Technical Project Manager

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Suomi; On-site; CAD 112,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Technical Project Manager for Grid Automation to lead domestic and global service projects, including SCADA/DMS and RTU deliveries. The role is based in Vaasa or Helsinki, Finland, with responsibilities spanning planning, execution, and successful delivery to customers worldwide.

You will guide cross-functional teams, manage budgets and schedules, and maintain high safety, quality and environmental standards while supporting sales with technical insights and risk

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineering or equivalent is required.
• Project Management certification is a plus.
• Experience with SAP, MS Office and MS Project is preferred.
• Excellent communication in Finnish and English is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project team with clear guidelines, tasks and milestones.
• Ensure all technical, safety, quality and financial targets are met.
• Oversee development of project plan documents related to scope, budget, schedule and risk.
• Monitor project stages to ensure cost control and risk management best practices.
• Provide technical support to sales teams in scoping offers.
• Coordinate contract negotiation and claims with customers and internal functions.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Project Management

SAP

MS Office

MS Project

Finnish

English

Team Leadership

Education

B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SAP

MS Office

MS Project

Job description

Job Description:

The opportunity

Hitachi Energy is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Technical Project Manager at Grid Automation business in Vaasa or Helsinki, Finland. You will be working on domestic and global services that typically consist of SCADA/DMS and RTU deliveries to end customers. This is a role for someone who has good leadership and management skills as well as a strong “can-do” mindset. You will successfully secure that the team can plan, execute and complete the services to our customers globally.

We offer you the opportunity to develop your project management competence in various ways and the possibility to work with both domestic and global customers in the areas of utility, industry, transportation and infrastructure. In this position, you will have the opportunity to further your career to a senior position, or in sales or general management.

How you’ll make an impact

• Leading the project team with clear guidelines, tasks and milestones, while motivating and providing feedback.
• Managing all aspects of the project to agreed-upon customer requirements and ensuring all technical, safety, quality and financial targets are met.
• Participating in domestic and export service projects of various sizes as a technical engineer.
• Overseeing the development of project plan documents in relation to scope, budget, schedule, and risk management.
• Monitoring each stage of project implementation to ensure best practices in cost control, resource efficiency, risk management and health, safety and the environment.
• Supporting our end-customers with your technical expertise, leading to better user experience, higher customer satisfaction and long-term collaboration.
• Identifying, analyzing and addressing service project risks, with the regular sharing of lessons learned.
• Providing technical support for our sales teams in designing the scope to be offered.
• Coordinating contract negotiation and claims with customers, in collaboration with the Supply Chain and Legal functions.
• Achieving service project deliverables and compliance with contract requirements. Building strong relationships with customers and stakeholders.

Your background

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering.
• Project Management certification is considered as a benefit.
• Experience in SAP, MS Office and MS Project.
• Good communication skills in Finnish and in English.
• Willingness to work in a flexible project team.

If you have questions, please contact Jarmo Varmajoki, Service Operations Manager at [e-mail]

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