Functional Manager Control and Protection Engineering 80 – 100% (f/m/d)

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Roma; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a Functional Manager Control & Protection Engineering to lead and grow the Control and Protection Engineering function within HUB Europe Substation Automation Engineering.

You will guide a team of Team Leaders across multiple sites, driving standardization, capacity planning, and high-quality service delivery. The role blends people leadership with governance, engineering excellence, and strategic development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Substation Automation Systems, Control & Protection Engineering, or related field.
• Experience leading teams as a Team Leader or Manager with a track record of developing high-performing teams.
• Deep understanding of engineering processes, project execution, and technical solutions in Substation Automation environments.
• Experience in competency development, workforce planning, capacity management, engineering standardization, and organizational transformation.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills to influence across a complex international org.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written); other European languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of up to 12 Team Leaders across locations.
• Drive harmonization and standardization of engineering processes and tools.
• Ensure effective utilization and accountability for service quality by the function.
• Harmonize hardware and software engineering tools across the community.
• Lead competency and capacity management to meet current and future demands.
• Develop and implement standard engineering solutions for efficiency and scalability.
• Define and maintain cost estimation models for control engineering and testing.
• Contribute to leadership teams and strategic initiatives.

Skills

People leadership

Team development

Stakeholder management

Engineering governance

Project execution

Substation automation

Process standardization

Capacity planning

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Engineering tools

Cost estimation tools

Job description

The opportunity

At Hitachi Energy, we are shaping the future of sustainable and secure power systems. As Functional Manager Control & Protection Engineering, you will play a key role in leading and developing the Control and Protection Engineering function within our HUB Europe Operating Unit Substation Automation Engineering organization.

The opportunity

At Hitachi Energy, we are shaping the future of sustainable and secure power systems. As Functional Manager Control & Protection Engineering, you will play a key role in leading and developing the Control and Protection Engineering function within our HUB Europe Operating Unit Substation Automation Engineering organization.

This is a unique opportunity to combine people leadership with functional governance, engineering excellence, and strategic development. You will lead a team of Team Leaders across multiple locations and ensure that the function has the competencies, capacity, processes, tools, and standard solutions required to successfully deliver today's projects while building future capabilities.

If you are passionate about developing people, driving standardization, fostering collaboration, and advancing engineering excellence, we would be excited to hear from you.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of up to 12 Team Leaders responsible for Control and Protection Engineering resources across the Operating Unit
• Drive harmonization and standardization of engineering processes, tools, guidelines, and ways of working to enhance collaboration and delivery excellence
• Ensure effective utilization of engineering resources and accountability for the quality and performance of services delivered by the function
• Harmonize hardware and software engineering tools across the Control and Protection Engineering community
• Lead competency and capacity management activities to ensure the organization is equipped to meet current and future project demands
• Develop and implement standard engineering solutions that strengthen efficiency, scalability, and market competitiveness
• Define and maintain cost estimation models for Control and Protection Engineering and testing activities within projects
• Contribute actively to the Operating Unit Substation Automation Engineering Management Team and support strategic initiatives, continuous improvement, and Center of Excellence projects

Your background

• Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering or a related technical discipline
• Minimum 10 years of experience within Substation Automation Systems, Control & Protection Engineering, or a closely related field
• Previous people leadership experience as a Team Leader or Manager, with a strong track record of developing high-performing teams
• Deep understanding of engineering processes, project execution, technical solutions, and tools within Substation Automation environments
• Experience in competency development, workforce planning, capacity management, engineering standardization, and organizational transformation initiatives
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with the ability to influence across a complex international organization
• Structured, solution-oriented, and customer-focused approach to decision-making and problem-solving
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken. Additional European language skills are considered an advantage

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Publication date : 2026-10-13