Global Design Sustainability Leader

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Łódź; On-site; PLN 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Fitness and wellness programs

Employee Capital Plans (PPK)

Home office equipment allowances

Spectacles and contact lenses

Company events

Psychological support program

Free parking

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. seeks an Engineering Design Sustainability Lead to embed sustainability into global engineering decisions across our transformer business.

You will drive design-led initiatives that reduce product carbon, optimize materials, and elevate environmental performance from the outset. Working across worldwide engineering teams, you will translate sustainability ambitions into measurable, auditable product outcomes, balancing cost, safety, quality, and performance.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering or related sustainability discipline.
• 10+ years of engineering experience, with 5+ years in sustainability roles.
• Proven success delivering design-led sustainability or product carbon reduction initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of lifecycle assessment, sustainable materials, and carbon accounting.
• Experience leading global, cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive a global, design-led sustainability strategy within Engineering.
• Embed sustainability into engineering standards, processes, and decision frameworks.
• Reduce product-level carbon footprint through smart design, material, and architecture choices.
• Establish sustainability targets, KPIs, and traceable product-level data at BOM level.
• Partner across engineering, R&D, supply chain, digital and operations teams globally.
• Strengthen governance, reporting, and audit-ready sustainability metrics.
• Build capability and foster ownership of sustainable design within engineering teams.
• Translate regulatory and customer sustainability expectations into engineering requirements.
• Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Data-driven

Cross-functional leadership

Global collaboration

Education

Master's degree or PhD in Engineering or related sustainability

Job description

Hitachi Energy Ltd. seeks an Engineering Design Sustainability Lead to embed sustainability into global engineering decisions across our transformer business.

You will drive design-led initiatives that reduce product carbon, optimize materials, and elevate environmental performance from the outset. Working across worldwide engineering teams, you will translate sustainability ambitions into measurable, auditable product outcomes, balancing cost, safety, quality, and performance.