Innovation Manager

About This Role

This role drives the innovation agenda within the Energy Global Business Unit, championing the development and implementation of innovative concepts and digital solutions. The manager will cultivate a culture of innovation, facilitate cross-functional collaboration, and ensure the successful adoption of new technologies and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Promote a culture of innovation within the Energy GBU, raising awareness and providing educational resources and tools for colleagues
• Collaborate with the GBU Innovation Manager and serve as a conduit between GBU leadership, project and functional managers, and project teams
• Develop and execute innovation strategies, identifying opportunities for pilot projects and full-scale implementation
• Oversee proof-of-concept pilots and guide them through testing, deployment, and scaling phases
• Champion communication and engagement around innovation activities for internal and external stakeholders
• Lead the implementation of innovation programs, overseeing deployment teams
• Develop and deliver execution plans and upskilling initiatives for digital and physical solutions
• Monitor and track innovative use-cases
• Interface with corporate Innovation function and other GBU Innovation functions to leverage existing solutions and cross-GBU work
• Establish and manage the innovation portfolio by defining impact measures and evaluating the overall value of deployed pilots
• Develop business cases for prioritized innovations, capturing impact, cost savings, and projected benefits
• Capture lessons learned, best practices, and feedback to continuously improve innovation processes

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams and implementing new work processes and technologies
• Proficiency in design thinking, lean startup, and change management methodologies
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels
• High proficiency in English (written and spoken)
• Experience presenting to executive-level audiences and collaborating in a global, multicultural environment
• Ability to facilitate meetings, enable organizational change, and institutionalize new processes and tools

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or more advanced in Engineering, Construction Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in engineering, construction, project controls, procurement, automation, or information systems, with a strong track record in innovation and digital transformation

Nice to Have

• Experience with BIM, GIS and data analytics
• Proven ability to facilitate meetings, drive organizational change, and institutionalize new processes and tools

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits