Project Manager

Hitachi Rail Portugal , S.A.; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Rail Portugal is seeking a Project Manager to lead railway signaling and control projects. The role drives delivery excellence, stakeholder alignment, and customer satisfaction across all project phases.

The ideal candidate has an electrotechnical engineering background, 5+ years in similar roles, and strong English skills. IPMA C or higher and Ordem dos Engenheiros membership are recommended.

Qualifications

• English is mandatory; French is recommended for communication.
• Electrotechnical Engineer Degree or equivalent.
• IPMA level C certification or above is preferred.
• Member of the Portuguese Engineering Association is advantageous.
• Over 5 years of experience in similar project management roles.

Responsibilities

• Project Initialization.
• Project Launch Review (Baseline Review).
• Project Execution, monitoring and controlling.
• Delivery and invoicing of project deliverables.
• Capture of Project Lesson Learnt.
• Project Closure.

Skills

Project management

Resource planning

Requirements mgmt

Stakeholder mgmt

Team management

Problem solving

Railway signaling

Education

Electrotechnical Engineer Degree

IPMA level C certification

Member of Ordem dos Engenheiros

Job description

Description

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Hitachi Rail Portugal is currently seeking a Project Manager to join our team and lead the execution of railway signaling and control projects. This role is essential to ensure project delivery excellence, stakeholder alignment, operational performance and customer satisfaction across all phases of the project lifecycle.

A Project Manager is responsible for:

• Project Initialization
• Project Launch Review (Baseline Review)
• Project Execution, monitoring and controlling
• Delivery and invoicing of project deliverables
• Capture of Project Lesson Learnt
• Project Closure

Technical & Professional Skills

• Core Project Management knowledge and skills;
• Application of resource management, project planning and management methods;
• Understanding of project lifecycle, from requirements to preliminary and detailed design phases, development, integration, verification and validation, down to test and commissioning and acceptance of a railway solution (signaling and control);
• Good knowledge of the railway industry organisation structures, standards, workflows, operating procedures and terminology;
• Team management skills and team motivation skills;
• Good problem solving skills with experience of developing & implementing customer focused solutions and resolving high level operational challenges

Education and Qualifications

• Electrotechnical Engineer Degree or equivalent
• Previous experience + 5 years in similar roles.
• Member of the Portuguese Engineering Association (“Ordem dos Engenheiros” or “Ordem dos Engenheiros Técnicos)
• Experience in ground transportation project management (recommended)
• English (mandatory) and French (recommended) communication skills
• IPMA level C certification or above (recommended).

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.