Principal Engineer

At Quest Global, we are actively looking for Principal Engineer - HVDC (Technical Program Leader) to join one of our Power Generation project based at Stafford, UK.

Work Experience

Bachelors in Engineering at least 12 years of experience in grid engineering in power generation industry

Knowledge of HVDC product lifecycle design/engineering

Demonstrated global mindset and ability to collaborate effectively across cultures

Self-motivated and ability to work independently

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate and present effectively and clearly with clients, management, peers, and team members

Good business acumen and the ability to analyze data to gain insights and can use these to identify business improvement opportunities

Job Requirements

Build relationships with existing and new customers, identify opportunities, propose solutions, and review program performance

Understand transformational requirements from customers and develop appropriate technology/capability roadmap to meet the requirements.

Interface with customer stakeholders to elaborate the requirements and covert those to work package specifications.

Lead and manage end to end product development lifecycle of HVDC projects in close collaboration with customers and Quest Global team

Define and implement technical review process and perform critical/milestone review to ensure deliverables quality

Drive strategic outsourcing vision working with customer leadership and engineering managers

Lead engineering teams working for HVDC engagements and responsible for successful completion delivery of work and achieving key performance targets

Support joint governance meetings for ongoing engagements—communication rhythm, metrics, productivity, efficiency, and escalations

Identify skills/capabilities required in near/medium term and work with Talent Acquisition team to hire required capability and capacity to fulfil workload demand

Promote quality culture and administer systems that ensure consistent business excellence; create, monitor, and report on key performance indicators

Make critical decisions to balance needs of stakeholders (customers, employees, and the company), and develop program strategies

Champion employee engagement throughout team and promote a good working environment for all employees in line with Quest Global values and culture

Collaborate with account management to write proposals for new business development