Infra Operations Lead

Not just a job, but a career

Yokogawa, award winner for ‘Best Asset Monitoring Technology’ and ‘Best Digital Twin Technology’ at the HP Awards, is a leading provider of industrial automation, test and measurement, information systems and industrial services in several industries.

Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition, (bio)technology, artificial intelligence, industrial cybersecurity, etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.

About the Team

Our 18,000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission, to "co-innovate tomorrow". We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our planet. In return, we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect, value creation, collaboration, integrity, and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Planning

Manage the production of project and workstream plans, ensuring that all activities are identified, are appropriately organized and resourced to deliver project objectives, and comply with the organization's project and program management framework.

Project Scope Definition

Plan and lead the delivery of a range of information gathering, analysis, and stakeholder consultation activities and specify, negotiate, and agree on project deliverables.

Stakeholder Management

Plan and deliver stakeholder engagement activities to develop effective project working relationships and to ensure that stakeholder needs and concerns are identified and met.

Requirements Management

Plan and coordinate the identification, elicitation of requirements; conduct analysis of those requirements for completion and alignment; document and manage requirements throughout the life of the project; and coordinate the verification of the end deliverable. Generally done at the project level.

Project Risk and Issue Management

Identify and evaluate risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints associated with the project, escalating where appropriate. Where necessary, develop, agree on, and implement solutions to overcome these.

Project Reporting and Review

Draft project review reports and presentations, including key information, commentary, and recommendations to support the review process and enable stakeholders to evaluate progress and agree on change.

Project Team Management

Lead a small to medium project team; communicates the project vision and outcomes needed along with guidance to achieve outcome, coordinates team actions on project activities; coordinates flow of additional team members on and off the team as needed; and identifies areas of improvement necessary to build the capability of the team through training, coaching and mentoring.

Continuous Improvement

Review existing operations in own area of work and implement innovation processes to generate new ideas and ensure continuous improvements are delivered.

Project Resource Management

Manage the deployment of project resources, proactively managing project costs, providing forecasts, and presenting variances with narrative at appropriate review points to ensure effective utilization.

Work Scheduling and Allocation

Develop short- or medium-term work schedules in order to achieve planned commitments. Approve overtime or use additional resources as needed.

Document Preparation

Organize and prepare complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices such as standard office software. Also responsible for gathering and summarizing data for special reports.

Project Close-out and Handover

Provide appropriate documentation and training to enable successful transition to business as usual. Identify and record lessons learned to inform future project activity.

Project Assurance

Conduct assurance reviews within the project, facilitate the delivery of assurance reviews by independent third parties, and take appropriate action to resolve any issues identified so that senior stakeholders have confidence that the project can deliver to time, budget, and quality.

Personal Capability Building

Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Behavioral Competencies

Manages Complexity

Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. For example, consistently looks at complex issues from many angles; obtains a rich and deep understanding; swiftly cuts to the core issue; skillfully separates root causes from symptoms.

Drives Results

Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances. For example, devotes considerable effort to surpassing goals and achieving the best possible results; goes above and beyond to achieve excellence. Drives ahead with great focus when faced with obstacles and setbacks; maintains productivity and a positive attitude.

Customer Focus

Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions. For example, digs deeply into customer feedback and drives the innovations that can enable the organization to better meet customers' future needs. Frequently adjusts approach to ensure customer needs are met and to improve service.

Develops Talent

Develops people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals. For example, shares own experience and expertise with others if asked. Provides constructive feedback and other support for other people's development.

Situational Adaptability

Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations. For example, takes steps to adapt to changing needs, conditions, priorities, or opportunities. Understands the cues that suggest a change in approach is needed; adopts new behaviors accordingly.

Cultivates Innovation

Creates new and better ways for the organization to be successful. For example, constantly looks for new ideas and innovative ways of doing things; makes the effort to get involved in new areas. Offers original ideas and promising new solutions.

Skills

Prioritizing

Works at an advanced level to prioritize components of a project, program, or portfolio work in context with risks, activities, stakeholders, etc. across the life of the project or program. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Project Management

Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while guiding and training others on managing projects and/or programs within desired cost, time and quality parameters.

Project Communications Management

Works with full competence to ensure timely and appropriate planning, collection, creation, distribution, storage, retrieval, management, control, archiving, and disposition of project information. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.

Verbal Communication

Uses clear and effective verbal communications skills without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on expressing ideas, requesting actions and formulating plans or policies.

Negotiation

Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to negotiate independently while providing guidance and training to others on how to help the organization by obtaining consensus between two or more internal or external parties who may have different interests.

Project Change Management

Uses comprehensive knowledge and/or skills to act independently while providing guidance and training to others on identifying, managing and controlling project-related changes.

Project Quality Management

Works at an advanced level to manage the work that determines the quality policies, procedures, and responsibilities so the work satisfies the needs for which it was undertaken. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Project Resource Planning and Control

Works at an advanced level to identify, acquire, and manage the resources (physical and human) for the project. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Project Risk and Issue Management

Uses comprehensive knowledge and/or skills to act independently with guiding and training others on identifying, assessing, prioritizing and managing project-related risks.

Requirements Traceability and Management

Works at an advanced level to manage the documentation, archiving, traceability, changes, and approvals of requirements throughout the project life cycle. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Verify Requirements

Works at an advanced level to create the rules for requirements and design quality, perform verification activities, and maintain quality control. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Data Collection and Analysis

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on analyzing data trends for use in reports to help guide decision making.

Policy and procedures

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on developing, monitoring, interpreting and understanding policies and procedures, while making sure they match organizational strategies and objectives.

Project Cost and Budget Management

Works at an advanced level to estimate and manage the effort and finances to complete the work within budget. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Project Estimating

Works at an advanced level to estimate each of the components of project, program, or portfolio work, including costs, activity durations, resource needs, risks, stakeholders, etc. across the life of the project or program. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Project Integration Management

Works at an advanced level to identify, define, unify, and coordinate the various processes and activities to integrate the project management activities. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Project Schedule Management

Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to act independently while guiding and training others on sequencing and scheduling tasks into a project plan.

Project Scope Management

Works at an advanced level to identify, verify, and manage changes to the scope of the project or program, utilizing the most appropriate approach. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Project Testing

Works at an advanced level to design, create and administer the test scripts associated with the delivery of the project, ensuring that the requirements are being met from a functional, design and user experience perspective.Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Requirements Elicitation and Facilitation

Works at an advanced level to lead facilitated sessions for requirements elicitation, focus groups, and user acceptance testing. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Validate Requirements

Works at an advanced level to identify assumptions in order to manage risk, assess the success with measurable evaluation criteria, and evaluate alignment of requirements with solution scope to support value delivery. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Workflow Management

Works at an advanced level to orient work in a workflow to plan, organize, and execute the steps it takes to achieve a goal to achieve higher efficiencies. Typically works independently and provides guidance.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level

General Experience

Experienced practitioner able to work unsupervised (13 months to 3 years)

Managerial Experience

Experience of general supervision of more junior colleagues (7 to 12 months)

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