Project Management Engineering (Lead Engineer) | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking an experienced Project Management Engineer (Lead Engineer) to lead and coordinate engineering activities for complex high‑voltage substation projects in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

You will ensure cross‑disciplinary integration and delivery across all engineering disciplines, aligned with contractual, technical, quality, and safety requirements. This senior role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, and the ability to drive engineering interfaces with

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams on HV substations.
• Strong coordination across primary/secondary systems and interfaces.
• Proven ability to manage scope, scheduling, and cost.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate engineering activities across the project lifecycle to deliver on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
• Drive integration across primary, secondary, civil, BIM, and design disciplines.
• Manage interfaces between customers, suppliers, consortium partners, and internal teams.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Multidisciplinary coordination

Engineering leadership

Electrical power systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Location: Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Business Unit: Hitachi Energy 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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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. We welcome you to apply today.