Lead Engineer (Substation Projects)

Hitachi Energy Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Malaysia Sdn Bhd is seeking an experienced Project Management Engineer (Lead Engineer) to lead and coordinate engineering activities for complex high-voltage substation projects. You will act as the engineering focal point for multidisciplinary teams, ensuring integration across primary, secondary, civil, BIM, and design disciplines.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, and the ability to deliver within contractual, technical, and safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years, preferably 8+, in power systems/substations.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate engineering activities across the project lifecycle.
• Ensure delivery of engineering scope on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
• Manage interfaces between customers, suppliers, consortium partners, and internal teams.
• Provide technical leadership and review deliverables from the engineering teams.
• Support planning, risk assessments, and cost control.
• Foster customer relationships and identify opportunities for repeat business.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Electrical engineering

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Function: Grid Integration / Substation Projects

The Opportunity

Hitachi Energy is seeking an experienced Project Management Engineering (Lead Engineer) professional to lead and coordinate engineering activities for complex high-voltage substation projects. This role is responsible for ensuring all engineering disciplines are effectively integrated and delivered in accordance with contractual, technical, quality, safety, and project requirements.

You will act as the engineering focal point for multidisciplinary project teams, working closely with customers, suppliers, consortium partners, and internal stakeholders to ensure successful project execution. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior engineering professional who combines strong technical knowledge with leadership, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.

How You'll Make an Impact

Lead and coordinate all engineering activities throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring delivery of engineering scope on time, within budget, and to required quality standards.

Drive multidisciplinary engineering integration across primary, secondary, civil, BIM, and design disciplines to ensure complete and accurate project deliverables.

Manage engineering interfaces between customers, suppliers, consortium partners, factories, and internal project teams.

Ensure engineering documentation, designs, drawings, and technical deliverables are developed with all required information and cross-functional inputs.

Coordinate engineering resources and define project engineering tasks, responsibilities, timelines, and quality metrics.

Support project planning activities including engineering schedules, resource planning, risk assessments, and cost control.

Identify and manage engineering risks, opportunities, technical challenges, and project interfaces.

Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering team members and review engineering deliverables.

Collaborate with construction, commissioning, and installation teams to resolve technical issues and support successful project execution.

Provide technical support for contract variations, claims, change management, and scope assessments when required.

Foster strong customer relationships and proactively identify opportunities for business growth and repeat business.

Ensure compliance with Hitachi Energy quality, safety, integrity, and engineering standards.

Your Background

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience, with 8+ years preferred, in power systems, transmission, or high-voltage substation projects.

Strong experience delivering engineering scope for high-voltage substation projects.

Good understanding of both: Primary systems (GIS, AIS, transformers, switchgear, substation layouts, HV equipment) Secondary systems (protection, control, automation, and SCADA)

Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and coordinating engineering interfaces.

Strong stakeholder management experience working with customers, contractors, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.

Excellent communication, coordination, and leadership capabilities.

Experience in engineering consulting, EPC contractors, utilities, OEMs, or power industry environments will be advantageous.

Ability to manage multiple priorities and solve complex technical and project-related challenges independently.

More About Us

At Hitachi Energy, we are advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to homes, schools, hospitals, and factories while making the world's energy system more resilient, flexible, and secure. Join us and work with fantastic people while learning and developing on projects that have a real impact on our communities and society.

Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth:

Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.

Hitachi Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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Engineering & Project Management Services 101-1,000 employees

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future with innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core, pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics. We address urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

With installed base in over 140 countries, we co-create and build long-term partnerships across the utility, industry, transportation, data centers, and infrastructure sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and with revenues of $20billion USD.

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future with innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core, pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics. We address urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

With installed base in over 140 countries, we co-create and build long-term partnerships across the utility, industry, transportation, data centers, and infrastructure sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and with revenues of $20billion USD.