Design Specialist - Construction

A Snapshot of Your Day

Imagine leading the design vision for major construction projects that drive Siemens Energy’s mission forward. As Design Specialist, you’ll coordinate global partners, ensure every design meets our high standards, and keep projects on track from concept to completion. You’ll be the expert guiding teams and consultants, making sure every detail supports innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence. Join us to shape the future of energy infrastructure—one design at a time.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Serve as a design specialist, contributing expertise to the development and coordination of design solutions for major construction projects, ensuring all deliverables align with Siemens Energy standards
• Oversee the work of global and local design partners, from initial feasibility concepts through detailed design completion.
• Support budgeting and allocation of design resources to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
• Identify and manage design risks, participate in risk workshops, and implement effective mitigation strategies.
• Prepare and present regular status reports, ensuring project data is accurate and up to date.
• Drive continuous improvement of design processes, standards, and knowledge sharing across projects.
• Collaborate with the Digital Acceleration team to implement digital tools that optimize design management and project performance.
• Ensure compliance with all legal, operational, and safety requirements, and support sustainability initiatives such as energy efficiency and green building certifications.
• Provide design management expertise and project controls support to the Real Estate (RE) community.

What You Bring

• 3–5 years’ experience in design management for construction projects of industrial facilities, ideally in international and multicultural environments.
• Strong knowledge of feasibility design assessments, design development, value engineering, sustainable practices, and management of design partners and consultants.
• Proven ability to implement high-quality design management processes.
• Experience working in multinational, multicultural teams.
• Master’s degree or equivalent in construction engineering, civil engineering, MEP engineering, architecture, or a related field.

You’ll need the technical expertise and leadership skills listed above to succeed in this role. Experience with digital design tools and sustainable practices will help you stand out. If travel is required, you’ll be comfortable working across different locations. Advanced English proficiency is important for this role.

About the Team

You’ll join a passionate, multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering innovative building solutions that support Siemens Energy’s global mission. Our team brings together experts in project management, engineering, design, and sustainability to tackle complex challenges and drive continuous improvement. We work collaboratively across functions and geographies, sharing knowledge and best practices to ensure every project’s success. Our culture values open communication, diversity, and a shared commitment to excellence. Together, we’re building the infrastructure that powers a sustainable future.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With +100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion, and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character—no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• Competitive salary and fair compensation for international assignments
• Meal allowance and comprehensive health insurance
• Five additional pre-established “Pontes” vacation days (if not working abroad)
• Birthday off if it falls on a weekday and you are not abroad
• Free shuttle service to the Alfragide office
• Access to professional development and training opportunities
• Supportive, inclusive work environment with a focus on work-life balance

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