Large Project Operation Manager | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a seasoned leader to manage large and complex projects from Tendering through Execution. You’ll drive day-to-day operations, ensuring the scope is delivered as planned while maintaining safety, quality, and budget targets.

You will forecast, manage risks, and work with functional leads to secure successful project execution across global environments. Travel and strong leadership with clear communication are essential for success.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in project execution, especially in large/complex system projects.
• Strong knowledge of Grid and Power Quality sectors.
• Experience managing end-to-end Operations processes across multicultural environments.
• Willingness to travel and lead diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead large and complex projects from Tendering to Execution.
• Ensure delivery on scope, forecast, risk and financials.
• Drive safe, on-time, on-quality, on-margin execution and cash delivery.
• Improve GM at portfolio level and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Plan, monitor, and control activities with efficient resource use.
• Manage project financials to maintain margins and cash flow.
• Capture opportunities for customer satisfaction and project growth.
• Ensure compliance with global/local standards and risk management.

Skills

Project leadership

HSE governance

Budget management

Risk management

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Travel readiness

Leadership ability

Tools

PM software

Job description

Reporting to the HBU Manager, you will lead the Large and Complex projects managed at HBU level, from Tendering to Execution, being responsible of running the day-to-day Operation and to achieve customer expectations through lean, faultless operational execution.

You will provide leadership for the projects within your portfolio, being responsible for ensuring the overall scope is delivered as planned, taking ownership for the forecast, risk and financial results, whilst also working closely with functional leads to secure overall project execution safely on time, on quality, within budget and to full customer satisfaction.

The Health, Safety, Environment and Security of the project and all those working within it will be a top priority.

Responsibilities

• Implementing and sponsoring Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) and all other business compliance standards and regulations across the Large Projects of the HBU.
• Ensuring a safe work environment and continuous improvement in HSE processes and integrity performance.
• Organizing, staffing and directing project execution for the Large and Complex projects within the HBU. Building an effective, capable and high-performing organization.
• Responsible for safe, on-quality/on-time/on-margin project execution and to deliver project cash. Responsible for managing the Large and Complex Project Portfolio development, aiming to improve the overall GM at portfolio level.
• Accountable for the overall customer satisfaction across the Large and Complex Project Portfolio
• Effectively planning, monitoring, and controlling activities necessary for predictable fulfilment of planned activities with efficient utilization of available resources.
• Monitoring and controlling project financials to maintain or improve contract margins, cash flow and cash generation, whilst managing and mitigating risk.
• Ensuring that all opportunities for Customer Satisfaction, Gross Margin improvement and/or Project Growth are captured and acted upon.
• Ensuring compliance with global and local standards, rules, policies and procedures related to Operations/Project execution. Accountable for operational risk management, validates and improves reliability and effectiveness of business operations.

Your background

• More than 15 years of experience in project execution, working as operations manager within system projects business.
• Sound knowledge of Grid and Power Quality business and the Utility/Industry market.
• Demonstrated experience in managing all Operations process.
• Experience developed within multicultural or global environments will be a plus.
• Knowledge of Project platforms specialized for Project Management/Controls.
• Fluent in spoken and written English; additional languages preferable.
• Willingness to travel
• Leadership experience with strong, well-developed communication, influencing and coaching skills.

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.