Senior Project Manager - External Operations (f/m/d)

Location:
Bad Honnef, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Job ID:
R0075854

Date Posted:
2025-03-01

Company Name:
HITACHI ENERGY GERMANY AG

Profession (Job Category):
Project/Program Management

Job Schedule:
Full time

Remote:
No

Job Description:
The opportunity

Hitachi Energy is looking for a Senior Project Manager – External Operations to join our PMO in the Product Line Power Transformer (PT) team. As the Senior Project Manager, you will play a supporting role in bringing innovative, high-impact organizations to life and ensuring their successful implementation. Your leadership, competence and creativity are required for the significant expansion of the existing global PMO in the Product Line Power Transformer (HUB EUC). You are fully responsible for facilitating the necessary setups in our European PT factories and the subsequent global support in integrating the new Business Unit Service into our European PT business. You will have plenty of opportunity to demonstrate your communication and leadership skills on a global level, to listen and to make the decisive point at the right moment to achieve our common goal.

How you will make an impact

• Lead the project team and coordinate an effective project plan with the factories with a high degree of freedom to effectively achieve goals
• Lead project planning and execution sustainable, in a timely manner and with consideration for the requirements of all ongoing planning and production processes
• Prepare all ongoing project data clearly and meaningfully for regular reporting/review for management review at all levels
• Be the sole contact person for all aspects of this complex implementation task with high responsibility, which requires a great deal of tact, experience and determination
• Ensure adherence to health, safety, and environmental policies throughout the project lifecycle
• Mentor team members by providing guidance and fostering a culture of continuous learning and collaboration for professional growth
• Be a strong leader and defender of all interests of the HUB and BU in the subsequent implementation and supervision in cooperation with the project partners

Your background

• Degree in Engineering, Business Administration or a related field
• [ 5+] years of project management experience with a proven track record of managing complex projects from initiation to completion (Service experience welcome)
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to motivate and guide cross-functional teams toward successful project outcomes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively convey project statuses to stakeholders at all levels
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and adapt to changing project requirements
• Hitachi Energy Senior Project Manager certification (or willingness to achieve) is a powerful plus