Siemens

High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Service Station Manager (US)

Siemens$150K — $175K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering preferred
  • 5+ years in construction, service, or engineering within Transmission/Power Generation
  • Readiness for Offshore certification and safety training
  • Strong knowledge of transformers, circuit breakers, and HVDC systems
  • Experience in managing client relations and self-perform work execution
  • Ability to interpret electrical schematics and manage risks

Responsibilities

  • Lead a Zero Harm/Tolerance Culture, ensuring EHS compliance
  • Oversee order implementation, scheduling, and quality
  • Act as first responder for system events and conduct assessments
  • Provide progress reports and coordinate corrective measures
  • Manage spare parts, planning outages, and emergency responses
  • Communicate with project management and stakeholders to clarify requirements

Benefits

  • Career growth and development opportunities
  • Supportive work culture
  • Company paid health and wellness benefits
  • Paid Time Off and paid holidays
  • 401K savings plan with company match
  • Family building benefits & parental leave
Full Job Description
A Snapshot of Your Day

Join a pioneering project as a Station Manager for the Grid Technologies Service Team, supporting the first HVDC offshore service agreement in the US. As a key delegate of the Siemens Energy Representative, you will serve as Station Manager and lead the Local Technical Support Team to ensure the reliable operation and maintenance of the Grid Connection System.

You will collaborate with your team to plan and organize daily site activities. As the primary point of contact for customers, authorities, contractors, and partners on-site, you will facilitate smooth communication and coordination. Additionally, you will work closely with project management and the back-office team to align efforts and drive project success.

How You'll Make an Impact:
  • Leading a Zero Harm/Tolerance Culture and ensuring strict adherence to EHS requirements, regulations, and procedures.
  • Overseeing order implementation, scheduling, and quality outcomes while supervising technicians and guiding daily site activities.
  • Acting as first responder for system events, conducting asset condition assessments, performing fault analysis, and analyzing alarms/trends.
  • Providing progress reports, coordinating corrective measures, evaluating cost-based risk mitigation, and facilitating lessons learned.
  • Managing spare parts, planning outages, coordinating emergency responses, and maintaining databases/software for maintenance activities.
  • Communicating with project management, stakeholders, and engineering teams (NC, Germany, etc.) to clarify requirements and escalate issues.
You will have the dedicated support of two skilled electrician technicians, who together comprise the Local Technical Support Team. Stationed primarily at the onshore facility, this team is also prepared to deploy offshore as operational needs arise. They will carry out all essential electrical tasks and site activities detailed above, ensuring seamless and reliable service delivery.

What You Bring
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering preferred
  • 5 or more years in construction, service, engineering, estimating, contract management, or client relations in Transmission/Power Generation preferred. (Candidates with more experience may be considered for a senior level role and vice versa.)
  • Readiness to pursue Offshore certification through the Global Wind Organization (GWO) and to complete the Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET), as required; Thorough knowledge of protective lock-out tags, devices, and safe working practices. An offshore certification and valid US driver's license are requirements of the job.
  • Strong understanding of transformers, circuit breakers, converter technology, FACTS/HVDC systems, and electrical measuring instruments.
  • Experience with self-perform work setup/execution, long-term service contracts, and strong client relations; Previous supervisory experience preferred.
  • Ability to interpret schematics, assess asset conditions, and strategically manage scope and risks.
Willing and able to travel up to 10% of the time.

About the Team

Grid Technologies

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.

Rewards
  • Career growth and development opportunities
  • Supportive work culture
  • Company paid Health and wellness benefits
  • Paid Time Off and paid holidays
  • 401K savings plan with company match
  • Family building benefits & parental leave
https://jobs.siemens-energy.com/jobs

This job will be based in New York. Siemens Energy offers a variety of health and wellness benefits including paid time off and holiday pay. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://benefitsatenergy.com/thinking-of-joining.html . The base salary range for this position in New York is $150,000-175,000 and the annual incentive target is 15% of base salary.

Specific offers are determined by various factors, such as experience, skills, certifications, and other business needs. Employees typically do not start at the top of the range, though compensation depends on each individual's qualifications.

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About Siemens

Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe with branch offices abroad. The principal divisions of the company are Industry, Energy, Healthcare, and Infrastructure & Cities, which represent the main activities of the company. The company is a prominent maker of medical diagnostics equipment and its medical health-care division, which generates about 12 percent of the company's total sales, is its second-most profitable unit, after the industrial automation division. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index. Siemens and its subsidiaries employ approximately 385,000 people worldwide and reported global revenue of around €87 billion in 2019 according to its earnings release.
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