Sr. Project Engineer

Description

General information:

Lead & manage Grid Automation projects ensuring on-time & in-full customer deliverables within Hitachi Energy quality standards, health, safety & environment requirements, financial and contractual commitments.

Your responsibilities:

• You will lead and manage assigned project(s) according to agreed contractual conditions within schedule and budget while acting as single point contact for all delivery fulfilment activities and customer satisfaction from project booking to commissioning and close-out phase.

• You will be responsible for coordination and interface with customers, internal delivery units, technical teams (on-shore or off-shore) & other contractors for timely execution of all project activities either directly or by delegating to the concerned team member.

• You will take ownership of all aspects of project planning & scheduling, resourcing, timely invoicing & cash collection. Reviews progress periodically & prepares progress reports, communicates to customer and internally to all stakeholders.

• You will regularly evaluate project ‘costs to complete’ vs allocated budget, project risks/opportunities and plans/leads/executes mitigation actions, maintain records and pursues variation claims where applicable. You will be responsible for project financial KPIs in terms of gross margin, cash flow and final result of the assigned project(s).

• You will act as the champion for Hitachi processes and policies, contribute to development of standard processes and work instructions by adopting internal as well as industry best practices.

• You will ensure that lessons learned from all execution are analyzed and conclusions are incorporated as continuous improvement actions, promote, enforce safe working environment by enforcing and supporting adequate HSE measures in all activities undertaken by himself & the team and follow ethics and compliances as per company guidelines.

• Living Hitachi energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Electrical or Electronics preferred.

• 5 to 15 years of project management in Engineering, procurement & construction environment

• Proficient with MS Word, Excel; Demonstrated Negotiation skills, knowledge of FIDIC contracts (yellow/orange/red book) is an advantage.

• PMP certification or PMBOK familiarity is a differentiator.

• Good verbal and written communication skills are essential, proven ability to handle customer comments and contractual responses is a must.