The opportunity
Hitachi Energy are hiring a Project Manager, Engineering to join the team. This opportunity will be ideal for anyone with a passion and desire to deliver within applications engineering, we are looking for someone with an eye for detail and able to prepare documentation and diagrams. To coordinate and support the design team during project design and execution phases, and to support the tendering team to ensure that safe, robust, and optimal designs and documentation are produced.
Please note we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.
Responsibilities
* To coordinate the design team across all disciplines.
* To liaise with project management on engineering budgets and to provide forecast cost to complete estimates and associated justification to changes in expenditure.
* To manage the programme and to interface with the planning engineers for design.
* Providing forecasts for completion and resource planning.
* To approve documentation in accordance with the contractual requirements of the project.
* To coordinate and chair design reviews and hazard reviews.
* To identify and manage additional risks across functions that may not be apparent to individual Designers. Evaluates risks and opportunities, strategizes mitigation of the risks.
* Supports the Project Manager in overall project risk and opportunity assessments and implementation of resulting actions.
* To undertake the Principal Designer Representative on projects.
* Works with customers to shape and deliver solutions, seeking feedback and innovating with the customer to drive and deliver improvements.
* Oversees the creation of subcontracts and manages the subcontractors jointly with other involved functions, including supply chain management.
Background
* 5 years Electricity supply industry experience
* Knowledge of Transmission or Distribution practices (400kV to 11 kV)
* HNC/HND in electrical engineering or equivalent
* Good team work, Analytical and communication skills
* Capable of working to tight time scales
* Commercial acumen
* Understanding / Knowledge of Distribution Network Operator / National Grid etc. standards and drawing practices
Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.
With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.
Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.