Installation Design Manager

Hitachi, Ltd.; København; Hybrid; DKK 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

6 weeks holidays

Canteen

Job summary

Hitachi Rail is seeking an Installation Design Manager to lead installation design, routeing and shop-drawing maturity for railway projects. You will coordinate with engineering, implementation, HSE and construction teams to ensure site-ready packages and timely handover to operations.

The role requires strong CAD/BIM skills, constructability expertise and the ability to bridge engineering intent with on-site reality, while maintaining safety and quality standards in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading installation design in rail stations, telecoms, electrical or infrastructure projects.
• Strong constructability, CAD/BIM, cable routing and installation-quality record understanding.
• Ability to translate engineering intent into site reality and manage late design changes.

Responsibilities

• Lead installation design packages including equipment locations, cable routes and layouts.
• Conduct constructability reviews with multiple stakeholders.
• Ensure drawings and work packs are approved and configuration-controlled.
• Coordinate site data, field changes and installation acceptance evidence.
• Escalate clashes affecting access, sequence or interfaces.

Skills

CAD/BIM

Route/installation planning

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Site coordination

Bridge engineering vs field reality

Stakeholder communication

Resilience under pressure

Education

Bachelor/Master in engineering or related field

Tools

CAD software

BIM software

Job description

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Job Description

Installation Design Manager

About the Role

Installation Design Manager contributes to Hitachi’s responsibility to plan, manage and carry out installations in a railway environment, including site readiness, installation approvals, SAT support and handover to system integration and operation. Its specific contribution is to lead installation design, routeing/access solutions, shop-drawing maturity and site-ready design packages.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead installation design packages including equipment locations, cable routes, mounting details, cabinet layouts, earthing/bonding interfaces and materials lists.

• Run constructability reviews with Engineering, Implementation, HSE, Quality, suppliers, civil works and customer site representatives.

• Ensure installation drawings and work packs are approved, configuration-controlled and aligned with procurement and access plans.

• Resolve clashes, site survey findings, technical queries and field-change needs through controlled design processes.

• Support red-line/as-built capture and installation acceptance evidence.

• Apply the Hitachi Code of Conduct in role-specific decisions, including ethical escalation, anti-bribery discipline, confidentiality, data protection, fair supplier/customer conduct and transparent records.

• Lead installation design, routeing/access solutions, shop-drawing maturity and site-ready design packages.

• Owns installation design coordination and constructability decisions inside approved scope.

• Escalates clashes affecting access, sequence or interface readiness.

Key Interfaces

• Engineering Manager, Solution Engineering Manager, Implementation Manager, Construction Manager and Site Manager.

• BIM/CAD Operator, Work Package Leaders, HSE, Quality, Configuration & Defect Manager and suppliers.

• Customer site/engineering representatives and civil works interface owners.

• Design reviews.

• Installation planning workshops.

Authority & Accountability

• Accountable for installation design maturity and constructability of assigned packages.

• Authorised to request site data, reject incomplete installation inputs and recommend design corrections before work release.

• Field changes require configuration/change approval before incorporation.

Mandate

Ensure designs can be installed safely, efficiently and in a way that supports testing, maintenance and handover.

Skills & Experience

• Installation design management experience in rail stations, telecoms, electrical, controls or infrastructure Projects.

• Strong constructability, CAD/BIM, cable routing, access and installation-quality record understanding.

• Ability to bridge engineering intent and site reality.

• Resilience and resistance to stress during site discoveries, access constraints and late design changes.

• Practical problem-solving and configuration discipline.

• More than 5–7 years in installation design/constructability for brownfield rail or similar infrastructure.

Working in Hitachi:

Our employees are our most important asset and we provide an environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance and we offer a flexible hybrid work environment based on Working from home and office presence (40/60). Your manager will interact with you on a regular basis, ensuring you a career path that suits your needs and ambitions. Beside the traditional benefits like pension, 6 weeks of holidays, canteen etc., we also are proud of offering some good and very professional skilled colleagues.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.