Installation Project Manager

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in Chennai seeks an Installation Project Manager to join the INOPC group and contribute to effective project management for GIS installations worldwide.

You will coordinate with multiple GIS factories, manage material logistics, plan training, track KPIs, and ensure HSE compliance while supporting travel and visa approvals for engineers. The role demands strong leadership, organized planning, and proactive risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8+ years in GIS installation management or factory project management.
• Experience in SAP for NCR, material ordering and delivery tracking; coordination with logistics.
• Proficient with MS Office (Word/PowerPoint/Excel/MS Project) and site HSE knowledge; fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate GIS installation project managers across factories to deploy I&C engineers.
• Manage material logistics from order to site delivery in coordination with logistics and supply chain.
• Plan training for I&C engineers and maintain skill matrix.
• Gather drawings and conduct kick-off meetings with INOPC engineers before site travel.
• Improve efficiency of I&C activities and ensure initiatives are implemented at sites.
• Monitor site HSE, PPE availability, and conduct weekly calls with site engineers.
• Track timesheets, KPI, and obtain travel approval with visa compliance.

Skills

Project management

Logistics coordination

MS Office

English fluency

Report writing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP ERP

MS Project

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.

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.