Senior Engineering Manager – Offshore HVDC Grid Connection 50% Remote, 30% Papendrecht, 20% Berllin

On behalf of our project partner, one of Germany’s leading transmission system operators, we are looking for an experienced engineering leader for a pioneering energy transition project. You will be permanently employed by IQ Intelligentes Ingenieur Management GmbH.

The project

An offshore grid connection in the Baltic Sea with 2 GW transmission capacity based on 525 kV HVDC technology. The project includes:

• an offshore converter platform
• an onshore converter station
• a DC cable system of approx. 114 km

Once complete, it will supply around 2 million households with renewable energy.

Your responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for engineering management, including systems engineering, from development, procurement, construction and installation through to commissioning and handover
• Managing interfaces between engineering disciplines, project packages, EPCI contractors, procurement, logistics, O&M, permitting authorities and certification bodies
• Establishing engineering governance, decision‑making frameworks and reporting structures
• Ensuring system architecture integrity and technical integration across all project packages
• Leading technical reviews and approving specifications and engineering deliverables
• Technical risk management, quality assurance and compliance, including contractor oversight (HSE, QA/QC, certification)
• Leading, developing and mentoring multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Acting as the primary engineering representative towards senior management, stakeholders and authorities

Your profile

• University degree in engineering (e.g. Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Industrial or Systems Engineering)
• At least 10 years of professional experience in engineering, with a proven track record in complex, multidisciplinary large‑scale projects
• Experience leading engineering organisations, ideally as a Package Manager in HVDC, offshore or EPCI projects
• Solid knowledge of systems integration, project execution, industry standards, quality management systems and HSE
• Excellent English skills (min. C1); additional languages are a plus
• Experience working in international, cross‑functional project environments
• Willingness to travel approx. 30% (Dubai and the Netherlands)

What we offer

• Permanent employment with IQ and a role in a flagship energy transition project
• Long‑term perspective: initial project term of 2 years with an option to extend
• Mostly remote, with on‑site presence in Berlin
• High degree of autonomy and strategic responsibility