Project Manager | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Petaling Jaya; Sur place; MYR 90 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a Project Manager to lead and deliver Grid Automation projects from order booking through commissioning and close-out.

You will serve as the primary contact for project execution, ensuring safety, on-time delivery and quality across customers, engineering teams, suppliers and internal stakeholders. You will develop schedules, resource plans, cost forecasts and risk registers while maintaining strong customer satisfaction and reporting project performance to key

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical/electronic engineering or related field.
• Experience managing customer-facing technical projects with scope, schedule and cost accountability.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies and tools; PMP preferred.

Responsabilités

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

Connaissances

Communication

Stakeholder mgmt

Problem solving

PM methodologies

Formation

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

PMP certification preferred

FIDIC contracts familiarity

Description du poste

As a Project Manager within Hitachi Energy's Grid Automation business, you will be responsible for leading and delivering customer projects from order booking through commissioning and project close-out. You will serve as the primary point of contact for project execution, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on critical power system, substation, automation, and data center projects that support the ongoing energy transition and digitalization of electrical infrastructure. You will collaborate with customers, engineering teams, suppliers, and internal stakeholders across the region to drive successful project outcomes.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Lead and manage Grid Automation projects throughout the full project lifecycle, from project initiation to completion.
• Act as the primary customer interface for all project delivery activities and ensure high levels of customer satisfaction.
• 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 project execution.
• Monitor project progress, financial performance, cash flow, risks, and opportunities while driving mitigation actions when required.
• Ensure compliance with Hitachi Energy quality standards, contractual commitments, and health, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Prepare regular project status reports and communicate project performance to key stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, lessons learned activities, and the development of best practices across project execution teams.
• Promote a strong culture of safety, integrity, collaboration, and accountability.

Your Background

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Approximately 3-5 years of project management experience within electrical, power, automation, industrial, EPC, or infrastructure environments.
• Experience managing customer-facing technical projects with responsibility for scope, schedule, cost, and stakeholder management.
• Exposure to power systems, substations, grid automation, data centers, or related industries will be highly advantageous.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.
• PMP certification is preferred; candidates pursuing PMP certification are encouraged to apply.
• Familiarity with FIDIC contracts and commercial project management practices is an advantage.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to customer sites and project locations as required.

More About Us

At Hitachi Energy, we are advancing a sustainable energy future for all. By joining our team, you will work alongside passionate professionals who are driving innovation across power grids, automation, and digital technologies. We foster a culture of safety, integrity, collaboration, and continuous learning while providing opportunities for professional growth and development.

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.