Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future. As project manager, you will join Transformer Service R&D team, part of the Technology organization of business unit Transformers, leading Research and Development projects related to Transformer Service. 

Your Responsibilities

• Ensure projects adhere to internal R&D standards, including integrated scheduling and cost control

• Collaborate with the project team to identify and detail all essential tasks, forming the basis for realistic project scheduled

• Develop and maintain project work and cost breakdown structures, creating resource-loaded schedules that track baseline, actual, and forecast data

• Monitor project progress, analyse critical paths, notify Project Managers of deviations, and provide resource optimization suggestions

• Issue regular progress reports, updates, and productivity data to customers and stakeholders

• Work with the team to define necessary resources, evaluating the work breakdown structure and standard productivity

• Monitor costs/budgets, provide detailed estimates, analyse variances using earned value management, and advise on cost-related issues

• Manage changes in scope, assess their impact, and ensure the budget reflects these changes

• Manage risks by assessing their priority, maintaining the risk register, and proposing mitigation plans, including timeline and cost impacts

• Communicate effectively with customers and stakeholders to ensure clear understanding.

Your background

• MSc in Business, Engineering, or a related field

• Project management certification

• Over 5 years of project management experience

• Experience in transformers, high voltage, or the energy industry is highly valued

• Proficient in knowledge and experience capture methodologies

• Strong technical and operational documentation skills

• Innovative, with a creative approach to problem-solving

• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills in international settings

• Highly self-motivated with a collaborative and solutions-oriented mindset

• Fluent in English, with additional languages being a plus