Project Engineering Manager

General Information:

We are looking for a Project Engineering Manager to join the project/tender engineering team at our High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) department. If you want to take the next step in your career and contribute to develop a stronger, smarter, and greener energy system, then join us now!

We value your potential and personal commitment equal to experience, so do not hesitate to send your application even though you don’t meet all the requirements. A team with fantastic collaboration and with different backgrounds is waiting for you to join! 

Your responsibilities:

•   Lead the complete project/tender engineering team to supply all deliveries in accordance with contractual agreements, quality standards, HSE requirements, financial targets and schedule commitments.
• Manage the communication with the customer, sub-suppliers, sub-contractors and partners on technical matters.
• Plan, execute and control the interface with the procurement and construction processes.
• Ensure the project/tender is properly staffed with the right level of competence and escalate all concerns in due time.
• Communicate and manage effectively all relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure risks, including design risks related to local rules and regulations, are properly identified and that mitigation actions are in place and followed.
• Identify scope creep and secure that additional customer requests are managed as variation orders, where cost and time impact is properly analyzed.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of policies and instructions by adopting external/internal best practices and findings from lessons learned.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
   

Your background 

• You hold a University degree in Engineering, or a degree deemed to be equivalent.
• At least 5 to 8 years professional experience in a project management position, or equivalent. Manager experience is desirable.
• Strong sense of commercial awareness and negotiating skills as well as familiarity with reading contracts
• Ability to motivate people and create team spirit, good coaching skills
• Experience from EPC projects and the HVDC business is seen as an advantage
• Fluency in English – both written and spoken
• Sales and Tendering experience is highly desirable
• Site experience is highly desirable 
• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.