Location:Baden, Aargau, Switzerland
Job ID: R0038084
Date Posted:2024-07-26
Company Name:HITACHI ENERGY LTD
Profession (Job Category):Project/Program Management
Job Schedule: Full time
Remote:No
Job Description:Hitachi Energy is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead a cross-border customer project within our Power Grid division.
As the Project Manager, you'll serve as the primary point of contact between Hitachi Energy and the customer. Your responsibilities will include managing technical, commercial, and contractual interactions with both internal and external suppliers, overseeing a core team of project managers from various Hitachi Energy business units, and leading the project to completion, adhering to project timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
Ideal candidates will possess strong project management skills, a deep understanding of the power grid industry, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams.
If you're a results-oriented project manager looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity, we encourage you to apply.
Your responsibilities
- Ensure efficient communication amongst all project team members vide application of communication/RACI-matrix
- Ensure timely release of contractual/ commercial correspondence with client and internal distribution to all Categories
- Act as interface between clients' project representatives and the project managers from different business units
- Utilizes the competencies of the other PMO core team members (Planning & Control, Quality & Doc Management, HSE, Tax & Contract Management, Site Management) to ensure adequate execution of the contract as per the requirements of client
- Prepare monthly progress report towards client for entire contractual scope of supply
- Manage the invoicing/payment process between Hitachi Energy's internal product suppliers and client
- Ensure application of Change Management Process with client (affecting Scope, extension of time & cost reimbursement of any business unit)
- Ensure timely submission of HSE-, Quality-, and project documentation towards customer
- Ensure timely deployment of Hitachi Energy's personnel for installation and commissioning works in accordance with overall Master Schedule
- Attend all progress meetings with client in any offices and/or locations in Europe, Asia and/or North America
- Responsible to maintain the overall project risk register centralized in the PMO (based on each factory's own register)
- Support Head of PMO in preparation of STECO with HE's senior management and/or customer
Your Background
- Bachelor degree in engineering or relevant working experience in the energy transmission and distribution business
- Strong project manager, structured and results oriented leader with strong analytical and operational controlling skills
- Project Management Certification ( PMP, PMI etc.)
- Negotiation skills, strategic thinking, cooperativeness and networking skills, commitment to the accountabilities
- Ability to motivate, coach and share the knowledge within the organization
- Business oriented mindset to support customer's needs
- Willingness to travel 30 -50% of the time
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English