HOD - EAI

John Cockerill, enablers of opportunities

Driven since 1817 by the entrepreneurial spirit and thirst for innovation of its founder, the John Cockerill Group develops large-scale technological solutions to meet the needs of its time: facilitating access to low carbon energies, enabling sustainable industrial production, preserving natural resources, contributing to greener mobility, enhancing security and installing essential infrastructures. 

Its offer to businesses, governments and communities consists of services and associated equipment for the sectors of energy, defence, industry, the environment, transports, and infrastructures. With over 6,000 employees, John Cockerill achieved a turnover of € 1,209 billion in 2023 in 29 countries, on 5 continents.

www.johncockerill.com 

Location – Navi Mumbai (India)

Job Purpose

The John Cockerill Group, a world leader in Green Hydrogen technologies has established itself as a reliable partner for all the stakeholders aiming to achieve Net zero emission targets. We are present across geographies and in all key energy markets. Our mission is to accelerate the transition to green hydrogen for a carbon-neutral world. We are a recognized leader globally for large-scale decarbonized hydrogen production solutions.

John Cockerill Hydrogen (JCH2) has Global footprints and to supports its International and domestic operations we are looking for an Electrical, Automation & Instrumentation Manager (EAI-M) to be based in Mumbai (India) office. The EAI-M will be responsible for planning, leading, and providing engineering/technical support for a large Projects. Needless to mention, the EAI-M will be a key member of JCH2 team to achieve operational excellence and support the growth objectives of the organization globally.

Electrical, Automation & Instrumentation Managers currently having experience in in EPC / Design engineering organizations with similar profile in oil & gas/Energy/Heavy engineering space would be preferred.

Key Result Areas

• Lead a multi-disciplinary (Inhouse or Engineering subcontractor’s) engineering team for successful execution of Green Hydrogen product development and project follow-up (from FEED to Plant start-up & client handover) with in predefined schedule and cost budget.
• Lead and mentor a growing team of engineers and technicians, fostering their professional development and aligning their skills with business needs.
• EAI-M will work in tandem with Headquarter EAI-M and acts as a primary interface point between John Cockerill (JCH2) Indian team and John Cockerill Global teams, being technology and execution team, or local partner, vendors, Engineering subcontractors, and client for seamless flow of information and on time technical resolutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for electrical design for feeding stacks (AC/DC conversion).
• Responsible for the design of all instrumentation, cabling and control philosophy for each product.
• Responsible for electrical design in EPC projects.
• Oversee and coordinate resources within in-house EAI team, responsible for the team load management.
• In cooperation with EAI-M, develop product roadmaps, guidelines for projects and standardize studies.
• Technical point of contact with the customer and other internal & external stakeholders of the project.
• Finalizing the requirements of applicable local, international, regional rules & regulations – key focus on Ex rules.
• Finalize the list of applicable codes and standards to be followed for the FEED & Detail engineering phase of projects.
• Define requirement of engineering software’s, tools, and methods for completion of engineering.
• Define the engineering scope split between in house engg teams and external engineering subcontractor as applicable.
• Define list of documents to be submitted for PMC/Client approval.
• Finalize list of packages, equipment’s etc. falling on critical milestones and prepare a schedule for their ordering.
• Finalize list of vendor document for each package /equipment’s required in Information and approval category.
• Lead and organize technical review

Education and Experience

• Graduate in Electrical, Instrumentation, Power Electronics or Automation Engineering from a reputed university. Post-graduation will be an added advantage.
• 10 to 15 years’ experience in large engineering/project/process/heavy engineering industry with an exposure to Multinational environment.
• Good process background
• Experience in the Oil&Gas sector is a competitive advantage, including relatives codes & standards

Background, Skills, and Competencies

• Identification and management of technical risks
• Solution-oriented with a high capacity to collaborate with all types of profiles.
• Compliance with the internal quality management system
• Compliance with norms, internal standards, as well as specific customer requirements
• Autonomous profile, able to take initiative, to work in a team with multiple interfaces related to various areas of expertise.
• Able to handle a variable workload (some very busy periods with multiple projects in parallel)
• Proactivity in the implementation of technical continuous improvement processes, based on feedback.
• Good exposure and understanding of PESO norms.  
• Knowledge of International Standards such as IEC / ATEX / UL
• Should have managed the complete process of Engineering Change Management
• Fluency in English is mandatory, and knowledge of French is added advantage.

Who We Are               

About John Cockerill

• John Cockerill is a global player in energy transition. With more than 200 years of experience in energy, industry and mobility, the company designs and integrates innovative technology to facilitate access to low-carbon energy. These technologies and associated expertise are dedicated to the production, storage, and distribution of electricity from renewable energy sources and to optimizing the efficiency of power plants.
• The technologies apply to steam-gas, hydraulic, hydrogen, solar, nuclear, wind and biomass energy.
• To complement its commitment to the fight against climate change, John Cockerill is also deploying solutions to contribute to greener mobility, to produce responsibly, to preserve natural resources and to fight against insecurity.
• In 2020 John Cockerill achieved a turnover of Euro 1.01 bn in 19 countries. John Cockerill, which is privately owned, employs 5,200 people worldwide, including more than 400 in India.

Equal Opportunity Employer                  

John Cockerill and all John Cockerill Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and other characteristics protected by law.

John Cockerill offers you career and development opportunities within its various sectors in a friendly working environment. 
Do you want to work for an innovative company that will allow you to take up technical challenges on a daily basis?
We look forward to receiving your application and to meeting you!
 

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