Project Manager - GCB

The Opportunity

At Hitachi Energy, we’re shaping the future of sustainable energy by delivering cutting-edge solutions that power the world’s most critical infrastructure. As a Project Manager – GCB (Generator Circuit Breaker), you’ll be at the heart of the energy transition, leading high-impact projects that integrate advanced high-voltage technologies into the grid. This is more than a job—it’s a chance to drive innovation, collaborate globally, and make a tangible difference in how energy is delivered and consumed.

You’ll manage complex, multi-phase projects that span engineering, procurement, fabrication, and commissioning, often involving international coordination with our global manufacturing hubs. Your leadership will ensure seamless execution, customer satisfaction, and financial success across the North American market.

How You’ll Make An Impact

- Lead cross-functional teams to deliver complex GCB projects on time and within budget

- Coordinate with global manufacturing sites to ensure timely product delivery

- Manage project scope, schedule, and financials with precision

- Serve as the primary point of contact for customers and internal stakeholders

- Drive risk management and opportunity identification throughout the project lifecycle

- Support procurement and supplier negotiations to optimize project outcomes

- Capture and share lessons learned to continuously improve execution

- Ensure smooth handover to service teams post-project completion

- Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines

Your Background

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering

- Minimum 8 years of experience in project management or engineering of complex HV projects

- Proven experience with GCB or similar HV equipment projects

- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

- Proficiency in MS Office and SAP

- PMP or Hitachi Energy Project Manager Certification highly preferred

- Ability to travel up to 30%

- Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States

More About Us

We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out.

For this role, depending on grade and experience, we offer the following employee benefits (subject to the respective plan rules):

- Health Care (medical, dental, vision, etc.)

- Financial Wellbeing: (Employer sponsored pension - 401(k) Program with generous company match and contribution, Life/AD&D Insurance, disability insurance)

- Family Care: Life and Family (Legal, pet, auto, home, identity theft, etc.), special needs support, and adoption assistance

- Work-Life: Enhanced leave programs (FMLA, Military Service Leave, Maternal, Paternal, adoption, vacation, and holiday)

- Employee Engagement and Development: Employee Resource Groups (depending on location), tuition reimbursement program, on-demand learning platforms

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.