Grid Automation Program Lead

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in Malaysia is seeking a Project Manager for Grid Automation to lead customer projects from order booking through commissioning and close-out. You will be the primary point of contact for project execution, ensuring safety, on-time delivery, and quality.

This role involves coordinating with customers, engineering teams, suppliers and internal stakeholders across the region to drive successful outcomes, manage schedules and budgets, and contribute to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical/electronics engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years of project management experience in electrical, power, automation, industrial, EPC, or infrastructure environments.
• Experience managing customer-facing technical projects with scope, schedule, cost and stakeholder management.
• Exposure to power systems, substations, grid automation, data centers or related industries is advantageous.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.
• PMP certification preferred; PMP candidates encouraged to apply.
• Familiarity with FIDIC contracts and commercial project management is an advantage.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to customer sites and project locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead Grid Automation projects from initiation to completion.
• Act as the primary customer interface for all project delivery activities.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, resource plans, cost forecasts and risk registers.
• Coordinate with customers, engineering teams, suppliers, contractors and internal functions to ensure timely execution.
• Monitor progress, financial performance, cash flow, risks and opportunities; drive mitigations.
• Ensure compliance with Hitachi Energy quality standards, contractual commitments and HSE requirements.
• Prepare regular project status reports and communicate performance to stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and lessons learned across teams.
• Promote safety, integrity, collaboration and accountability.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Job description

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in Malaysia is seeking a Project Manager for Grid Automation to lead customer projects from order booking through commissioning and close-out. You will be the primary point of contact for project execution, ensuring safety, on-time delivery, and quality.

This role involves coordinating with customers, engineering teams, suppliers and internal stakeholders across the region to drive successful outcomes, manage schedules and budgets, and contribute to continuous improvement.