Siemens Energy
Head of Field Service
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Join us in establishing a new management function as the leader of our Instrumentation & Control (I&C) team within the Substation Upgrades division for the UK & Ireland. In this pivotal role, you will focus on three core areas: leading and developing a team of field service professionals, managing all operational aspects of service delivery to ensure project success, and maintaining strong relationships with both customers and internal stakeholders. Your proven experience in managing technical teams in a field service environment, particularly within the energy or utilities sector, will be essential as you drive operational execution and technical leadership.
How You’ll Make An Impact
- Supervise, coach, and lead a team of professional field service engineers, fostering a culture of safety and high performance while setting clear performance goals aligned with the I&C mandate.
- Oversee the planning and execution of all field service activities related to substation upgrades and I&C projects, ensuring timely and budget-compliant completion.
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for service delivery, including response times, first-time-fix rates, and project milestones, driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and service quality.
- Act as a key point of contact for customer escalations and complex service-related inquiries, collaborating with project management, engineering, and sales teams for seamless execution.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, ensuring satisfaction and identifying future service opportunities while providing regular reports on team performance and project status to senior leadership.
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What You Bring
- A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline is preferred, providing a solid foundation for this leadership role.
- Proven experience in a field service or technical project environment, ideally within the power transmission, distribution, or utilities industry.
- Demonstrated experience in a leadership or supervisory capacity, managing technical teams and overseeing operational delivery, showcasing your strong leadership capabilities.
- Strong understanding of substation systems and I&C, with a focus on process improvement and quality assurance to drive operational success.
- Excellent interpersonal and commercial skills, including customer relationship management, conflict resolution, and negotiation abilities.
About The Team
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.
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.
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Our Commitment to Diversity
Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion, and our combined creative energy is fuelled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character—no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.
Rewards/Benefits
Here are examples of the rewards and benefits Siemens Energy offers:
- 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
- Access to a variety of employee resource groups
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