Associate Project Manager

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking an Associate Project Manager to support the Transformer Business Unit on strategic customer projects across North American manufacturing sites.

The role partners with experienced PMs to coordinate schedules, budgets, and quality while ensuring successful delivery of commitments that energize industries and communities. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, align resources across factories, and maintain thorough documentation.

Qualifications

• CAPM certification preferred; willingness to obtain Hitachi Energy APM certification within 2 years.
• Experience working with remote teams across multiple sites and vendors.
• Knowledge of transformer manufacturing or North American energy sector is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project teams to support clear goals, tasks, and timelines.
• Coordinate scope, scheduling, budgeting, and quality to meet customer expectations.
• Partner with the lead Project Manager as a primary customer contact and assist with escalations.
• Align resources across factories and service teams for smooth project delivery.
• Maintain documentation, support risk management, and uphold compliance standards.
• Build strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support lessons learned and continuous improvement activities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Skills

CAPM certification (preferred)

Remote collaboration

Vendor/subcontractor management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business Administration (or equivalent)

Tools

SAP

MS Project

Job description

Join Hitachi Energy—an innovation leader shaping the future of sustainable power as a Associate Project Manager within our Transformer Business Unit. In this high‑impact role, you’ll partner with experienced project managers to support strategic customer projects across multiple North American manufacturing sites.

You’ll help coordinate schedules, streamline communication, and ensure successful execution of customer commitments that keep industries, communities, and critical infrastructure energized.

This is a dynamic opportunity to grow your project management career in an environment that champions collaboration, integrity, and continuous improvement. If you're energized by meaningful work that connects purpose with progress, this is your chance to contribute to the transformation of the energy landscape.

The Opportunity

Join Hitachi Energy—an innovation leader shaping the future of sustainable power as a Associate Project Manager within our Transformer Business Unit. In this high‑impact role, you’ll partner with experienced project managers to support strategic customer projects across multiple North American manufacturing sites.

You’ll help coordinate schedules, streamline communication, and ensure successful execution of customer commitments that keep industries, communities, and critical infrastructure energized.

This is a dynamic opportunity to grow your project management career in an environment that champions collaboration, integrity, and continuous improvement. If you're energized by meaningful work that connects purpose with progress, this is your chance to contribute to the transformation of the energy landscape.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Collaborate with project teams to support clear goals, tasks, and timelines.
• Coordinate scope, scheduling, budgeting, and quality to meet customer expectations.
• Partner with the lead Project Manager as a primary customer contact and assist with escalations.
• Align resources across factories and service teams for smooth project delivery.
• Maintain documentation, support risk management, and uphold compliance standards.
• Build strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support lessons learned and continuous improvement activities.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Your Background

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business Administration (or equivalent).
• Minimum 2 years of project management experience.
• CAPM certification preferred; willingness to obtain Hitachi Energy APM certification within 2 years.
• Demonstrated ability to work with remote teams and manage vendors or subcontractors.
• Experience with SAP, MS Project, or other project management tools.
• Knowledge of transformer manufacturing or the North American energy sector is a plus.

This position is onsite with no sponsorship or international relocation available.

Location Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Job type Full time

Work arrangement On-Site

Experience Experienced

Job function Project | Program Management

Contract Regular

Publication date 2026-10-21

Reference number R0130375

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.

Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to encouraging inclusion in the workplace.

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