System Studies Team Manager

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi ABB Power Grids in India is seeking a System Studies Team Manager to lead a high-performing System Studies organization, driving delivery excellence, people development, and strategic workforce planning.

You will oversee utilization, on-time delivery, quality, cost, safety and compliance, while collaborating with local and global stakeholders to execute business objectives and foster continuous improvement of engineering delivery.

Qualifications

• Has previous experience in power system analysis with at least 5 years in the field.
• Proven leadership experience as a line manager, team lead, project manager or technical leader.
• Sound knowledge in Power Quality Solutions (FACTS) / HVDC is preferred.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills required.
• Dynamic and proactive, willing to grow in the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the System Studies organization to meet KPIs and financial targets.
• Drive operational excellence, capacity planning, and resource allocation.
• Review techno-economic offerings in tenders/projects and assess risk/opportunity.
• Coordinate with global and local stakeholders for effective execution of objectives.
• Foster continuous improvement, standardization, and automation initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with Hitachi Energy Group standards on health, safety, and integrity.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Strategic planning

Tools

PowerFactory

PSS/E

PSCAD

Job description

As the System Studies Team Manager, you will be responsible for leading and developing a high-performing System Studies organization by driving operational excellence, people development, competency growth, capacity planning, financial performance, and organizational development. You will ensure delivery performance in terms of utilization, on-time delivery, quality, cost, safety, and compliance while fostering strong stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration. You will build capabilities for future business growth through strategic workforce planning, recruitment, succession planning, leadership development, and technology adoption. You will work closely with local and global stakeholders to ensure effective execution of business objectives and continuous improvement of engineering delivery. You will represent the team within local and global management forums and contribute to the organization's strategic roadmap and long-term success.

Activities Involved:

Operational

• Strategy preparations (short term) in line with Global Strategy.
• Ensure meeting the defined KPIs.
• Ensure achieving financial KPIs.
• Support in resource planning (short to medium term) and allocation based on the forecast of tenders & projects in collaboration with global organization.
• Support in review and approve techno-economic offering in a tender/project, assess risk and opportunity.
• Run routine review & follow-up with the project team and other cross-functional teams, suppliers and customers.
• Drive implementation of process improvements, standardization, modularization and automation initiative.
• Accountable for the team as per Hitachi Energy Group compliance, Integrity, Health & Safety.
• Recruitment of people as per the Capacity work force planning.
• Retention of key people.

People

• Responsible for personnel assessments / people’s review, target setting for the direct reports
• Identify people’s development area(s) and implement actions accordingly.
• Identify key competence area and have succession planning.

Strategic

• Contribute to the development and execution of the local organization’s roadmap aligned with business objectives.
• Workout future scope expansion and competence development
• Drive operation development for the local organization

Qualification & Experience:

• Has previous experience in power system analysis and has atleast 5 years of job experience in this field.
• Proven leadership experience as a line manager, team lead, project manager or technical leader will be an added advantage.
• Sound knowledge in Power Quality Solutions (FACTS)/HVDC is preferred.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills required.
• Good intercultural sensitivity
• Strong leadership skills
• Dynamic and Proactive, willing to grow in the organization

Its great if you have Knowledge and Skills in:

• Experience in FACTS / HVDC systems/Renewable energy/Utility application.
• Experience in simulation tools such as PowerFactory, PSS/E, PSCAD, or equivalent platforms.

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.