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Functional Manager Control and Protection Engineering

Confidential employer · Oslo · Posted 13 Oct 2026

Job summary

This leadership role involves managing and developing the Control and Protection Engineering function within a European operational unit focused on substation automation. The position requires overseeing multiple team leaders, promoting harmonization and standardization of engineering processes, tools, and solutions to ensure efficient project delivery and future capability building in a sustainable power systems environment.

Location and work setup

Location
Oslo
Work setup
Hybrid

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a team of up to 12 team leaders responsible for Control and Protection Engineering resources. Drive process and tool harmonization to enhance collaboration and engineering excellence. Manage resource utilization and quality of services delivered. Harmonize hardware/software engineering tools across teams. Oversee competency and capacity planning to meet current and future demands. Develop and implement standard engineering solutions to boost efficiency and scalability. Maintain cost estimation models for engineering and testing activities. Participate in strategic initiatives and continuous improvement projects within the substation automation engineering management team.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering or related technical field. Minimum 10 years' experience in substation automation, control, and protection engineering or related areas. Proven leadership experience with developing high-performing teams. Strong knowledge of engineering processes, project execution, technical solutions, and tools in substation automation contexts. Experience in workforce planning, competency development, engineering standardization, and organizational transformation. Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Fluent in English. Additional European language skills are a plus.

Skills

Control and Protection EngineeringSubstation Automation SystemsEngineering process standardizationTeam leadershipCapacity managementCompetency developmentStakeholder managementProject executionTechnical solutions developmentCost estimation