Project Quality Engineer

Hitachi Energy; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in Malaysia (Petaling Jaya) seeks a Project Quality Engineer to plan, organize, and monitor quality activities across projects, ensuring contractual quality requirements align with our project quality management system.

You will drive QA and QC throughout project execution, interface with customers, and support NCR resolution, COPQ reduction, and lessons learned. Travel to project sites will be required as discussed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a scientific discipline; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years in an EPC project-based environment, 10 years preferred.
• Experience in power, energy, renewables or data center sectors preferred.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001; Lead Auditor certification preferred.
• General project management knowledge including risk management.
• Hands-on with PQP, MTP, ITP, inspections, punch lists, COPQ and lessons learned.
• Familiarity with 8D, RCA, PDCA, 5W, L6S and FMEA methodologies.
• Ability to read technical drawings (preferred).
• Excellent written and spoken English; additional languages advantageous.
• Sapce knowledge of Salesforce and Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Plan, lead and monitor quality activities across EPC projects.
• Interface with customers on project quality matters.
• Develop and follow the Project Quality Plan (PQP) and related docs.
• Participate in project stage gates and capture lessons learned.
• Oversee NCRs, COPQ and project budgets related to quality.
• Monitor KPIs: NCR, COPQ, Lessons Learned, T-NPS, CCRP.
• Validate ITPs/ITRs, inspections, punch lists, and handover docs.
• Support project close-out and capture lessons learned.

Skills

Quality management

Project management

Risk management

English proficiency

Reading drawings

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Job description

Hitachi Energy is looking for a Project Quality Engineer to join our team in Malaysia, based in our Petaling Jaya office.

In this role, you will plan, organize, lead and monitor quality activities across projects, ensuring contractual quality requirements are aligned with Hitachi Energy's project quality management system. You will work closely with project teams and customers to drive Quality Assurance and Quality Control throughout project execution, helping us achieve project objectives and customer satisfaction.

The position is based in the Petaling Jaya office and will require travel to project sites when needed, including locations such as Johor Bahru and Sarawak, as discussed during the intake.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Prepare for and participate in internal and external Project Kick-Off Meetings to evaluate contractual quality obligations, clarifications and deviations.
• Develop, implement and follow up the Project Quality Plan (PQP) and other project-specific quality documentation.
• Participate in Project Stage Gates and support the implementation and documentation of lessons learned and mitigation actions.
• Act as the main interface with customers for Project Quality matters.
• Drive a strong Quality culture covering both Quality Assurance and Quality Control throughout project execution.
• Initiate and follow up project quality audits in accordance with customer and Hitachi Energy requirements.
• Support the customer satisfaction process and maintain oversight of Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) and Project Budget Saving activities.
• Ensure the project's non-conformance management process is properly applied and support resolution of NCRs.
• Monitor and report Project Quality KPIs, including NCR, CCRP, COPQ, Lessons Learned and T-NPS.
• Provide Quality input for Project Review Meetings.
• Support site quality activities, including review and validation of ITPs, ITRs, inspection processes, NCR processes, equipment preservation, punch lists and documentation handover.
• Validate the execution of Inspection and Test Plans during civil works, installation and commissioning.
• Support project close-out and ensure lessons learned are appropriately captured.

Your background

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a scientific discipline. Master's degree is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in an EPC project-based environment within large and complex organizations, with 10 years' experience preferred.
• Experience within power, energy, renewable or data center sectors is preferred.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, with Lead Auditor certification preferred.
• General knowledge of project management, including risk management.
• Practical experience with PQP, MTP, ITP, inspections, test procedures, punch lists, mechanical completion, lessons learned, COPQ and customer voice/T-NPS processes.
• Good working knowledge of quality and problem-solving methodologies including 8D, RCA, PDCA, 5W, L6S and FMEA.
• Ability to read and understand technical drawings are preferred.
• Excellent written and spoken English. Additional languages are an advantage.
• Knowledge of Salesforce, customer feedback processes and Microsoft Office applications.