R&D Project Manager

Hitachi Energy Sweden AB; Västerås kommun; Hybrid; SEK 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care and wellness allowance

Flexible working time

Career development opportunities

Employee Benefit Portal with discounts

Job summary

A global energy company in Sweden seeks an R&D Project Manager to lead product development efforts and coordinate cross-functional teams. The role demands a university degree in a relevant field and expertise in project management tools. Key responsibilities include ensuring timely project delivery, preparing status reports, and conducting evaluations. The position offers flexible working options and a supportive environment for professional development.

Qualifications

• University degree in a relevant area.
• Experience with project management tools and models.
• Knowledge of product development is crucial.
• Fluency in English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development efforts utilizing various processes and tools.
• Coordinate with team members for project requirements and deadlines.
• Prepare status reports by summarizing relevant information.
• Conduct post project evaluation and identify project elements.

Skills

Project management

Team collaboration

Process improvement

Data analysis

Communication

Education

University degree in project management, electrical, mechanical, or industrial engineering

Tools

Project management tools (e.g., Gate)

Job description

The opportunity

As our R&D Project Manager you will become one of the key persons in organizing the delivery of power quality solutions to the rest of our organization. In this role you will work directly with cross-functional team members to ensure that our solutions are delivered and executed in alignment with the overall delivery project priorities.

How you'll make an impact

• Lead product development efforts utilizing a multitude of processes and tools. Accountable for timely delivery, technical excellence, and process effectiveness of product development activities. Owning, planning, and maintaining the projects.
• Proactively coordinate with cross discipline team members to make sure that all parties are on track with project requirements, deadlines, and schedules.
• Submit project deliverables and ensure that they adhere to quality standards.
• Prepare status reports by gathering, analyzing, and summarizing relevant information.
• Establish effective project communication plans and ensure their execution as well as facilitate change requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts on schedule and budget.
• Coordinate the development of documents needed to enable successful implementation and turnover of the process or system to the design and manufacturing.
• Conduct post project evaluation and identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
• Analyze project data and produce insights to optimize performance.

Your background

• You hold a university degree in a relevant area, such as project management, electrical, mechanical, industrial engineering or similar.
• Experience with project management tools and models such as Gate.
• Line or project management skills are desired and experience with HVDC and FACTS applications is an advantage.
• Knowledge of product development is crucial.
• You communicate well, have a structured way of working and have a strong will to drive and implement improvements and change transformations.
• Most important for this role is your personality and your willingness to learn and explore new areas. Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills are crucial to succeeding in the role.
• Fluency in English, written and spoken alike, is a requirement.

What we offer

• Collective agreement
• Flexible working time
• Health care and wellness allowance
• Fantastic career possibilities within Hitachi Energy both within Sweden and globally
• Mentor to support you throughout onboard phase
• Various trainings and education supporting employee development
• Diversified company with over 70+ nationalities working in Sweden
• Supplementary compensation for parental leave
• Employee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks

More about us

re you ready for a new exciting challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don't delay - apply today!

Recruiting Manager

Nima Sadr-Momtazi, [e-mail], will answer your questions about the position.

Union representatives

Sveriges Ingenjörer: Nawzad Rashid, [phone]; Ledarna: Frank Hollstedt, [phone]; Unionen: Karin Ulvemark, [phone] or Ingrid Rinaldo, [phone].

Other questions can be directed to

Talent Acquisition Partner Gustaf Hedström, [e-mail]