Senior layout design leader (hybrid work)

Be part of Customer Projects Operations and experience 50 years in Project and Engineering. Our mission is to master and support grow of large, complex and international projects business for global accounts and targeted customers through the Global and Regional Application Centers, supporting in parallel project ambitions for Local Execution Centers in Europe in tendering and projects executions.

With a permanent position working for Schneider Electric Regional Execution Platform (REP) Bratislava, Senior Layout Design Leader is specialised in Substation spatial planning, electrical MV/LV Power and control/Automation equipment Installation, E-House Integration, Cabling Infrastructure (Cable management systems), earthing Installations and Rules, Busway Installation, Basics HVAC and F&G system basics and 2D and 3D drafting using Autocad/Revit/Archicad/AVEVA tools
As part of a project team, Senior Layout Design Leader:

Acts as the leader of the technical content of the project, and is the single point of contact regarding all layout technical topics;
Make sure customer technical requirements are fulfilled (in terms of performance, quality, costs and time), in compliance with the contract, and based on the Architecture & Technical specifications defined during the tendering phase;
Lead a technical team composed of "customer project technical designers and engineers" (i.e. DPT3-DPT4-DAT4-DAT5), and ensure technical coordination of all projects stakeholders; -Lead all technical aspects of customer integrated projects, such as: design, implementation, testing, FAT;
Manage technical risks and interfaces between the project team stakeholders and the customer; and get final customer approval of the overall technical solution designed and delivered.

Place of work:
Sites Slovakia: our offices in Bratislava, Žilina and Košice
Work from home
Other countries: site work - international travel (50%), mostly within Europe

Key activities and responsibilities:

Technical team coordination & management:
- Has full set of skills and autonomy to design e-houses using SE and supplier tools
- Leads & approves basic and detailed design of all technical aspects of an integrated solution, in line with customer and contract requirements (technical performance) and applicable Standards and regulations;
- Make sure the project technical team delivers according to the project planning;
- Monitor technical costs, make sure budget for the technical part is under control;
- Coordinate all technical implementation activities done at factories or supplier premises and testing facilities until project closure.

Technical coordination of project stakeholders:
- Work in close collaboration with PM, TL, workpackage Leader & other technical designers and engineers involved on the project;
- Identifies whether specific expertise support is needed and coordinate the expertise actions if any;
- Proposes optimization both on technical solution and team coordination
- Act as a single point of contact for all project stakeholders regarding the technical content of the project; and ensure technical coordination among the project team.

Design & Implementation: according to her/his field of knowledge:
- Perform and/or review full e-house design and specification activities, by leveraging Schneider Electric portfolio of products & systems in an optimized manner, in order to maximize profitability and limit technical risks;
- Participates on key implementation/test activities (testing, FAT, SAT, etc).
- Ensures full team understand and implement optimized solution while properly using proper tools (Revit, AVEVA, Archicad, etc)

Risk & Opportunity management, Change management, Alert:
- Identify any potential changes versus contract or already-agreed design;
- Work closely with PM/TL to specify the changes and their implications for Schneider Electric (including cost impact eveluation), until getting a variation order; -Alert PM/TL of any substancial issue that could affect the project performance or customer satisfaction.

Customer interactions:
- Lead technical discussions and clarifications with customer;
- Act as the key and trusty contact person for all technical topics related to the project.

Quality process, Methods, Tools:
- Support PM/TL and Designers to ensure full compliance with Schneider-Electric processes (CPP & TDP), and with quality instructions, safety requirements and governance principles;

Community of practices & Coaching:
- Share best Practices within her/his Execution Center and globally within Technical Excellence Community network; Participates on TEC development material -Identify, get, formalize, share and promote lessons learned and best practices;
- Act as role model and/or coach junior technical engineers and designers;
- Is connected with LoBs and application eperts to stay tuned on the last technical evolutions of equipment & systems (acting then as a referent in the Community).

What's in it for you?

Employee perks, benefits:
• Chance to develop your skills within professional environment
• Opportunity to work on interesting international projects
• Providing various type of technical trainings
• Competitive salary
• Notebook, phone

Package of social benefits:
- Annual bonus
- Life insurance
- Cafeteria system of benefits with budget of 510 EUR/year
- 4 sick days per year
- home office, etc.

If you are interested in this position, please send us your CV in English language. We really appreciate your job application. Please mind we will contact only candidates meeting our job requirements.
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