PMO Americas Network Control

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Flexibility programs

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in Houston is seeking an experienced Project Manager leader to oversee program delivery and guide a team of Project Managers.

The role focuses on delivering projects on schedule, within budget, and meeting quality standards, while promoting consistent project management practices across a Network Control PMO environment. You will engage with customers, coordinate resources, monitor portfolios and budgets, and drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, and speed.

Qualifications

• 10+ years management experience.
• Experience in managing project portfolio.
• Thorough understanding of project management best practices, with continuous improvement as a core value.
• Experience in customer relationship management.
• Opportunity to work in a Network Control PMO.
• Renewable energy related work experiences preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project delivery and manage a team of Project Managers to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery with required quality.
• Own and promote project management processes and tools across projects.
• Coordinate project communication, customer engagement, resource planning, portfolio oversight, and budget tracking.
• Support proposals and presentations; contribute to customer experience initiatives.
• Collaborate with multiple functions to address project issues and maintain plans.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations and guidelines.

Skills

Management experience

Portfolio management

Project management best practices

Customer relationship management

Network Control PMO

Renewable energy background

Job description

In this role, you will oversee project delivery and manage a team of Project Managers to help ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to required quality standards. You will serve as the owner of project management processes, supporting the implementation of processes and tools and promoting their consistent use across projects. The position involves project communication, customer engagement, resource coordination, portfolio oversight, budget tracking, operational planning, and continuous improvement activities focused on safety, quality, and speed. You will work with multiple functions to address project-related issues, maintain project plans, support proposals and presentations, and contribute to customer experience initiatives. The role also provides an opportunity to work in a Network Control PMO environment while supporting effective project execution and ongoing improvements that contribute to reliable and innovative power grid operations.

How You’ll Make an Impact

The Opportunity

In this role, you will oversee project delivery and manage a team of Project Managers to help ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to required quality standards. You will serve as the owner of project management processes, supporting the implementation of processes and tools and promoting their consistent use across projects. The position involves project communication, customer engagement, resource coordination, portfolio oversight, budget tracking, operational planning, and continuous improvement activities focused on safety, quality, and speed. You will work with multiple functions to address project-related issues, maintain project plans, support proposals and presentations, and contribute to customer experience initiatives. The role also provides an opportunity to work in a Network Control PMO environment while supporting effective project execution and ongoing improvements that contribute to reliable and innovative power grid operations.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Support management in project matters by establishing an efficient organization with necessary resources and supporting infrastructure
• Build project delivery capability through project management practices, customer understanding, and team development
• Oversee project communication and customer engagement activities, including management meetings and issue escalation responses
• Drive customer experience improvements through continuous improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with other functions to identify project issues, support resolution efforts, and maintain project plans
• Coordinate project resources with a focus on capacity planning and effective resource utilization
• Develop and maintain operational plans, track budget variances, and support budget development activities
• Conduct project and portfolio reviews, monitor progress against plans and schedules, resolve problems, and update plans as needed
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Your Background

• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
• 10+ years management experience
• Experience in managing project portfolio
• Thorough understanding of project management best practices, with continuous improvement as a core value
• Experience in customer relationship management
• Opportunity to work in a Network Control PMO
• Renewable energy related work experiences preferred

More About Us

You will gain exposure to cross-functional collaboration, customer engagement, and project portfolio activities.

• Work on innovative energy technologies
• Collaborate with experienced professionals across the organization
• Access learning and development opportunities
• Receive health and retirement benefits
• Benefit from paid leave and flexibility programs where applicable

Location Houston, Texas, United States of America

Job type Full time

Work arrangement On-Site

Experience Management

Job function Project | Program Management

Contract Regular

Publication date 2026-10-13

Reference number R0147584

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.

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