Project Manager Engineering

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Rotterdam is seeking a Project Manager Engineering to lead and coordinate all engineering activities across tenders and execution phases for HV/MV substations. You will translate customer requirements into robust technical solutions and manage scope, schedule, cost, and risk for the engineering workstream.

The role requires approximately 5+ years in power systems engineering, strong communication skills, and the ability to work across multicultural teams in a hybrid Rotterdam

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Approximately 5+ years of experience in power systems engineering for utility/industrial HV and MV substations.
• Experience planning and coordinating multidisciplinary engineering scope across tender and execution phases.
• Strong knowledge of substation design techniques, processes, and tools; familiarity with BIM is an advantage.
• Excellent communication with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders in a multicultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end engineering activities for designated tenders and projects, ensuring scope, budget, schedule, quality, and HSE objectives are met.
• Provide technical support during tendering: define scope, prepare BoQs for engineered items, and contribute to risk and opportunity reviews.
• Serve as technical lead for substation solutions: develop system architectures, perform sizing and calculations, and ensure design compliance with standards and customer specifications.
• Plan the engineering work: build work plans, estimates, and resource plans; monitor progress and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate across functions: collaborate with Sales & Tendering, Project Management, Site Installation and Commissioning teams to secure seamless delivery.
• Engage customers and stakeholders: lead technical meetings, resolve site queries, align on deliverables, and support customer acceptance.
• Drive supplier engagement: prepare specifications, evaluate offers, and coordinate with Supply Chain Management for materials, equipment, and services.
• Proactively manage risk and quality: conduct and support risk assessments, implement mitigation actions, and perform Safety Observation tours for HSE hazards.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Project coordination

Budgeting & scheduling

Technical communication

Dutch language

English language

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

BIM

Job description

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Project Manager Engineering to join our Grid Integration business in Rotterdam. In this hands‑on role, you will lead and coordinate all engineering activities across tenders and execution phases for high‑ and medium‑voltage substation projects. You will translate customer requirements into robust technical solutions, manage scope, schedule, cost and risk for the engineering workstream, and act as the technical counterpart to our customers and supply partners. The preferred base is Rotterdam with hybrid working; occasional domestic and international travel is expected.

How you’ll make an impact

Lead end‑to‑end engineering activities for designated tenders and projects, ensuring scope, budget, schedule, quality, and HSE objectives are met.

Provide technical support during tendering: define scope, prepare BoQs for engineered items, and contribute to risk and opportunity reviews.

Serve as technical lead for substation solutions: develop system architectures, perform sizing and calculations, and ensure design compliance with standards and customer specifications.

Plan the engineering work: build work plans, estimates, and resource plans; monitor progress and implement corrective actions.

Coordinate across functions: collaborate closely with Sales & Tendering, Project Management, Site Installation and Commissioning teams to secure seamless delivery.

Engage customers and stakeholders: lead technical meetings, resolve site queries, align on deliverables, and support customer acceptance.

Drive supplier engagement: prepare specifications, evaluate offers, and coordinate with Supply Chain Management for materials, equipment, and services.

Proactively manage risk and quality: conduct and support risk assessments, implement mitigation actions, and perform Safety Observation tours for HSE hazards.

Your background

Degree in Electrical Engineering (or related discipline).

Approximately 5+ years of experience in power systems engineering for utility/industrial HV and MV substations.

Proven track record planning and coordinating multidisciplinary engineering scope across tender and execution phases.

Strong knowledge of substation design techniques, processes, and tools; familiarity with BIM is an advantage.

Skilled communicator able to influence and collaborate with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders in a multicultural environment.

Language skills: Fluent in Dutch and English.

More about us

We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out.

For this role in the Netherlands, depending on grade and experience, we offer the following employee benefits (subject to the respective plan rules):

• Pension plan
• Enhanced leave programs: 40 days PTO in the Netherlands with the possibility to buy or sell vacation days
• Flexible working: 3 days remote, 2 days office (hybrid)

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.