Project Lead Engineer

1KOMMA5° Commercial Solutions GmbH; Vaasa; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

1KOMMA5° Commercial Solutions GmbH in Vaasa, Finland, is seeking a Project Lead Engineer to spearhead the engineering team for customer substation projects. You will bridge technical delivery with coordination among customers, sub-suppliers and partners, ensuring quality, safety and schedule commitments for 10–400 kV installations.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s or higher in electrical or mechanical engineering, 3–5 years in engineering or project management, and fluent English;

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• 3–5 years engineering, R&D or project-management experience.
• Experience with medium- to high-voltage power-system projects.
• Fluent English in written and spoken settings.
• Finnish and/or Swedish language skills are a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project engineering team to meet contractual, quality, HSE, financial targets and schedules.
• Direct engineering for customer projects delivering complete substations for distribution and transmission grids.
• Support projects involving power installations in the 10–400 kV range.
• Coordinate engineering issues with customers, sub-suppliers and partners.
• Plan and manage engineering resources per Hitachi Energy governance procedures.
• Maintain communication with stakeholders throughout the project.
• Identify risks and opportunities affecting projects.
• Contribute to continuous-improvement work related to the engineering assignment.

Skills

Project leadership

Substation design

HV power systems

Resource planning

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Quality & HSE

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Official title: Project Lead Engineer

Location: Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland | Employment information: Full-time, regular employment; on-site in Vaasa

As Project Lead Engineer, the appointed professional leads the engineering team assigned to customer projects for complete substations. The role connects the technical delivery of distribution- and transmission-grid projects with the coordination required between customers, sub-suppliers and other internal or external partners. It also combines delivery oversight with structured resource planning, broad stakeholder communication and continuous improvement. The stated installation range of 10 to 400 kV makes prior exposure to medium- and high-voltage power-system projects directly relevant. Success in the post is framed around contractual agreements, quality standards, HSE requirements, financial targets and schedule commitments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project engineering team so that delivery meets contractual agreements, quality standards, HSE requirements, financial targets and planned schedules.
• Direct the engineering effort for customer projects that design and deliver complete substations for distribution and transmission grids.
• Support project work involving electric power installations that normally fall within the 10 to 400 kV range.
• Coordinate engineering issues with customers, sub-suppliers and both internal and external partners.
• Plan and manage engineering resources in accordance with Hitachi Energy governance procedures.
• Maintain communication with all relevant internal and external stakeholders throughout the project work.
• Recognise and identify risks as well as opportunities affecting customer projects.
• Contribute to continuous-improvement work connected with the engineering assignment.

Qualifications

• Hold a bachelor's degree or higher qualification in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering.
• Bring at least three to five years of professional experience in engineering, R&D or project-management positions.
• Have experience of medium- to high-voltage projects within power systems.
• Communicate fluently in English in both written and spoken professional settings.
• No professional licence is stated as a requirement for this Project Lead Engineer vacancy.
• Preferred: Have experience gained through site work.
• Preferred: Offer Finnish and/or Swedish language skills, which the vacancy identifies as a strong advantage.

Skills and Competencies

• Project-engineering leadership is used to guide the engineering team on complete substation customer projects.
• Substation design and delivery knowledge supports work for distribution and transmission grids.
• Medium- and high-voltage power-system experience is applied to installations normally ranging from 10 to 400 kV.
• Engineering-resource planning supports work carried out under Hitachi Energy governance procedures.
• Customer and sub-supplier coordination is used to address engineering matters across project interfaces.
• Stakeholder communication supports engagement with relevant internal and external parties.
• Risk and opportunity identification supports awareness of factors affecting project delivery.
• Quality, HSE, schedule and financial-target awareness supports delivery against the stated project commitments.

Benefits and Employment Information

• The vacancy does not list employer-provided benefits for the Project Lead Engineer position.
• This Project Lead Engineer role is full-time, regular employment and on-site in Vaasa; the vacancy does not publish a salary.