Senior Project Manager

The job

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Job description

At Hitachi Energy our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals, and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our team.

The opportunity

At Hitachi Energy, our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. As a Senior Project Manager, you will play a key role in leading the successful delivery of complex projects while ensuring customer satisfaction, financial performance, and operational excellence.

You will be responsible for planning, organizing, and controlling resources, schedules, budgets, and project activities, whilst leading multidisciplinary teams through the full project lifecycle. Acting as the primary point of contact for customers and stakeholders, you will drive project execution, manage risks and opportunities, and ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within scope, and within budget.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced project professional looking to make a significant impact within a global leader in the energy sector.

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Your responsibilities

1 Project Leadership

• Lead project teams and define the overall project execution strategy.
• Oversee project handover, planning, execution, monitoring, and control activities.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to achieve project objectives.
• Foster an inclusive and collaborative working environment across project teams and stakeholders.

• Ensure projects are executed in line with Hitachi Energy policies, processes, and best practices.
• Monitor project progress, schedules, budgets, costs, invoicing, expenses, and cash flow.
• Manage risks and opportunities, implementing mitigation plans where required.
• Capture and share lessons learned throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive project close-out activities and secure formal customer acceptance.

• Serve as the primary customer contact and escalation point for project-related matters.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders, ensuring timely updates on project performance and key decisions.

• Support the preparation of customer proposals and tender submissions.
• Contribute project management expertise during bid and contract review activities.

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry developments and project management best practices.
• Participate in training and professional development opportunities.
• Complete the Hitachi Project Management Certification Programme.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and operational excellence.

• Ensure compliance with Hitachi Energy Health, Safety and Environmental standards.
• Promote a positive safety culture across all project activities.
• Support initiatives such as Lean Six Sigma, hazard reporting, and "Don't Look the Other Way."

• • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience.
• • Proven experience managing project budgets, forecasting, and planning activities.
• • Strong leadership experience with the ability to balance technical expertise and people management.
• • Sound knowledge of recognised project management methodologies including PMBOK, PMI, PRINCE2, or equivalent frameworks.
• • Experience leading projects of varying size and complexity.
• • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• • Membership of, or working towards membership of, a professional body such as PMI, APM, or IET.

• Flexible working time
• Health care and wellness allowance
• Fantastic career possibilities within Hitachi Energy both within Ireland and globally
• Mentor to support you throughout onboard phase
• Various trainings and education supporting employee development
• Diversified company
• Supplementary compensation for parental leave

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