Team Manager - Capacitors & Filters / Grid Components

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Chennai District; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi ABB Power Grids in India seeks a senior professional to lead engineering and project execution teams delivering power system projects and order management services. You will drive planning, budgeting, KPI tracking, and process improvements to meet stakeholder expectations.

The role requires an engineering background with EEE, 10+ years of leadership experience, strong communication and budgeting skills, and readiness to travel nationally and internationally.

Qualifications

• Engineering graduate with EEE (Electrical and Electronics) specialization.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in executing power system projects.
• Proven track record in delivering complex engineering projects on time and within budget.
• Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills.
• Fluency in English; willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and projects execution teams to deliver services as per stakeholder expectations.
• Define and implement strategy, planning, and resource allocation.
• Manage manpower budgets, KPI setting, and performance reviews.
• Ensure compliance with safety, integrity, and IS security policies.
• Mentor, train, and develop engineers across teams.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Power systems knowledge

Problem solving

Analytical abilities

Willingness to travel

Education

Engineering degree (EEE)

Tools

PMP

Agile

Job description

To lead engineering, and projects execution team and deliver respective engineering and order management services to the expectations of the stakeholders and reports to the Group Manager.

How you'll make an impact:

Planning:

• Long-term planning with LPG - Scope & Resources.
• Define team-level strategy in alignment with Local BU and INOPC strategy

Process:

• Implement structure to achieve Long Term Objectives (Teams, Training, Process & Tools).
• Continuously improve and Ensure implementation of work processes and operational development in line with the strategy.

Projects:

• Prepares the manpower budget based on forecast provided by the Local PGs, analyses data & proposes steps to improve the full cost (cost per resource)
• Ensure the achievement of scope expansion as per the defined strategy.
• Set, Measure and improve the KPI/Goals for each team & regularly review performance against targets

People:

• Ensure that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed.
• Ensure recruitment of resources as per plan.
• Guides, motivates, trains, and develops direct and indirect subordinates
• Review and ensure the development of team competency. (Technical, Project Management, etc.,)
• Carries out talent management activities for Teams (e.g. Career planning) and retention management
• Ensures performance management of the team and takes proactive actions to improve the same through appropriate training and development actions.
• Ensure implementation and compliance with OHS group guidelines
• Ensure Hitachi integrity guidelines are followed among the teams
• Ensure IS security policy is followed among the teams
• Acts as a role model
• LPG's order intake impacts Project utilization, Resource Plan, Scope expansion
• Managing expectations of LPGs / Customers across diverse geographies & cultures
• 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 yourcolleagues and the business

Your Background:

• Engineering Graduate preferably with EEE and Min Experience of 10 years in the execution of Power System projects / Products
• Experience in leading teams and people management.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering complex engineering projects on time and within budget.
• Strong understanding of power systems, grid technologies, and relevant industry standards (e.g., IEC, IEEE).
• Proficiency in project management methodologies and tools (e.g., PMP, Agile).
• Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to motivate and develop a diverse team of engineers.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a keen eye for detail.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required

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.