Senior Project Manager

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.

Description

The Opportunity

At Hitachi Energy, we don’t just build infrastructure—we energize the future. As a Grid Integration Senior Project Manager, you’ll be at the forefront of delivering complex, high-voltage substation projects that are critical to modernizing the power grid. Based in Raleigh, NC, this role offers the chance to lead turnkey initiatives that directly support the global energy transition—from fossil fuels to renewables.

You’ll work with a cross-functional team of engineers, procurement specialists, and construction professionals to bring innovative solutions to life. Whether it’s integrating renewables, enhancing grid reliability, or enabling digital substations, your work will have a lasting impact on communities and industries alike.

How You’ll Make an Impact

- Lead planning, scheduling, and execution of substation projects in a complex multinational organization

- Define project scope, goals, and deliverables to meet customer expectations

- Manage budgets, forecasts, and ensure positive cash flow

- Collaborate with engineering, procurement, and construction teams

- Monitor project health using earned value management systems

- Support contract negotiations and risk mitigation strategies

- Drive supplier diversity and sustainability goals

- Deliver clear, timely reporting to stakeholders and clients

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

Your Background

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, Construction Management, or related field

- Minimum 8 years of experience in project management

- Minimum 5 years of people leadership experience preferred in a complex and multinational organization

- Experience with turnkey substation projects is highly preferred

- PMP® certification is a plus

- Strong interpersonal, technical, and financial problem-solving skills

- 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

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