Service Project Management Senior Professional

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in the Netherlands is seeking a Service Project Management Senior Professional to lead service projects from planning through execution and closure, ensuring delivery within scope, budget and schedule.

You will coordinate customers, service teams, suppliers and stakeholders, manage risks, and drive successful outcomes while mentoring colleagues in a fast‑paced, hybrid work environment in Rotterdam.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification.
• At least 5 years of experience managing projects or complex service deliveries.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent in Dutch and English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead service projects throughout the full project lifecycle, from initiation to closure.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria with customers and stakeholders.
• Develop project plans, schedules, resource plans, and budget forecasts.
• Identify project risks and implement mitigation actions to support successful delivery.
• Coordinate internal teams and external partners to achieve project goals.
• Communicate project progress, challenges, and results to customers and stakeholders.
• Monitor project budgets, costs, revenue, and overall financial performance.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and support the development of less experienced colleagues.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Service Project Management Senior Professional

At Hitachi Energy, you will play a key role in delivering service projects that help our customers operate reliable and efficient energy infrastructure. As a Service Project Manager, you will lead complex service projects from planning through execution and closure, ensuring delivery within scope, budget, and schedule.

You will work closely with customers, service teams, suppliers, and business stakeholders to coordinate resources, manage risks, and drive successful outcomes. This role combines project leadership, customer engagement, and commercial responsibility in a dynamic and growing service environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced project professional who enjoys leading multidisciplinary teams, building strong customer relationships, and delivering projects that contribute to the energy transition.

How you'll make an impact

• You lead service projects throughout the full project lifecycle, from initiation to closure.
• You define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria with customers and stakeholders.
• You develop project plans, schedules, resource plans, and budget forecasts.
• You identify project risks and implement mitigation actions to support successful delivery.
• You coordinate internal teams and external partners to achieve project goals.
• You communicate project progress, challenges, and results to customers and stakeholders.
• You monitor project budgets, costs, revenue, and overall financial performance.
• You contribute to continuous improvement and support the development of less experienced colleagues.

Your background

• You hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification.
• You have at least 5 years of experience managing projects or complex service deliveries.
• You have a proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget.
• You demonstrate strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• You are comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• You are fluent in Dutch and English, both written and spoken.

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, depending on grade and experience, we offer employee benefits subject to the respective plan rules. More information about our benefit programs will be available during the recruitment process.

If you have questions about this role, please contact your Talent Partner.

Location Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands;
Zaventem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium

Job type Full time

Work arrangement Hybrid

Experience Experienced

Job function Project | Program Management

Contract Regular

Publication date 2026-09-02

Reference number R0137209

About Hitachi Energy

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.