Electrical, Instrumentation, and Control Department Manager
Electrical, Instrumentation, and Control Department Manager
A strategic leadership role that combines technical expertise with global project management. The role serves as a central "hub" where the worlds of electrical, instrumentation, and control meet. The complexity level of our projects requires creative thinking, resourcefulness, analytical thinking, leadership, and influence. The Manager serves as the company's senior professional authority on electrical, instrumentation, and control matters, leading automation and standardization processes, and ensuring alignment between engineering solutions, customer requirements, and business goals.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
- Strategic Leadership and Team Management: Managing and guiding a multinational team of approximately 23 employees (Israel and India). Leading action strategies in the fields of electrical, instrumentation, and control, while implementing automation processes in engineering design.
- Engineering Management and Project Execution: Responsibility for the entire project lifecycle in the fields of electrical, instrumentation, and control (from tender to commissioning). Supervising the design of high/low voltage systems, selection of field instrumentation, and control systems architecture. Managing the budget of hours and deliverables against external design companies and customers.
- Human Capital Management and Development: Managing the employee lifecycle, establishing work routines, professional mentoring, and knowledge retention within the department.
- Commercial and Operational Support: Managing the unit budget, technical evaluations for suppliers, and supporting global sites as needed (including international travel for complex troubleshooting).
Requirements and Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering / Mechatronics / a relevant field - Mandatory
- Master's degree - Advantage
Professional Experience:
- At least 5 years of experience in engineering design, from a project-based company / process industry - Mandatory
- 3-5 years of experience managing design teams - Mandatory
- Experience in a global company - Mandatory
- Experience in the water desalination or water treatment industry - Significant advantage!
Deep Technical Knowledge:
- Proficiency in control systems (Siemens PCS7, SCADA) and industrial communication protocols.
- Proven experience in designing electrical systems (HV/MV) and MCC panels.
- High level of English (speaking, writing, and reading).
Additional Skills:
- Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to solve problems under pressure and in a multi-interface and multi-task environment, leadership and personal example, ability to mobilize interfaces in a global environment, strategic vision, and budget management.
Organizational Structure:
Direct report to: VP Engineering
Location: Office-based work in Kadima, willingness to travel abroad as part of the role.