Senior Expert Electrical Engineering

Senior Expert Electrical Engineering

OMV Group

Schwechat, Austria

Your tasks

• Act as the national electrical engineering expert for strategic and routine maintenance as well as capital investment projects, ensuring compliance with harmonized processes and standards.
• Prepare tender books, technical specifications, and documentation for maintenance, turnarounds, and investment projects.
• Define and implement mid- and long‑term availability, design, and technology strategies for electrical engineering across responsible sites.
• Provide expert input to strategic departmental planning, including conceptual design and long‑term framework contracts for materials and services.
• Develop, optimize, and ensure adherence to operational processes, workflows, and engineering guidelines within the area of responsibility.
• Ensure compliance with approved OPEX and CAPEX budgets and support budget planning for electrical engineering activities.
• Manage and assess project deviation requests, execute decisions on non‑standard project tasks, and provide expertise on national projects.
• Conduct active stakeholder management with internal project departments and external authorities, including preparation for technical negotiations.
• Track and report KPIs, support international benchmarking, and contribute to continuous improvement of departmental strategy.
• Manage and develop contractor and contract management frameworks, including service catalogs, contractor selection, and performance management.

Your profile

• Master’s degree or Diploma in Electrical or Automation Engineering.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant professional experience in electrical engineering, process automation, instrumentation, or related project environments.
• Strong knowledge of American and European design standards (E&A norms and standards).
• Extensive experience in electrical planning, project management, and project execution.
• Solid know‑how in plant design, engineering workflows, contractor management, and technical project management.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken); German and Romanian are considered advantages.