Functional Manager Control and Protection Engineering
Advertised by Try&Hire on behalf of a client · Reference TAH-NMU24
- Discipline
- Energy & grid engineer
- Region
- Aargau, Baden (AG)
- Client
- Power transmission and distribution
- Advertised on
- 16.10.2026
You will lead and develop the Control and Protection Engineering function within a substation automation engineering organization, combining people leadership with technical governance.
Your tasks
- Lead, coach and develop a team of up to 12 team leaders in control and protection engineering
- Drive harmonization and standardization of engineering processes, tools and guidelines
- Ensure effective utilization of engineering resources and quality of delivered services
- Harmonize hardware and software engineering tools across the engineering community
- Lead competency and capacity management to meet current and future project demands
- Develop standard engineering solutions to strengthen efficiency and scalability
- Define and maintain cost estimation models for control and protection engineering activities
What you bring
- Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering or a related technical discipline
- Minimum 10 years of experience in substation automation systems or control and protection engineering
- Previous people leadership experience as a team leader or manager
- Deep understanding of engineering processes, project execution and tools in substation automation
- Experience in competency development, workforce planning and organizational transformation
- Fluent in English, written and spoken
Conditions
- Workload: 80–100 %
- Option of a permanent position after the assignment if both sides want it
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