Project Lead Engineer (Primary/Secondary)

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy UK LIMITED is seeking a Lead Project Engineer/Project Manager, Engineering to coordinate the design team and support tendering efforts, ensuring safe, robust designs and documentation. Hybrid role with 2/3 days in the Birmingham office, remote work as applicable.

The role requires 5 years in the electricity supply industry, knowledge of transmission/distribution practices, and strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5 years electricity supply industry experience.
• Knowledge of Transmission or Distribution practices (400kV to 11 kV).
• Understanding/Knowledge of Distribution Network Operator / National Grid standards and drawing practices.
• Excellent teamwork, analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to work to tight time scales and commercial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the design team across all disciplines.
• Liaise with project management on engineering budgets and provide forecast cost-to-complete estimates.
• Manage the programme and interface with planning engineers for design.
• Provide forecasts for completion and resource planning.
• Approve documentation per contractual requirements.
• Coordinate and chair design reviews and hazard reviews.
• Identify and manage risks across functions; mitigate where needed.
• Support Project Manager in risk assessments and action implementation.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Project coordination

Stakeholder communication

Budget forecasting

Risk management

Education

HNC/HND in electrical engineering

Job description

Location: Remote - England, United Kingdom

Job ID: R0073422

Date Posted: 2025-08-17

Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED

Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: Yes

The Opportunity Hitachi Energy are hiring a Lead Project Engineer/Project Manager, Engineering to join the team. This opportunity will be ideal for anyone with a passion and desire to deliver within applications engineering, we are looking for someone with an eye for detail and able to prepare documentation and diagrams. To coordinate and support the design team during project design and execution phases, and to support the tendering team to ensure that safe, robust, and optimal designs and documentation are produced. Please note this position if of a hybrid nature (2/3 days working out of our central Birmingham office). Please also note we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

How you'll make an impact

• To coordinate the design team across all disciplines.
• To liaise with project management on engineering budgets and to provide forecast cost to complete estimates and associated justification to changes in expenditure.
• To manage the programme and to interface with the planning engineers for design.
• Providing forecasts for completion and resource planning.
• To approve documentation in accordance with the contractual requirements of the project.
• To coordinate and chair design reviews and hazard reviews.
• To identify and manage additional risks across functions that may not be apparent to individual Designers.
• Evaluates risks and opportunities, strategizes mitigation of the risks.
• Supports the Project Manager in overall project risk and opportunity assessments and implementation of resulting actions.
• To undertake the Principal Designer Representative on projects.
• Works with customers to shape and deliver solutions, seeking feedback and innovating with the customer to drive and deliver improvements.
• Oversees the creation of subcontracts and manages the subcontractors jointly with other involved functions, including supply chain management.

Your background

• 5 years Electricity supply industry experience
• Knowledge of Transmission or Distribution practices (400kV to 11 kV)
• HNC/HND in electrical engineering or equivalent
• Good team work, Analytical and communication skills
• Capable of working to tight time scales
• Commercial acumen
• Understanding / Knowledge of Distribution Network Operator / National Grid etc. standards and drawing practices

Additional Job Description

Additional Job Description At Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service business in Europe (HBUEU), 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.

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