CHIEF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY OFFICER (F/M/D)
Core
Group-level executive defining and leading engineering excellence, technology strategy, and technical capabilities across integrated utility businesses (renewables, generation, storage, networks) to ensure asset reliability and operational performance.
Role type
Group-level Chief Engineering and Technology Officer
Builds
Group-wide engineering strategy, operational excellence frameworks, technology roadmaps, and technical governance models for energy assets.
Domain
Energy utilities / Renewable energy / Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Group-level engineering strategy definition, asset lifecycle management, technical due diligence for CAPEX, HSE governance, technology evaluation, executive stakeholder management, international operations leadership, safety-critical standards implementation, technical risk assessment, engineering capability building.
Preferred skills
Experience in international multi-entity environments, knowledge of energy transition technologies (wind, storage, power-to-X), strategic systems thinking, transformation leadership.
Technologies
None explicitly listed as tools/frameworks; focus is on domain technologies (wind, batteries, hydro).
Responsibilities
Define and lead Group-wide engineering strategy and technical standards; Provide strategic leadership for transition to High Reliability Organisation; Establish technology evaluation and prioritization frameworks; Lead technical due diligence for major capital investment decisions; Build engineering leadership pipeline and competency frameworks; Lead technical dimension of HSE governance and risk management; Act as principal technical advisor to CEO and Management Board.
Seniority
Executive (C-Level), Group-level leadership