Project Management Engineering, Power Automation Senior Professional

Location:

Vaesteras, Vastmanland County, Sweden

Job ID:

R0129552

Date Posted:

2026-05-26

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY SWEDEN AB

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

Project Management Engineering, Power Automation

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.

The position is in the business unit High Voltage Direct Current, within the department of Automation & Communication engineering. The office for Global Project and Tender Management has around 20 Project Managers, mostly in Sweden but also in India, Continental Europe and North America.

Your Responsibilities

• As Project Manager Engineering – Power Automation, you will be responsible for the overall coordination of all Automation related activities within your assigned projects, ensuring efficient, high-quality, and cost-effective specification, procurement and supply in line with contractual, safety, and quality requirements. You will:

  • Represent the Automation supply scope in overall HVDC project

  • Participate in tender process from early stages to BAFO

  • Lead internal technology expertise in the interface between customer and sub-suppliers

  • Interact with sub-suppliers of comprehensive solutions, products and services

Engineering process leadership & coordination

• Lead and coordinatemultidisciplinary engineering activities across the project lifecycle

• Ensure engineering deliverables are developed withcomplete and integrated information

• Allow for introduction ofinnovative technical solutions for complex project challenges

• Coordinate design activities withsub-suppliers and other engineering areas impacting the Power Automation scope.

Planning & execution

• Define and manageengineering scope, budgets, schedules, and risk assessments

• Ensure effective allocation and coordination ofengineering resources (people, tools, equipment)

• Set and follow up onproject KPIs within schedule, cost, and quality

FAT, construction & commissioning support

• Support pre-shipping verification, installation, and commissioning by:

  • Arranging logistics and required participation by sub-suppliers and customer representatioves

  • Resolving technical issues

  • Providing solutions to engineering deviations

• Provide back-officetechnical support during commissioning and start-up phases

• Support the Project Director in claims related to:

  • Scope changes

  • Cost and time impact

  • Risk quantification and mitigation

Risk, business & stakeholder management

• Identify, evaluate, and managerisks and opportunities across the project

• Cultivate good working relationship with customer with a view torepeat and new business

• Build strong relationships withcustomers, suppliers, contractors, and authorities

• Drive continuous improvement and value creation within projects and portfolios

Leadership & complexity management

• Define project tasks and ensure clear allocation within the project team

• Coach and guide team members

• Lead internal and sub-supplier experts incomplex problem-solving for large-scale, engineering heavy execution.

• Operate with a high degree of autonomy, managing large projects or processes with limited oversight

Your Profile

• Recognizedsubject matter expert within the Power Automation area (typically at Specialist / P4 level)

• Strong experience managingcomplex engineering projects or processes

• Proven ability to combinetechnical excellence with commercial understanding

• Comfortable operating in large, multidisciplinary and international project environments

• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management capabilities

Conditions

The office is located in Sweden and according to a Swedish employment contract which necessitates a valid Work Permit/Residence. Applicable Swedish collective bargaining and company policy in Swedish language below.

Vad vi erbjuder

• Kollektivavtal

• Flexibel arbetstid Max 49% av tiden på fjärr (WFH)

• Ersättning för hälso- och friskvård

• Fantastiska karriärmöjligheter inom Hitachi Energy, både i Sverige och globalt

• Mentor som stöttar dig under introduktionsfasen

• Olika utbildningar och fortbildningar som stöder medarbetarnas utveckling

• Ett mångkulturellt företag med över 70 nationaliteter som arbetar i Sverige

• Kompletterande ersättning vid föräldraledighet

• Medarbetarportal med tusentals rabatter och förmåner

• Ytterligare förmåner kan kopplas till just denna tjänst

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