Engineering Project Team Lead

**Career Area**:
Engineering

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**About EPD**

With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. We’re committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers.

We are looking for top talent to build and scale the next generation of technologies, products and services to help our customers build a better—more sustainable—world. We need self-motivated, intelligent and team-oriented individuals to make our plans a reality. Individuals with high emotional intelligence, humility and openness to discovery will thrive in the teams we are building. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations

**The opportunity**

We are looking for an Engineering Project Team Lead to join the Grid Code Integration team at Caterpillar Energy Solutions GmbH situated at Mannheim. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role within the Caterpillar Electric Power, Large Electric Power Solutions (LEPS) team.

The Grid Code Integration team is responsible for understanding global grid codes, facilitating evaluation of technical requirements and product capability, and managing grid code certification of Caterpillar Electric Power products including gas and diesel generating sets, hybrid products such as bi-directional power inverters and the range of Cat Energy Control System (ECS) controls.

As the Engineering Project Team Lead, you will primarily lead the Engineering evaluation of global grid code technical requirements and manage the grid code certification of Caterpillar Electric Power products. You will lead the collaboration with multiple external service providers to plan and execute the different phases of grid code testing, reporting and certification. You will be expected to work with limited supervision to drive process efficiency, lead efforts to update and maintain grid code documentation, and support customers by coordinating responses to technical sales support requests.

**What you will do**:

- Manage the global grid code certification of Caterpillar Electric Power products; liaising with third-party certification bodies and measurement institutes to plan, coordinate and execute grid code compliance testing, test reporting and certification phases of grid code projects.
- Lead the evaluation of product capability to fulfil global grid code technical requirements working across multiple Caterpillar teams and across divisions, creating concise reports and working with Product Definition teams to prioritise product development activities.
- Drive process efficiency by overseeing the development and implementation of new processes and tools to evaluate grid codes and execute product certification.
- Lead maintenance of grid code certifications including updates to certificates, manufacturer declarations, and technical sales support documentation.
- Support customers by coordinating the response to grid code technical sales support requests working across multiple Caterpillar teams and divisions.

**What you have**:
Products and Services - Level Extensive Experience:

- Oversees grid code certification activities for Caterpillar gas and diesel generator sets and/or hybrid products including bi-directional power inverters.
- Advises colleagues on implementation and operational considerations.
- Coaches others on key factors that differentiate offerings from that of competition.
- Develops procedures for product planning, development, and delivery cycles.
- Monitors regulatory issues and considerations.

Project Management - Level Expert:

- Capable to lead a cross-functional and cross-organisational project team to deliver grid code certification within agreed timelines.
- Comfortable to facilitate project activities and deep dive into technical issues when needed.
- Ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.
- Manages multiple high-risk, high-cost projects involving multiple stakeholders.
- Monitors industry for fresh approaches and tools for project management.

Influencing Through Expertise - Level Extensive Experience:

- Communicates complex ideas and concepts in a clear and concise manner so that others can understand.

Requirements Analysis - Level Extensive Experience:

- Plays an active or leading role in analysing, evaluating and understanding grid code technical requirements and leading engineering tea