Linkebeek, Belgium – Power Transformer Expert BE Power & Infrastructure

Are you excited about embarking on a journey with us towards a carbon-neutral world?

We are seeking a collaborative colleague who is passionate about making a positive impact on ENGIE Laborelec's success and overall performance. If you have a deep interest in the energy transition, power generation and technology, we urge you to explore this opportunity.

Bring your expertise, grow with us and build your career in a safe and diverse environment.

Who are we?

ENGIE Laborelec is a research and expertise center focused on electrical power technology, with a team of over 370 employees from different backgrounds. We are part of the ENGIE Group, and more particularly the entity ENGIE Research & Innovation. We support the entire electricity value chain, providing customized solutions to a diverse range of customers from various fields and industries. We are dedicated to achieving a net zero carbon future and finding sustainable solutions.

About the team

Our Power & Infrastructure Business Line provides high added value activities and services to the Global Business Units (GBUs) of ENGIE, the power generation sector, grid operators, and end-user industries in Europe. This covers applied research and on-the-field technical expertise. 

What you’ll be doing

Your responsibilities as a Power Transformer Expert.

Within our department specialized in Electrical Equipment (EEQ), you have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and make a significant impact on our customers' operations.

• You engage in all aspects of the entire electricity value chain: Production (Nuclear, Classical, or Renewable), Transmission, Distribution and Industry (end user).
• You enrich your technical and sector knowledge with ongoing follow-up of new transformer technologies and market evolutions.
• You embrace opportunities to collaborate with universities and research centers locally and abroad.
• You remain available and open to travel to intervene on industrial sites in Belgium and abroad (mostly in Europe).

Plus, your expertise will be put to good work in:

• Drafting specifications for transformers and tender evaluations.
• Evaluating comparison offers from suppliers.
• Supplier design review of Power Transformer assets.
• Manufacture/construction follow-up at supplier facilities.
• Follow-up of SAT / FAT.
• Condition assessment of operating transformers.
• Trouble-shooting and Root Cause Analysis.
• Simulations (diagnostic).
• Material Analysis

If you identify with any of the following, we encourage you to apply! Do you?

• Bring technical passion and the ambition to further your expertise and grow your career in this field.
• Have a civil or industrial engineer qualification, or experience equivalent, specialized in Electricity or Electro-Mechanics.
• Have a proven expertise in the domain of Power Transformers.
• Have experience in large Power Transformer design.
• Have the ability to create strategic value for Laborelec and its customers based on your expertise.
• Have the confidence to give theoretical and practical training in your field of expertise.
• Have the mindset to rapidly analyze customer issues or demands and develop appropriate commercial proposals related to needed service deliveries.

• Have a natural customer orientation and ability to build trusting relationships with clients.
• Work and communicate well to assist team work-flow and customer decisions.
• Communicate fluently in English, Dutch and French, or are willing to learn.
• Demonstrate strong technical and market evolution knowledge to back your recommendations.

Here's a taste of what Laborelec offers you

• Flexible Working Environment: A green campus and hybrid workspace (3 days home working/week) offering flexibility for a good work/life balance. 
• Employee Resource Groups: An exciting position in a leading research and expertise center, with the possibility of further career development within ENGIE. 
• An inspiring work environment: Shared with bold colleagues from different backgrounds.
• Learning & Development: Growth is a big reason people choose to join our team. We provide opportunities through “lunch and learn” programs, training, coaching, mentorship programs, and other workshops.
• Benefits: 34 leave days, 5 days free care for sick children, linen ironing service...
• Wellness: You will have access to our fun room and fitness space for your enjoyment and well-being

Where we work

Our headquarters is based in Belgium (Linkebeek, near to Brussels), and we have several branches in Europe (France, Germany & the Netherlands), LATAM (Chile) and MESCAT (KSA & UAE).

Our values : The 4B’s

• Be You, at Laborelec, we encourage you to be yourself and allow your skills and knowledge to shine through.
• Be Safe, keeping our employees safe is our top priority.
• Become, as a Laborelec employee, you can build your career.
• Belong, join our dynamic community at Laborelec and become an integral part of our team. ​​​​​​​​​​​

Our commitment

At ENGIE Laborelec, we are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, including people of all races, genders, ages, religions, disabilities, and sexual orientations.

We'd love to hear from you if this opportunity sparks your interest.

Your HR contact:

Isabelle Croiset – Isabelle.croiset@external.engie.com

ENGIE Laborelec is a leading expertise and research centre in electrical power and sustainable technology. Drawing on the skills of more than 300 highly specialized engineers and technicians, the company is active on the whole electricity value chain and backs a large set of customers in the fields of generation, transmission, distribution, storage and final use of electricity.

At the core of the energy transition, Laborelec Middle East is hiring a Transformer Expert to sustain its growth in Saudi Arabia. 

The opportunity

You will join a team of experts based in the client offices. The team will be composed of 4 Experts and one project Manager responsible for the overall client management. During the onsite assignment, you will be required to :

• Support the client on Transformers asset inspection and health index estimation
• Recommend preventive and reactive maintenance activities based on the condition of the client Transformer assets.
• Support client during major incident by providing recommendation to repairs or restore failing Transformer equipment.
• Challenge OEM on the recommendation given to our client and support client during repairs activities on Transformers.
• Collaborate with Engie Laborelec Headquarter colleagues to study or analyse major equipment failures
• Serve as specific field’s expert Transformers technical advisors for our client on the subject matters.
• This assignment will require the experts to visit the sites jointly with the client maintenance crew.

What you need to succeed in your mission

You have:

• At least 5 years to 10 years experiences as a Transformers Expert.
• Experience with a big grid operator in the US/Europe is mandatory.
• Hands on Experience in Transformer condition monitoring and maintenance.
• The ideal profile would have tested, assessed and maintained Transformers preferably in a utility, an OEM or Maintenance company.
• Worked on high voltage equipment (33KV and above)

You are:

• Curious and technically driven
• Customer oriented with a strong ability to adapt yourself
• Result-driven and target-focussed
• You are fluent in English.

ENGIE Laborelec offers you

• A long term contact
• An exciting career in an agile leading expertise centre, part of the ENGIE Group
• A competitive salary supplemented by numerous benefits

Your HR contact person: Damien Colmant - damien.colmant@engie.com

Workplace: ENGIE Laborelec – Saudi Arabia, UAE