Project Quality Manager

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc. is looking for a Project Quality Manager based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to ensure customer quality requirements are met throughout project execution. The role involves developing quality plans, conducting audits, and collaborating with project management to prevent defects.

The ideal candidate will possess strong experience in quality assurance and control, with a focus on customer advocacy and project teamwork. This is a full-time hybrid position.

Qualifications

• Strong background in quality management with a focus on customer needs.
• Experience in driving quality assurance and quality control processes.
• Ability to lead and influence project teams towards quality objectives.

Responsibilities

• Act as the voice of the customer for quality matters during project execution.
• Develop and implement project quality plans and procedures.
• Conduct quality audits and analyze data to identify improvement areas.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Quality Control

Customer Advocacy

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

## Project Quality ManagerApplyremote type: Hybridlocations: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Indiatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R0126697**Location:**Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India**Job ID:**R0126697**Date Posted:**2026-06-11**Company Name:**HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED**Profession (Job Category):**Quality Management**Job Schedule:**Full time**Remote:**No**Job Description:****Main Accountabilities:*****1. Voice of Customer :****Acts as an advocate for the Customer by ensuring the Voice of the Customer is represented within the project for all quality matter during execution. Represent the company in terms of Quality in front of the customer. Interface with the customer on Project Quality issues and ensure ownership of actions to resolve it. Enable and coach all project team members to evaluate risks, problems and solutions from a quality and customer/stakeholder point of view****2. Quality Planning****Set up the Project Quality Plan / Quality Management System for the project, embedded in the Project Execution Plan, to merge and match customer requirements, Hitachi Energy policies, regulations and processes, and any local instructions. Collaborates with project to develop schedules, estimates, forecasts, and budgets for quality activities.**Documents general and special conditions for use on all project quality documents, project quality procedures, and project quality plans and ensures compliance. Analyzes Lessons Learned (LL) / Transfer of Experience (ToE) from previous projects and plans QA activities to reduce risks****3. Quality Assurance****Works with project management teams to prevent mistakes and defects during project execution, provide confidence that Hitachi Energy and customer quality requirements will be fulfilled, establish customer and stakeholder needs/expectations, drive the utilization of pro-cess management across the project to deliver consistent results, minimizing variation and maximizing efficiencies. Utilize Hitachi Energy aligned systems and tools to assist project functions during execution to meet operational and customer expectations throughout their lifecycle. Applies project quality procedures and plans and ensures appropriate implementation and compliance by the project team****4. Quality Control****Ensures effective internal controls system (project, supply and site) are in place to verify that processes continue to meet customer and stakeholder requirements. Validates that control plans are applied and effective in mitigating prioritized risks. Ensures effective quality control during project execution in the form of reviews, inspections, nonconformances and audits in accordance with internal & customer contractual requirements. Pro-actively facilitates the resolution of issues related to quality for a successful project delivery****5. Audit plan & execution****Performs audits on project delivery and ensures the use of analytics of Quality data from all parts of the operation to identify risks, failures and nonconformances within the local business, its suppliers, and customers. Ensures that appropriate corrective and preventive actions are taken, and solutions are managed to closure****6. People leadership and development****Drives quality culture by influencing and engaging the project team for being responsible of their job’s quality. Support the team to adapt to incoming changes, moving from firefighting to preventive mode. Being quality ambassador within the project team and with the customer. Driving process compliance and adapting improvements in processes. Educate pro-ject members in quality processes and routines.**Coordinates quality related work in the project, follow-up and act on deviations and changes. Analyzes quality workhours and monitors project staffing plans and project quality work-hour expenditures, including site. Cooperates with functional managers and HR department in project staffing*