Associate Project Manager

Overview

Support the execution of GIS, HGIS and DTB projects for the High Voltage Business Unit at Hitachi Energy, from order handover through successful delivery and customer acceptance, while ensuring compliance with contractual, quality, HSE and delivery commitments.

What you'll do

• Support project execution from order handover through successful delivery and customer acceptance.
• Coordinate domestic and export customer projects, ensuring compliance with contractual, logistics, documentation and customer-specific requirements.
• Track project schedules, milestones, deliverables and resource utilization to support on-time completion.
• Monitor project progress and manage project costs, invoicing, cash collection and reporting.
• Identify project risks and issues, escalate concerns proactively and support implementation of mitigation actions.
• Coordinate with engineering, planning, supply chain, manufacturing, logistics and site teams.
• Act as the primary customer interface and escalation point for all project-related matters.
• Support preparation and review of export documentation, shipping schedules and customer documentation requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and key internal stakeholders to ensure alignment with project objectives and business priorities.
• Ensure successful completion of project close-out activities, including contractual closure, final documentation, lessons learned and customer acceptance.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships to enhance customer satisfaction, repeat business and long-term growth opportunities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and project management best practices.
• Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.

What you'll need

• Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 6 to 9 years of experience in Project Management of EPC, GIS or AIS Substation projects.
• Good understanding of project management processes and project lifecycle management.
• Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA, MS Office and MS Project.
• Knowledge of substations, Gas Insulated Switchgear and power system projects.
• Familiarity with project financials, invoicing processes and export documentation.
• Strong coordination, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving abilities with a strong execution focus.
• Self-motivated team player with the ability to work in a cross-functional and multicultural environment.
• Self-motivated, collaborative and capable of working across multicultural teams.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.

Nice to have

• High Voltage Switchgear industry experience.
• PMP certification or formal PM training.

Details

• Location: Savli, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
• Full-time schedule.
• Not remote.