Sebastian Pröbster

Head of Building Services @ Siemens Energy

Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany

About

Project and Product Management business result oriented, analytic, fast learner, strategic-innovativ, responsible and reliable, respectful, creative ambitions: further business challenges and solving problems

Experience

  • Siemens Energy (Full-time · 5 yrs 6 mos)
    • Head of Building Services
      Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    • Head of Solution Engineering - Battery Storage
      Apr 2023 - Apr 2026 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      - Built and scaled a global R&D and engineering organization across Germany, India, and Portugal (>30 professionals), promoting a culture of innovation, accountability, and high performance. - Leading an international team of 23 direct reports and 10 colleagues in India, driving excellence, engagement, and capability development. - Defining and executing organizational strategy, aligning team objectives with business growth, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement initiatives. - Directing strategic R&D investments and commercial forecasting to accelerate innovation and market readiness. - Implementing agile methodologies to enhance product development speed and cross-functional collaboration across Sales, Tendering and Execution. - Pushing innovation in utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Solutions, ensuring technical leadership and alignment with evolving market trends. - Responsible for Instrumentation & Controls scope from development, proposal through execution, ensuring quality, compliance, and on-time delivery.

    • Technology Manager Battery Storage
      Jan 2021 - Apr 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      - Directed concept development and technical realization of utility-scale BESS, ensuring alignment with global targets. - Responsible for Battery Supplier and 3rd party system evaluation, supplier handling and creation of framework agreements - Defined and managed the strategic storage portfolio, driving product development and R&D planning (SPM). - Led end-to- end technical development of BESS solutions, from concept through deployment, ensuring technical excellence and market fit. - Oversaw battery system design and integration into conventional power plant architectures, enhancing system flexibility and performance.

  • Siemens (11 yrs 5 mos)
    • Business Owner for SIESTART™ hybrid solutions (Battery Energy Storage Systems)
      Sep 2019 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

      - Developed and executed the strategic business plan for SIESTART hybrid solutions, integrating BESS with conventional power plants. - Led cross-functional design and technology development of battery systems, ensuring seamless integration and scalability. - Established supplier evaluation frameworks and negotiated agreements to drive cost-efficiency and delivery performance. - In person execution of Engineering, Sales, Proposal, and Business Development functions to achieve commercial success. - Secured first key project win, a stationary Battery Black Start System in Germany.

    • Product Line Manager
      Dec 2016 - Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      - Defined strategic objectives and led continuous improvement initiatives for the power plant solutions product line (Reference Power Plants SGT4000F). - Established and monitored KPIs based on customer feedback and performance analysis to drive operational excellence. - Sales support through development of technical documentation and economic evaluation tools. - Created standardized scope definitions (PowerCore) and calculation guidelines to streamline project execution and proposal development. - Created Target cost evaluation tool for all power plant product lines.

    • General Project Manager
      Jan 2013 - Dec 2016 · 4 yrs

      - Certified PM@Siemens (PM3) project manager overseeing €130M in steam power plant projects, ensuring delivery excellence. - Led high-stakes customer negotiations and executive reporting to the business unit CEO, ensuring transparency and alignment. - Conducted site visits and acceptance testing, upholding EHS standards and contractual compliance. - Unified cross-functional communication channels as the primary contact, ensuring prompt issue resolution and a consistent customer experience throughout project execution.

  • Project Interface Management at Siemens
    Jun 2007 - Jan 2008 · 8 mos

    Project: Airport Rail Link

  • Training as technical draftsman at Architekturbüro
    Sep 2001 - Mar 2003 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Training as technical draftsman - IHK graduation