Installation Project Manager

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED in Chennai, India, seeks an Installation Project Manager to support GIS project management activities across multiple factories. The role focuses on coordinating deployment of I&C engineers, managing material logistics, and ensuring safety compliance.

The candidate will train I&C teams, maintain KPI dashboards, and liaise with project managers to optimize site activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8+ years of GIS installation management or project management experience in a factory setting.
• Strong logistics management knowledge from factory to site.
• Hands-on SAP experience for NCR handling and material ordering/delivery tracking; coordination with Logistics.
• Proficiency with MS Office tools and MS Project.
• Knowledge of site HSE requirements.
• Ability to summarize meeting outcomes.
• Fluent English in speaking and writing.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with GIS factories and installation project managers to plan deployment of I&C engineers for the year.
• Manage materials logistics from ordering through site delivery in coordination with Logistics and Supply Chain.
• Work with I&C engineers to train on GIS product variants; maintain skill matrices.
• Lead weekly calls with site engineers and monitor HSE, PPE availability, and hazards.
• Obtain travel approvals and ensure proper visas for I&C engineers; ensure compliance with OH&S procedures.
• Prepare weekly KPI reports for management and maintain signed timesheets.

Skills

English fluency

Logistics coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

MS Project

MS Office

Job description

## Installation Project ManagerApply: Onsite: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: October 31, 2026 (16 days left to apply): R0139198**Location:**Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India**Job ID:**R0139198**Date Posted:**2026-08-10**Company Name:**HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED**Profession (Job Category):**Project/Program Management**Job Schedule:**Full time**Remote:**No**Job Description:**The opportunity: The installation project manager at INOPC will be a member of PGHV – CH 2657 team and will contribute towards the effective functioning of Installation project management team. The installation project manager will support the day-to-day activities of GIS Installation project management team at factories that works on a wide range of international GIS projects. How you'll make an impact: • Co-ordinate with different Installation project managers at different GIS factories to gather information on the sites forecasted for the year and prepare plan for deployment of I & C engineers to these sites to ensure consistent utilization of the I & C engineers. • To handle logistics of material from ordering and until delivery at site. To co-ordinate with logistics department and supply chain. • Closely work with I & C departments in factories to plan for training of I & C engineers in different GIS product variants. Maintain Skill matrix of I & C engineers with periodic updates. • Proactively engage with GIS project managers and obtain relevant drawings and documents related to the site and conduct kick-off meeting with INOPC engineers before they start travel to site. • Proactively identify ways to improve efficiency of I & C activities and regularly interact with I &C engineers and the units to ensure the initiatives are implemented at the sites. • Conduct weekly calls with the I & C engineers who are working at site to keep track on Site HSE situations, Hazards reported, Hazards closed. Ensure adequate PPE are always available for the I & C engineers and keep track of validity of the PPE. • Maintain KPI for the I & C team in a central location and update and generate weekly reports and present to the management. Collect all the signed timesheets from the I & C engineers working in the site and maintain them in a central location. • Obtain necessary travel approval for I & C engineers and ensure they are traveling to the site with the right type of visa. • Safety – Understand and follow Hitachi OH&S procedures and guidelines. • You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines. • Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business. Your background: • You hold a bachelor's degree. • Minimum 8 years of experience in GIS installation management or Project management in factory. • Sound knowledge in handling logistics of materials from factory to site. • Hands on experience in working with SAP for handling NCR and material ordering and delivery tracking, hands on experience in coordinating with Logistics department and supply chain department. • Sound knowledge of working with MS office tools (Word, Power point, Excel and MS project). • Good knowledge on site HSE requirements. • Ability to summarize meeting outcomes. • English: fluent in speaking and writing.