Project Manager

The Opportunity

As a Project Manager, you will lead and oversee complex projects with a focus on cost, timelines, staffing, and quality standards, including compliance with ISO requirements. This role requires the management of multiple interrelated projects, integration of vendor deliverables, and ensuring successful execution within budget and on schedule. You will apply advanced project management expertise while working independently with minimal supervision, and you will provide guidance to junior professionals. If you are a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills and a proven ability to resolve complex challenges, we invite you to apply and contribute to our business transformation initiatives.

How You Will Make An Impact

Planning and Scheduling

• Collaborate with the Project Lead and Controller to define project scope, financial plans, schedules, and risk management documentation.
  
  

Project Execution and Control

• Ensure adherence to execution best practices and company policies.
• Monitor and control project progress, resource utilization, and financials, including invoicing, costs, expenses, and cash flow.
• Identify, assess, and manage risks while pursuing opportunities.
• Capture and share lessons learned throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive formal project closure and customer acceptance as per contractual agreements.
  
  

Contract Claims and Procurement Management

• Apply consistent contract and claims management practices in line with company policies.
• Negotiate and procure services, materials, and equipment from internal and external suppliers.
• Support supply chain management in supplier negotiations, claims, and project changes.
  
  

Technical Issues and Commissioning

• Coordinate with engineering, service, and commissioning teams for high and medium voltage installations.
• Contribute to planning and implementation of commissioning activities and support installation coordination.
  
  

Stakeholder Relations

• Serve as the primary contact for customers and the escalation point for any project-related issues.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring effective communication.
  
  

Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE)

• Ensure compliance with company health, safety, and environmental policies throughout the project.
  
  

Performance and Compliance

• You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values, safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
  
  

Your Background

• University degree in Electrical/ Power Engineering.
• 7+ years experience in a similar position, focusing on power grids, high-voltage substations and power transformers projects/ SLA/ Service contracts
• Used to work with procedures, instructions and process workflows
• Very good communication skills
• Good organizer, able to act independently and in a team
• Capacity to act quickly and meet deadlines
• Seriousness and accountability
• International commercial knowledge
• SAP knowledge is advantage - MM & SD & Project modules
• PC literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• PMP certification
  
  

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.