Project Quality Engineer

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 390,600,000 - 613,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Project Quality Manager to lead quality management across the project lifecycle and ensure compliance with customer and Hitachi Energy standards. You will drive a quality culture, oversee audits, and manage KPIs while acting as the main customer liaison for quality matters.

The role requires 5+ years in a project-based engineering environment, strong ISO 9001 knowledge, and hands-on experience with QMS, RCA/8D, and ITPs. Fluency in English is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in an engineering, procurement and construction environment; large orgs preferred.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001; lead auditor certification preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required; engineering/science master's preferred.
• Experience with QMS, risk management, and project lifecycle.
• Familiar with QA/QC methodologies and customer feedback processes.
• Reading technical drawings; excellent English skills; Salesforce/MS Office knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and maintenance of the Project Quality Management System (QMS) and project quality documentation.
• Participate in project kick-off, stage gate, and close-out reviews to ensure quality requirements and lessons learned are captured.
• Serve as the primary customer interface for project quality matters and ensure contractual compliance.
• Promote a strong quality culture across project teams through QA/QC and continuous improvement.
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor project quality audits per customer and Hitachi Energy requirements.
• Manage and report KPIs (NCRs, CCRPs, COPQ, customer satisfaction, lessons learned).
• Oversee non-conformance management and timely NCR resolution.
• Coordinate site quality activities including training, document validation, and ITP implementation.
• Verify quality compliance during construction, installation, commissioning, and handover of projects.

Skills

ISO 9001 knowledge

Lead auditor

Project management

Risk management

Project Quality Plans

Inspection and Test Plans

8D RCA PDCA

Lean Six Sigma

FMEA

Reading technical drawings

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in engineering/science preferred

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description:

Job Summary

Responsible for ensuring project quality excellence throughout the project lifecycle by leading quality management, assurance, and control activities, driving compliance with customer and Hitachi Energy standards, managing quality performance, and supporting successful project delivery and customer satisfaction.

How you'll make an impact

• Lead the implementation and maintenance of the Project Quality Management System (QMS), including Project Quality Plans and project-specific quality documentation.

• Participate in project kick-off, stage gate, and close-out reviews, ensuring quality requirements, lessons learned, and mitigation actions are effectively managed.

• Act as the primary customer interface for project quality matters, addressing quality issues and ensuring contractual compliance.

• Drive a strong quality culture, promoting quality assurance, quality control, continuous improvement, and best practices across project teams.

• Plan, coordinate, and monitor project quality audits in line with customer and Hitachi Energy requirements.

• Manage and report key quality performance indicators (KPIs), including NCRs, CCRPs, COPQ, customer satisfaction metrics, and lessons learned.

• Ensure effective non-conformance management, supporting timely resolution of NCRs and adherence to quality processes and procedures.

• Oversee site quality activities, including personnel training, document validation, subcontractor quality alignment, and implementation of Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs).

• Verify quality compliance throughout construction, installation, commissioning, and project handover, ensuring contractual documentation and customer deliverables are completed successfully.

Your background

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction project-based environment within large and complex organizations; experience in the power, energy, renewable, or data center sectors is preferred, with 10 years of experience considered an advantage.

• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 standards; lead auditor certification is preferred.

• Bachelor's degree as a minimum requirement; an engineering or scientific master's degree is preferred.

• Good understanding of project management principles, including risk management.

• Experience with Project Quality Plans, Master Test Plans, Inspection and Test Plans, inspections, test procedures, punch lists, mechanical completion, lessons learned, COPQ, and customer feedback or T-NPS processes.

• Good knowledge of quality and problem-solving methodologies, including 8D, RCA, PDCA, 5 Why analysis, Lean Six Sigma, FMEA, and related tools.

• Ability to read and understand technical drawings is preferred.

• Excellent written and spoken English skills; additional language capability is an advantage.

• Knowledge of Salesforce, customer feedback systems, and Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Accessibility and reasonable accommodation

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Use of Al and automated tools in recruitment

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Background Screening and Security Checks

As part of the hiring process, Hitachi Energy conducts pre-employment background checks that may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information, in accordance with applicable laws.

For certain roles—particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions—additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position.

The scope and depth of any background or security review will be determined based on the nature of the role and business necessity, and will always be conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Candidates will be notified and, where required, asked to provide consent prior to the initiation of any such checks.