Project Lead Engineer

General Information:

Project Manager Engineering and / or Construction & Commissioning focuses on coordination of all engineering activities in assignment project, ensuring that activities related to all engineering disciplines within the project are efficiently and cost- effectively executed, in accordance with the contract specifications, quality standards and safety & integrity requirements. The activities associated with project manager engineering and / or Construction & Commissioning include discipline engineering and design; planning, e.g., the production of engineering and / or Construction & Commissioning budgets, schedules and risk assessments; and the provision and coordination of resources (personnel and equipment) to execute the work. 

 Your Responsibility:

• Engineering development: Ensuring that engineering is developed with complete information and that all multidisciplinary information has been included.
• Leading development of new solutions for complex projects and challenges. Coordinating design with consortium partners. May act as a design authority for a particular engineering discipline and completes engineering assignments for that discipline.
•  Construction support: Collaborating on project installation, commissioning and site activities, clarifying potential issues or providing solutions to correct engineering errors. Providing technical support to commissioning and start-up activities. Supporting Contract Manager in issuing claims (new scope of work, cost impact, time impact, risk quantifications, etc.).
• Defining project tasks and ensuring allocation of tasks among project team members. Defining schedule, cost and quality metrics.
•  Evaluating risks and opportunities. Identifying opportunities for repeat and new business.
•  Working with customers to drive and deliver improvements. Interacting with officials, contractors and suppliers.
• 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:

• Minimum Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering required; Professional Engineering certification preferred.
• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
• Minimum of eight 8 years of technical, commercial and construction experience on FACTS, HV/MV substation engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects.
• Experience with CAD software such as AutoCAD and/or MicroStation is preferred.  Knowledge of Microsoft Office suites and Lotus Notes is a plus.
• Travel is required; up to 30% both domestic and international.