Transformer Projects Lead | Power Infrastructure

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Global organization exposure

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. seeks a Project Manager to lead transformer projects across Malaysia, from handover to completion, ensuring on-time delivery within budget and in line with contractual, quality, and safety requirements.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of project management experience in power/industrial sectors, with strong stakeholder management and commercial awareness. Transformer experience is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of project management experience in power, electrical, energy or industrial sectors.
• Experience in transformers is strongly preferred, including power and distribution transformers.
• Experience managing customer-facing projects from initiation to completion.
• Strong understanding of planning, cost control, budgeting and risk management.
• Knowledge of contractual and commercial aspects of project execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of transformer projects throughout the project lifecycle.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, milestones, risks and deliverables.
• Act as the primary customer interface for all project-related activities.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including engineering, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, quality and site teams.
• Monitor financial performance: cost control, revenue recognition, cash flow, invoicing and profitability.
• Drive proactive risk identification, mitigation planning and issue resolution.
• Manage contractual obligations, variations, claims and change orders.
• Ensure compliance with Hitachi Energy policies, governance, quality and HSE.
• Provide regular project updates and reporting to customers and management.
• Foster relationships with stakeholders and support process improvements.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cost control

Budgeting

Risk management

Communication

Negotiation

Multi-priority handling

Customer interface

Commercial awareness

Education

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Project Management

Business

Tools

SAP

Job description

Hitachi Energy Ltd. seeks a Project Manager to lead transformer projects across Malaysia, from handover to completion, ensuring on-time delivery within budget and in line with contractual, quality, and safety requirements.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of project management experience in power/industrial sectors, with strong stakeholder management and commercial awareness. Transformer experience is strongly preferred.