Project Manager - High Voltage | Remote - England, United Kingdom

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Professional development opportunities

Career development programs

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a Project Manager to oversee customer projects from single-unit switchgear deliveries to multi-million-pound GAS-insulated switchgear programs. You will work with factories, customers, and our Service team to ensure successful delivery.

Candidates should have an engineering-related degree and familiarity with high-voltage switchgear. SAP/S4 Hana and Salesforce experience are advantages; strong order handling experience is essential.

Qualifications

• Engineering-related degree; electrical preferred.
• Experience with high-value projects and HV switchgear is desirable.
• Hands-on SAP/S4 Hana and Salesforce experience is a plus.
• Hands-on Order Handling professional with commercial acumen.
• Ability to build long-term customer relations.

Responsibilities

• Own commercial KPIs: cost, revenues, and cash flow.
• Booking orders through SAP / S4 Hana (SD, CRM & PS Module).
• Maintain and update project documentation.
• Conduct contract analysis: scope, deliverables, risk and opportunities.
• Handle invoicing per SAP terms; create POs and release OA and sales orders.
• Process supplier cost invoices timely and accurately.
• Collaborate with financial controlling for cost allocation and compliance.
• Prepare documentation for auditors.

Skills

Integrity

Long-term view

Teamwork

Customer relations

Education

Engineering-related degree

Tools

SAP/S4 Hana

CRM

PS Module

Salesforce

Job description

Hitachi Energy has an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Project Manager. You'll manage customer projects, from single-unit switchgear deliveries to multi-million-pound gas-insulated switchgear projects, and work closely with factories, customers, and our Service team when required to ensure satisfactory project delivery.

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application and throughout their employment.

How you'll make an impact:

• Commercial responsibility for the project's financial KPIs: cost, revenues, and cash flow.
• Order booking through SAP / S4 Hana (SD, CRM & PS Module)
• Directly responsible for maintaining and updating the documentation for respective projects.
• Performing contract analysis to review Scope, Deliverables, Risk, and Opportunities.
• Commercial takeover from Sales, Invoice placements as per payment terms from SAP (SD & CRM Module), and Creation of purchase orders, release of OA, sales order, and tracking milestone
• Responsible for receiving and processing supplier cost invoices in a timely and accurate manner.
• Collaborate closely with the financial controlling team to ensure proper cost allocation and compliance with internal procedures.
• Prepare and provide all required documentation and detailed explanations to both internal and external auditors, as requested.

Background:

• Engineering-related degree (electrical desirable but not essential).
• Experience and understanding of high-voltage switchgear.
• Hands-on experience in SAP/ S4 Hana will be an added advantage, and Salesforce Force will be an added advantage.
• Hands-on experience as an Order Handling professional
• You have integrity and a technical interest as well as the enthusiasm, creative ideas, and solutions.
• You shall apply a long-term perspective to your tasks. Moreover, you appreciate working with your colleagues and understand the importance of investing in long-term customer relations.
• Flexible to travel to the UK to customer sites and abroad to our manufacturing facilities as required.

More about us:

Hitachi Energy is dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace where every team member can thrive and contribute their unique perspectives and skills. We provide competitive salaries, flexible working hours, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment that encourages growth and innovation through career development programs and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Specific benefits depend on the location and will be communicated during the interview process. Applications are open until [insert date].

Location Remote - England, United Kingdom;
Remote – Scotland, United Kingdom

Job type Full time

Work arrangement Hybrid

Experience Experienced

Job function Project | Program Management

Contract Regular

Publication date 2026-11-12

Reference number R0151794

About Hitachi Energy

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.