Job Overview
Job description
- Location:
- Midrand, South Africa
- Work arrangement:
- On-site
Role Summary
As a Project Manager, you will lead and oversee complex projects with a focus on cost, timelines, staffing, and quality standards, including compliance with ISO requirements. This role requires the management of multiple interrelated projects, integration of vendor deliverables, and ensuring successful execution within budget and on schedule. You will apply advanced project management expertise while working independently with minimal supervision, and you will provide guidance to junior professionals. If you are a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills and a proven ability to resolve complex challenges, we invite you to apply and contribute to our business transformation initiatives.
Responsibilities
How you will make an impact
- Collaborate with the Project Lead and Controller to define project scope, financial plans, schedules, and risk management documentation.
- Ensure adherence to execution best practices and company policies.
- Monitor and control project progress, resource utilization, and financials, including invoicing, costs, expenses, and cash flow.
- Identify, assess, and manage risks while pursuing opportunities.
- Capture and share lessons learned throughout the project lifecycle.
- Drive formal project closure and customer acceptance as per contractual agreements.
- Apply consistent contract and claims management practices in line with company policies.
- Negotiate and procure services, materials, and equipment from internal and external suppliers.
- Support supply chain management in supplier negotiations, claims, and project changes
- Coordinate with engineering, service, and commissioning teams for high and medium voltage installations.
- Contribute to planning and implementation of commissioning activities and support installation coordination.
- Serve as the primary contact for customers and the escalation point for any project-related issues.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring effective communication.
- Ensure compliance with company health, safety, and environmental policies throughout the project.
- You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
- Living Hitachi Energy's core values, safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
Requirements
- University degree in Electrical/ Power Engineering.
- 7+ years experience in a similar position, focusing on power grids, high-voltage substations and power transformers projects/ SLA/ Service contracts
- Used to work with procedures, instructions and process workflows
- Very good communication skills
- Good organizer, able to act independently and in a team
- Capacity to act quickly and meet deadlines
- Seriousness and accountability
- International commercial knowledge
- SAP knowledge is advantage - MM & SD & Project modules
- PC literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- PMP certification
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- Current employees apply here
About the Company
More About Us
We believe great work thrives in an environment where people feel genuinely supported and fairly rewarded. Our benefits are designed to create real value for every individual - fueling engagement, performance, and growth. By prioritizing well-being, we build a workplace where personal and organizational success grow together.
Our benefit offering is tailored based on your country of employment and generally includes:
You will receive more specific information during the recruitment process.
Applicable only for Poland location align with local law regulations - We are committed to full transparency and compliance with all legal requirements, ensuring that every candidate knows exactly what to expect at each stage of the recruitment process. Once the process is successfully completed, we will share detailed information about financial conditions and benefits with the selected candidate. Before signing the employment contract, you will receive all remaining details of the offer, giving you the time and space to review everything carefully
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Competitive salary and incentives
Well-being and care
Paid and unpaid leave
Flexible work options
Benefits that support your financial security
- Role:
- Project Manager
- Job Type:
- Senior Level | Project Management
Company profile
Hitachi Energy
hitachienergy.comHitachi Energy works on the global energy system, aiming to make electricity more sustainable, secure, resilient and affordable and more accessible to all. Its technologies support the expansion and transition of power systems and grids, including HVDC transmission. The company is part of Hitachi Ltd. and traces its heritage to the engineering companies ASEA and Brown Boveri, through its predecessor company ABB. Hitachi Energy is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.
- Headquarters
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Founded
- 2018
- Funding Stage
- Subsidiary
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