Installation Project Manager

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Chennai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Technology Services Private Limited in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, invites an experienced Installation Project Manager (GIS) to join the PGHV – CH 2657 team and drive installation projects across factories.

You will coordinate with GIS factory teams, manage logistics, train engineers, monitor safety, and report KPIs to management, ensuring timely deployments and compliance with Hitachi OH&S guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 8 years of GIS installation management or project management experience in a factory setting.
• Experience handling logistics from factory to site, including material NCRs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate installation project managers at GIS factories to plan deployments and engineer allocations.
• Manage material logistics from order to site delivery with Logistics and Supply Chain.
• Train I&C engineers and maintain skill matrices across GIS products.
• Gather drawings and conduct kick-off meetings before site travel.
• Monitor site safety, PPE availability, and track HSE incidents and hazards.
• Maintain KPI reports, collect timesheets, and present updates to management.

Skills

GIS installation

Project management

Logistics coordination

SAP

MS Project

MS Office

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

MS Project

MS Office

Job description

Job Description:

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 andwill contribute towards the effective functioning of Installation project management team.
The installation project manager will support the day-to-day activities of GIS Installationproject management team at factories that works on a wide range of international GISprojects.

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 fordeployment 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-ordinatewith logistics department and supply chain.
• Closely work with I & C departments in factories to plan for training of I & Cengineers in different GIS product variants. Maintain Skill matrix of I & C engineerswith periodic updates.
• Proactively engage with GIS project managers and obtain relevant drawings anddocuments related to the site and conduct kick-off meeting with INOPC engineersbefore they start travel to site.
• Proactively identify ways to improve efficiency of I & C activities and regularlyinteract with I &C engineers and the units to ensure the initiatives are implementedat the sites.
• Conduct weekly calls with the I & C engineers who are working at site to keep trackon Site HSE situations, Hazards reported, Hazards closed. Ensure adequate PPE arealways 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 weeklyreports 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 tothe 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 internalregulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means takingresponsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and thebusiness.

Your background:

• You hold a bachelor's degree.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in GIS installation management or Projectmanagement 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 orderingand delivery tracking, hands on experience in coordinating with Logisticsdepartment and supply chain department.
• Sound knowledge of working with MS office tools (Word, Power point, Excel and MSproject).
• Good knowledge on site HSE requirements.
• Ability to summarize meeting outcomes.
• English: fluent in speaking and writing.

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