Project Management Engineering

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Vaasa; On-site; EUR 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collective agreement

Flexible working time

Health care and wellness allowance

Career possibilities within Hitachi E­

Mentor to support onboarding

Training and education opportunities

Employee discount portal

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Project Lead Engineer (PME) to join our PME team in Västerås, Sweden, leading the design and delivery of complete substations for distribution and transmission grids.

You will guide the engineering work in customer projects, typically electric power installations from 10–400 kV, while coordinating with customers and partners to meet contracts and schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• 3–5 years of professional experience in engineering, R&D or project management.
• Experience with Medium to High Voltage Projects in Power Systems.
• Site works experience is advantageous.
• Fluent in English; Swedish is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive the project engineering team to deliver results per contractual agreements, quality standards, HSE requirements, financial targets and schedule commitments.
• Coordinate engineering with customers, sub-suppliers and internal/external partners.
• Plan and manage engineering resources following Hitachi Energy governance procedures.
• Manage communications with all relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify risks and opportunities, contribute to continuous improvement efforts.

Skills

Project leadership

HV power systems

English fluency

Swedish language (advantage)

Site work experience (advantage)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering

Job description

Project Manager Engineering / Project Lead Engineer

Career opportunities in Europe

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.

Embrace Diversity and Innovation!

Hitachi Energy's Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service global product group is a world-leading provider of grid connections and power quality solutions that enable our customers to build a more sustainable, flexible and secure energy system. We leverage our long-standing technology leadership, vast integration expertise, huge installed base and global footprint to provide our customers with life-cycle value solutions at the lowest risk. Our customers are in the utility, renewables, industry, transportation, data centers and infrastructure sectors.

Our business in Europe has more than 1,000 skilled professionals focused on critical areas of expertise and is present in 16 countries.

At Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service business in Europe (HUBEU), diversity drives our culture of innovation and collaboration. Our leading technology and strong market position enable us to achieve growth targets in the energy transition across current and growing market segments such as hydrogen, data centers and e-mobility.

Join Our Team!

We are looking for a Project Lead Engineer (Project Manager Engineering, PME) to join our PME team in Västerås, Sweden, to lead the work with design and delivery of complete substations for distribution and transmission grids.

How You’ll Make An Impact

As Project Lead Engineer (PME) you play an important role in our projects. This means leading the engineering work in our customer projects, normally electric power installations in the range from 10-400kV.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead and drive the project engineering team to deliver results in accordance with contractual agreements, quality standards, HSE requirements, financial targets and schedule commitments.
• Manage the engineering related coordination with customer, sub-supplier and internal/external partners.
• Plan and manage engineering resources by following the governance procedure of Hitachi Energy.
• Manage the communications with all relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify the risk & opportunities, make contributions to the continuous improvement works.

Your background

• A bachelor’s degree or above in the area of electrical or mechanical engineering.
• At least 3 to 5 years professional experience in engineering, R&D or project management positions.
• Experience with Medium to High Voltage Projects in Power Systems.
• Experience from site works is an advantage.
• You are fluent in English, written and spoken alike. Swedish will be advantage.
• You live in Västerås area, Sweden.

What We Offer

• Collective agreement
• Flexible working time
• Health care and wellness allowance
• Fantastic career possibilities within Hitachi Energy both within Sweden and globally
• Mentor to support you throughout onboard phase
• Various trainings and education supporting employee development
• Diversified company
• Supplementary compensation for parental leave
• Employee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks
• More benefits could be connected to this specific role

Hitachi Energy

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future. We are advancing the world’s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible and secure whilst balancing social, environmental and economic value. Hitachi Energy has a proven track record and unparalleled installed base in more than 140 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ around 40,000 people in 90 countries and generate business volumes of approximately $10 billion USD. www.hitachienergy.com

Publication date : 2026-10-19