GIS Primary Engineering Team Leader

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi ABB Power Grids seeks a seasoned leader to build and run a high-performing engineering project execution team within a global operations framework, delivering GIS, HV product, and substation projects.

You will coach managers, optimize resource planning, and manage KPIs while partnering with stakeholders across global teams to drive operational excellence and successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in project execution, with GIS/HV/substation project experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred).
• Proven PM with strong leadership and team management.
• Ability to influence decisions for business goals.
• Expertise in people management, workforce planning, and performance management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Experience in a matrixed/global environment overseeing metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of project professionals.
• Partner with stakeholders to align goals and drive collaboration.
• Conduct performance and development discussions.
• Manage KPIs: utilization, NPS, and resource productivity.
• Plan workforce needs and oversee recruitment, onboarding, and training.
• Promote effective decision-making and align stakeholder expectations.
• Oversee resource billing and HR administrative activities.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Project management

People management

Talent development

Workforce planning

Performance management

Facilitation

Global matrix

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Lead and grow a high-performing engineering project execution team within a global operations environment, driving successful delivery of GIS, HV product, and substation projects. This role offers the opportunity to influence business outcomes through stakeholder collaboration, team development, resource planning, and operational excellence while building strong partnerships across global teams.

The Opportunity

Lead and grow a high-performing engineering project execution team within a global operations environment, driving successful delivery of GIS, HV product, and substation projects. This role offers the opportunity to influence business outcomes through stakeholder collaboration, team development, resource planning, and operational excellence while building strong partnerships across global teams.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of project professionals, fostering high performance and strong behavioral competencies.
• Partner closely with internal and external stakeholders to align goals, drive collaboration, and ensure successful project execution.
• Conduct performance and development discussions, supporting team members in achieving both business objectives and career aspirations.
• Drive operational excellence by managing key performance metrics such as utilization, customer/stakeholder satisfaction (NPS), and resource productivity.
• Proactively plan workforce needs, lead recruitment, onboarding, and training activities to ensure project readiness.
• Facilitate effective decision-making, challenge and align stakeholder expectations when needed, and promote best practice sharing across teams.
• Ensure accurate resource billing and provide support for administrative activities including leave management, infrastructure, office requirements, and HR-related processes.

Your Background

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, with preference for Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in project execution, including significant experience managing GIS, HV products, or substation projects.
• Proven experience as a Project Manager with strong leadership capabilities and experience leading teams and managing stakeholder relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to influence, align, and challenge decisions in the best interest of business goals and collaborative outcomes.
• Strong expertise in people management, talent development, workforce planning, and performance management.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and facilitation skills, with the ability to drive productive discussions across diverse teams.
• Experience working in a matrixed or global environment with accountability for operational and business performance metrics.

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.