- Proven experience in leading and supervising professional project teams, with a focus on performance, development, and accountability.
- Strong capability in applying formal project management methodologies, governance frameworks, and full project lifecycle delivery.
- Demonstrated commercial awareness, including responsibility for budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and financial reporting.
- Well‑developed stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication skills across internal and external interfaces.
- A relevant engineering degree is preferred, with a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification considered an advantage.
About the Division
Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high‑voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.
About Siemens Energy
Who is Siemens Energy? At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150‑year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonisation, new technologies, and energy transformation.
Rewards and Benefits
- Opportunities to work with a global team
- Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
- Medical benefits
- Remote/flexible work
- Time off / paid holidays and parental leave
- Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens‑Energy platform
