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Project Management Engineering

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.

As an employer, we operate in 90 countries with 45,000 people committed to ensuring they thrive and are empowered to deliver their best work as part of our Diversity 360 vision.

Embrace Diversity and Innovation!

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 (HUBEU), 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.

Join Our Team!

We are looking for a Project Lead Engineer (Project Manager Engineering, PME) to join our PME team in Västerås, Sweden, to lead the work with design and delivery of complete substations for distribution and transmission grids.

How you’ll make an impact

As Project Lead Engineer (PME) you play an important role in our projects. This means leading the engineering work in our customer projects, normally electric power installations in the range from 10-400kV

 
Your Responsibilities 

  • Lead and drive the project engineering team to deliver results in accordance with contractual agreements, quality standards, HSE requirements, financial targets and schedule commitments.

  • Manage the engineering related coordination with customer, sub-supplier and internal/external partners.

  • Plan and manage engineering resources by following the governance procedure of Hitachi Energy.

  • Manage the communications with all relevant internal and external stakeholders.

  • Identify the risk & opportunities, make contributions to the continuous improvement works. 

Your background 

  • A bachelor’s degree or above in the area of electrical or mechanical engineering.

  • At least 3 to 5 years professional experience in engineering, R&D or project management positions.

  • Experience with Medium to High Voltage Projects in Power Systems.

  • Experience from site works is an advantage.

  • You are fluent in English, written and spoken alike. Swedish will be advantage.

  • You live in Västerås area, Sweden.

What we offer

  • Collective agreement

  • Flexible working time

  • Health care and wellness allowance

  • Fantastic career possibilities within Hitachi Energy both within Sweden and globally

  • Mentor to support you throughout onboard phase

  • Various trainings and education supporting employee development​

  • Diversified company

  • Supplementary compensation for parental leave

  • Employee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks

  • More benefits could be connected to this specific role

More about us 

Are you ready for an exciting new challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don’t delay – apply today! 

Union representatives - Ledarna: Frank Hollstedt, +46 107-38 70 43; Sveriges Ingenjörer: Nawzad Rashid, +46 107-38 91 48; Unionen: Karin Ulvemark, +46 107-38 51 42 or Ingrid Rinaldo, +46 107-38 58 19   

Location Vaesteras, Vastmanland County, Sweden;
Middelfart, Middelfart, Denmark;
Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland
Job type Full time
Experience Experienced
Job function Engineering & Science
Contract Regular
Publication date 2025-04-30
Reference number R0089689

About Hitachi Energy

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.

We employ around 45,000 people in 90 countries who each day work with purpose and use their different backgrounds to challenge the status quo. We welcome you to apply today and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.