Career opportunities in Europe

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is committed to solving some of the biggest global challenges of our time by advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We are able to deliver on this great promise because we have great people who everyday work and innovate collaboratively across the globe.

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Hitachi Energy's Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service global product group is a world-leading provider of grid connections and power quality solutions that enable our customers to build a more sustainable, flexible and secure energy system. We leverage our long-standing technology leadership, vast integration expertise, huge installed base and global footprint to provide our customers with life-cycle value solutions at the lowest risk. Our customers are in the utility, renewables, industry, transportation, data centers and infrastructure sectors.

Our business in Europe has more than 1,000 skilled professionals focused on critical areas of expertise and is present in 16 countries.

At Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service business in Europe (HBUEU), diversity drives our culture of innovation and collaboration. Our leading technology and strong market position enable us to achieve growth targets in the energy transition across current and growing market segments such as hydrogen, data centers and e-mobility.

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We are looking for a Site manager to join our team in Zagreb

Lead all on-site activities of a project to assure cost-effective execution of project deliverables in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and safety requirements during the start-up, construction and/or erection, commissioning, maintenance phases.

Your responsibilities:

• Site planning: Plans project on-site activities with Project Manager including necessary local resources, equipment and milestones. Coordinates agreement between customer and external resources on construction targets, health and safety requirements, site organization and policy.

• Site coordination and monitoring: Responsible, from receiving the assigned site area from the customer or Project Manager to handing over to the end customer on completion day, for coordinating all on-site activities to ensure the successful execution of start-up, construction, erection, testing and commissioning activities in alignment with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and safety requirements.

• Stakeholder relations: Serves as a project representative by building and maintaining effective relationships with customers as well as other local organizations such as authorities, banks, and suppliers to ensure their active support of field activities.

• Health, safety and environment (HSE) and project security: Ensures detailed and up-to-date construction Health & Safety (H&S) plan is in place in respect of each work package, compliant with the HITACHI ENERGY H&S plan.  Ensures all on-site resources are properly trained on company health, safety and environment policy and proactively promotes health and safety considerations to project partners throughout the project. Empowered to suspend any activities on site (be it by HITACHI ENERGY personnel or by subcontractors) in case of OHS violation and, if a situation arises, takes the necessary steps to ensure that HITACHI ENERGY employees and other persons who may be present are not put at risk.

• Material handling: Ensures correct handling, storage and installation of HITACHI ENERGY-delivered equipment, coordinating on-site storage as well as shipment logistics to secure timely site delivery of equipment and material.

• Sub-contractors: Manages the sub-contractors on site hired by HITACHI ENERGY to ensure necessary quality and progress achieved to meet delivery date and agreed standards.

• Site cost management: Controls project cost for the project site work, monitors actual spend against forecasts, and estimates final cost for the same. Manages the petty cash and has delegated authority for local purchasing within agreed limits.

• Documentation: Ensures all documentation is modified and updated as necessary, the document handling system is maintained, and latest revisions are used for the construction work on site.

• People leadership and development: Ensures (with HR support) that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed.  Guides, motivates and develops direct and indirect reports within HR policies.  Coordinates local accommodation, site facilities, office equipment, petty cash, etc.

• Living core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues, and the business.

Your background:

• Minimum 5 years previous experience as Site Manager of medium size projects with a focus on EPC project;

• Experience in the execution of HV/MV Electrical Systems construction projects;

• Knowledge of HSE Country regulation ;

• Previous experience with  Balkan TSOs and/or in Data Center segment is a plus;

• Fluency in Croatian and English language (candidate interviews will be held in English language)

• Preferably possession of professional state exam certificate

• Advanced technical knowledge of civil, installation and commissioning works (preferably in power grid substation business)

• Strong sensitivity concerning safety and environmental issues

• Proactivity, devotion to personal development and readiness for supporting continuous improvement of existing processes

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to manage a diverse team

• Willingness to travel and to be abroad for a longer period of time

• Advanced usage of MS Office

• Driver’s license (B)