Project Director

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Join us as our Project Director, where you're not just overseeing large projects - you're shaping the future of sustainable energy.

Please note we are unable to provide visa sponsorship on this position.

You play a pivotal role in the project execution with a wide range of activities, ensuring alignment with company policies, contractual obligations, quality standards, safety protocols, financial targets, and project schedules. Key responsibilities include team leadership, efficient resource utilization, risk management, and customer contract close-out. As an experience leader, you'll influence strategic decisions and tackle complex challenges that really makes a difference.

Join us at Hitachi Energy and be part of a movement that powers progress.

Your responsibilities:

• Lead cross-functional project teams, establish execution approaches, and oversee handovers, planning, monitoring, and control activities.
• Collaborate with internal and external resources to achieve project goals.
• Monitor and control project progress, resource utilization, financials, invoicing, costs, expenses, and cash flow.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks while pursuing opportunities.
• Drive formal project acceptance, ensure contract closure, and secure customer acknowledgment. Handle negotiations, claims, and changes with suppliers.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Serve as the primary point of contact for customers and escalate project issues when necessary.
• Your expertise influences operational strategies and business decisions. You tackle complex, multi-dimensional problems and communicate with executive leadership on strategic matters.

Your background:

• We put a high value to your personnel qualities where we are looking for self-motivated and reliable team player with an independent and result-oriented working style, as well as communicative and collaborative skills.
• You are structured and self-confident to handle ambiguity.
• You hold a Master's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics or equivalent) or Business & Economics.
• Experience in the energy industry primarily from managing large complex projects including contract management and negotiations.
• Project Director Certification is merit.
• Experience in leading virtual project teams, and you have worked in a multi-cultural context and with emerging countries.

Why Hitachi Energy?

• You'll lead projects at the forefront of advanced power transmission technology.
• You'll build your career with a global leader in the power industry.
• You'll enjoy a competitive compensation package with attractive benefits.
• Join us and make a significant impact on the future of power delivery!

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Location Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Job type Full time

Experience Senior Management

Job function Project | Program Management

Contract Regular

Publication date 2024-07-03

Reference number R0051739