Team Manager

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Chennai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Technology Services Private Limited in Chennai is seeking a seasoned Team Manager to lead a high-performing engineering team. You will drive project delivery, tender support, and workforce planning while upholding safety and quality standards.

The role requires a Master’s in Power Systems with 8+ years in leadership, strong Substation project engineering expertise, and proven people-management skills to mentor and grow the team across complex AIS and GIS initiatives.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Power Systems with 8+ years of leadership experience.
• Strong experience in Substation Project Engineering, AIS and GIS, protection & control, and commissioning.
• Proven people management, coaching, and succession planning abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a high-performing engineering team to deliver quality solutions on time.
• Drive engineering processes, QMS, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with operating units and customers to execute projects and tenders effectively.
• Forecast resources and optimize staffing and budgets; ensure KPI achievement.

Skills

Power Systems

Substation Engineering

Team Leadership

Resource Planning

Project Delivery

Education

Master's in Power Systems

Bachelor's in Electrical & Electronics

Job description

## Team ManagerApply: Onsite: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: November 30, 2026 (27 days left to apply): R0141966**Location:**Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India**Job ID:**R0141966**Date Posted:**2026-09-10**Company Name:**HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED**Profession (Job Category):**Engineering & Science**Job Schedule:**Full time**Remote:**No**Job Description:****The opportunity:**Hitachi Energy is a pioneering technology leader that is helping to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. We help to power your home, keep the factories running, and our hospitals and schools open. Come as you are and prepare to get better as you learn from others. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and plug into a team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation. Visit us - www.hitachienergy.com.Our Indian Operations Centre INOPC) is a competence center with around 2000+ skilled engineers who focus on tendering, engineering, planning, procurement, functional system testing, installation supervision, and commissioning. Over the last decade, INOPC has evolved to become the largest engineering hub serving more than 40 countries across different energy sectors. The team caters to the four business units.**How you’ll make an impact:*** Lead and inspire a high-performing engineering team to consistently deliver high-quality engineering solutions and project deliverables on time, meeting customer expectations and business objectives.* Drive the implementation of engineering processes, tools, quality management systems (QMS), and LOM engineering frameworks, ensuring compliance with global standards and continuous process improvement.* Foster close collaboration with Operating Units, customers to ensure efficient execution of projects and tenders while promoting engineering excellence and knowledge sharing.* Develop and maintain project and tender resource forecasts, aligning team capacity with business demand through proactive workforce planning and close coordination with Operating Units Engineering Managers.* Take ownership of team organization, staffing, competency development, budget planning, and resource utilization to ensure sustainable growth and operational efficiency.* Monitor project and tender pipelines, anticipate resource requirements, and proactively allocate engineering resources to support business growth and successful project delivery.* Drive accountability for internal and external KPIs, ensuring engineering performance, quality, schedule adherence, customer satisfaction, and productivity targets are achieved.* Support project/tendering activities by providing technical leadership, engineering estimates, risk assessments, innovative solutions, and timely delivery of project/tender engineering deliverables.* Build a strong performance-driven culture through regular coaching, constructive feedback, development planning, and competency enhancement aligned with team and business strategies.* Identify opportunities for standardization, digitalization, lessons learned implementation, and continuous improvement to enhance engineering efficiency, quality, and customer value.* Champion employee development through structured training, mentoring, technical knowledge-sharing sessions, and succession planning initiatives.* Effectively manage daily operational challenges, stakeholder expectations, and conflict situations to maintain a collaborative and productive working environment.* Lead project scrum, daily and weekly follow-up meetings, and team review sessions to ensure transparency, timely issue resolution, risk mitigation, and alignment with project priorities.* Promote a culture of safety, quality, collaboration, and continuous learning while enabling the team to deliver innovative and cost-effective solutions.* 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:*** Master's degree in Power Systems with 8+ years of experience in a similar leadership role, or Bachelor's degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering with 10+ years of experience in a similar role.* Strong experience in Substation Project Engineering, with sound understanding of primary, secondary, protection & control, communication, cybersecurity, and commissioning aspects of AIS and GIS substations.* Good knowledge of Hitachi Energy products, systems, engineering processes, and project delivery models, with the ability to translate customer requirements into practical engineering solutions.* Proven experience in people management, including team leadership, resource planning, performance management, competency development, coaching, and succession planning.* Demonstrated ability to lead engineering teams delivering projects and tenders while ensuring quality, schedule, cost, and customer satisfaction targets are achieved.**Accessibility and reasonable accommodation****Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a** **general inquiry form** **on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.****This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response.****Use of Al and automated tools in recruitment****As part of our recruitment process, Hitachi Energy uses digital and automated tools, including Al-supported solutions, to assist with activities such as application screening, job matching, and interview scheduling. These tools are designed to support our recruiters and do not replace human decision-making. Candidate data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection and employment laws as well as** **Hitachi's Global Data Privacy Notice.** **Background Screening and Security Checks****As part of the hiring process, Hitachi Energy conducts pre-employment background checks that may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information, in accordance with applicable laws.****For certain roles—particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions—additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position.****The scope and depth of any background or security review will be determined based on the nature of the role and business necessity, and will always be conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Candidates will be notified and, where required, asked to provide consent prior to the initiation of any such checks.**