Engineering Project Team Lead - Grid Code

Career Area: Engineering

Compensation Grade: 24

Job Description:

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Job Title: Engineering Project Team Lead - Grid Code

Salary/Grade: £51,736 - £64,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Location: Larne

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave
• Up to 18% bonus
• Car Allowance - £450pcm
• Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution up to 6%
• Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.
• Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.

Flexible working arrangements will be considered for this role, in-line with the needs of the business.

About EPD

Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back-up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centres, municipalities, and more.

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 (N.I.) situated at Larne. 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.

This role provides a unique opportunity for an Engineering Project Team Lead to develop their project management abilities within an experienced team working on various grid code certification projects. For the right candidate, this role will include opportunities to collaborate with multiple Engineering teams and stakeholders across the Large Electric Power Solutions (LEPS), Large Power Systems Division (LPSD), and Electrification and Energy Solutions (E+ES) teams to facilitate product certification for grid code applications.

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.
• Support development of Cat ECS controls by leading requirements definition for grid code functions; facilitating collaboration with subject matter experts, software development, testing and validation teams to investigate issues, prioritise response and resolve requirements definition.

What you have:

Products and Services - Level Extensive Experience:

• Experience of electric power generation, distribution or controls.
• 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 projects 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.
• Exhibits depth and breadth of knowledge, skill, and experience in grid code application.
• Provides relevant, timely and objective subject matter/process expertise and key insight regarding multiple client business areas and affiliated fields.

Requirements Analysis - Level Extensive Experience:

• Plays an active or leading role in analysing, evaluating and understanding technical requirements and leading engineering teams to determine product capability.
• Ensures the successful completion of all major activities, tasks and deliverables pertaining to the requirement analysis stage.
• Supervises the advanced use of requirements analysis tools and services, including prototyping and use cases.

Product Design and Development - Level Extensive Experience:

• Develops organizational standards and processes in order to drive process efficiency and effectiveness.
• Creates and introduces new techniques that expedite or simplify the development process.

Additional information:

• This role will have 10%-20% travel requirement.

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

Posting Dates: February 18, 2025 - March 4, 2025

The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.

Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.

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