Technical Manager - Automation and ICSS

A Snapshot of Your Day

This role is established as a critical succession plan to ensure business continuity within the Siemens Energy Electrification, Automation, and Digitalization (EAD) Projects & Service team for the Asia Pacific region. The position is essential for maintaining technical project delivery excellence following a key retirement. To fulfill this objective, the Technical Manager for Automation and ICSS will focus on three core areas: comprehensive technical project and program management, governance of automation solutions and quality assurance, and proactive stakeholder engagement combined with team mentorship. This structure ensures that projects are not only managed efficiently but are also technically sound and aligned with strategic goals. Given the focus on leading complex automation projects with focus on Intelligence Power Management for Oil & Gas and Energy Sector, the ideal candidate will possess advanced knowledge and experience in technical project management, specifically within industrial automation for ICSS. A proven ability to manage projects independently, handle complex challenges, and mentor junior professionals is required, supported by a relevant engineering background.

How You’ll Make an Impact50% Technical Project & Program Management

• Plan, scope, and schedule complex automation projects from initiation to closure, managing budgets, resource allocation, and timelines.
• Execute project plans using critical path methodologies, monitoring progress against key milestones and managing inter-project dependencies.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation, generate consolidated status reports, and track financial performance for leadership review.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, implementing formal change control processes to manage scope variations.

30% Automation Solution Governance & Quality Assurance

• Provide technical expertise on automation system design and implementation, ensuring solutions align with client requirements and industry best practices.
• Develop, refine, and enforce technical project management templates and methodologies tailored for automation projects.
• Conduct rigorous quality assurance reviews on technical deliverables to ensure they meet specified scope, quality, and performance criteria.
• Serve as a technical authority during project lifecycle, advising on scope changes and resolving complex technical challenges.

20% Stakeholder Engagement & Team Mentorship

• Act as the primary technical liaison for all project stakeholders, managing expectations and communicating project status, risks, and outcomes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, service, and procurement, to ensure cohesive and efficient project delivery.
• Coach, mentor, and review the work of junior-level professionals and project engineers, fostering technical and project management skill development within the team.

What You BringCertifications

• S7 Certified Programmer
• Certified Professional for SIS / ESD / F&G / HMI /SCADA
• Certified Professional for Industrial Networks Switching and Routing

Education

• Minimum of 12 to 15 years of experience in technical project management, with a strong focus on industrial automation, electrification, or related digitalization projects in Oil & Gas and Energy Sector
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation, Control Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects/processes independently with limited supervision and coaching lower-level professionals.

SkillsProject and Process Management

• Project Scoping
• Project Schedules
• Budgeting
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management

Technical & Tools

• Strong knowledge on Siemens PCS7 and experience in ICSS
• Experience in complex automation project including brownfield retrofit and migration
• Microsoft Project

Behavioral

• Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
• Communication skill
• Collaboration
• Strong Leadership

About the team

Our Transformation of Industry division is decarbonizing the industrial sector. Increasing electrification and efficiency are key and demand for green H2 and derivative fuels will rise. We enable decarbonization of the industrial sector and the transition to sustainable processes, building on a strong industrial customer base, a global network, diverse technologies, and integrated execution capabilities.

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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.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

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