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This role is responsible for Project Management professional. As Project Manager, you will Lead the execution of medium to large size projects and ensure that all related activities are performed in accordance with Hitachi Energy policy, contractual agreements, quality standards, health, safety & environment requirements, financial targets, as well as schedule commitments. Working in close collaborations with customers, engineering, quality, production, supply chain, etc. You must possess strong organizational and communication skills and work proficiently both individually and in teams.
Your responsibilities
- Leading the project team, defining execution guidelines, allocating project tasks, and motivating and monitoring internal and external resources to accomplish all tasks and milestones. Providing performance feedback regarding allocated resources working on projects.
- Defining, jointly with the Finance, Quality, Engineering and Planning departments, all project plan documents, including scope and financial plans, schedule and risk management plans.
- Ensuring that the project follows execution best practices and Hitachi ABB Power Grids policies. Effectively monitors and controls project progress and efficient resource utilization.
- Reviews status of critical suppliers’ progress and includes in overall schedule.
- Monitoring and controlling project financials, overseeing project invoicing status, cost, expenses and cash flow. Identifying, qualifying, quantifying and managing project risks, and ensuring that all opportunities are identified and pursued.
- Capturing, analyzing and sharing lessons learned throughout the project. Making sure that the project is formally closed out, as contractually agreed. Driving the formal acceptance of the project, contract close-out and its acknowledgement by the customer.
- Confirming that the project consistently applies contract and claims management, in accordance with Hitachi ABB Power Grids policies and contractual agreements.
- Coordinating with Supply Chain Management, and successfully procuring required services, materials and equipment for the project from external and internal suppliers. Supporting Supply Chain Management in supplier negotiations, claims and project changes.
- Acting as key contact for the customer and an escalation point for project issues. Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and effectively communicating with all stakeholders.
- Ensuring the project follows and complies with company health, safety, and environmental policies.
Your background
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and 10 plus years in one or combination of the following disciplines: Project Management; Project Engineering; Customer support. Must have proven accomplishments.
- Atleast executed 1 full Turnkey project of STATCOM, SVAR or Flexible AC Transmission systems (FACTS), or HV Substations in project life cycle. Must have proven accomplishments
- Clearly demonstrates critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to communicate with Hitachi-ABB and Customer personnel in order to successfully collaborate, coordinate, and resolve project related activities and issues
- Knowledge of Project Management skills such as critical path and risk identification and mitigation.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and able to deliver to customer’s expectations
- Self-motivated who drives all stakeholder to close issues and comfortable taking a leadership role as being a team member
- Negotiation skills for interaction with internal and external customers
- Knowledge of SAP, Primavera P6, MS project, MSWORD and MSEXCEL
- Experience from FACTS and/or HVDC projects and PMP certification will be added advantage
More about us
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 are advancing the world’s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible and secure whilst balancing social, environmental and economic value. Hitachi Energy has a proven track record and unparalleled installed base in more than 140 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ around 38,000 people in 90 countries and generate business volumes of approximately $10 billion USD. www.hitachienergy.com
Publication date
2022-03-07
Reference Number
IN52905792_E1