Project Controlling Manager

The opportunity

Are you ready to take your career to the next level?

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Project Controller Manager to join our team in Sweden. In this role, you will act as a business partner to the Project Directors for various projects as well as you will lead and support your project controlling teams, fostering effective business decisions through monitoring, controlling, analyzing, and interpreting financial data.

You will also drive high levels of financial performance by keeping the team motivated and engaged, especially in the growing HVDC business sector. You will need to anticipate changes and deliver on targets, ensuring the team adapts and thrives in a dynamic environment. Navigating and managing cross-country cultural differences to ensure smooth project execution and collaboration is also essential.

Our projects are extensive, spanning multiple years and ranging from hundreds of millions up to billions of USD. Our projects are vital to our world and play a crucial role in making our future more sustainable. We are looking for someone who is proactive, detail-oriented, and eager to learn. If you are passionate about financial analysis and leadership, and you thrive in a collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you.

Join us and contribute to the success of our high-impact projects while advancing your career in a supportive and growth-oriented environment.

This position is based in Ludvika or Västerås, Sweden.

How you’ll make an impact

• Oversee preparation of financial portion of project review, ensuring alignment with the overall project financial plan.
• Use planning techniques to maintain oversight of all activities, ensuring project financial metrics align with the project schedule.
• Evaluate financial implications of various decisions, recommend suitable actions, and support the team in identifying risks and initiating risk mitigation actions.
• Coordinate regular project reviews, monitoring ongoing project’s cost control status, cash flow, revenues, profit, gross margin, opportunities, and potential cost variances.
• Ensure support of local project controllers/analysts to Global/Large project controllers, and support and develop the team of project controllers and project analysts, managing the workload among available resources.
• Live Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• Relevant industry experience in the similar or equivalent industry with several years of project controlling and/or business controlling background.
• Strong financial knowledge with academic financial degree.
• Your experience has provided you with strong leadership and management skills with ability to inspire your team and execute changes.
• Proficiency in English both written and spoken is mandatory, Swedish knowledge is considered meriting.
• Preferably you have experience working in a global environment and are used to work with teams of different cultures.
• You contribute with your positive and proactive mindset, as well as with your ability to create a good atmosphere while keeping the team motivated and engaged to deliver high level performance.

What we offer 

• Collective agreement  
• Flexible working time  
• Health care and wellness allowance  
• Fantastic career possibilities within Hitachi Energy both within Sweden and globally  
• Mentor to support you throughout onboard phase  
• Various trainings and education supporting employee development​  
• Diversified company with over 70+ nationalities working in Sweden  
• Supplementary compensation for parental leave  
• Employee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks  

More about us  

Are you ready for a new exciting challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and therefore the advertisement may be made offline with short notice, so don’t delay – apply today!  

More information: Recruiting Manager Mats Kaneberg, mats.kaneberg@hitachienergy.com, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives – Sveriges Ingenjörer: Mikael Hjort, +46 107-38 29 86; Unionen: Fredrik Holmgren, +46 107-38 21 85; Ledarna: Frank Hollstedt, +46 107-38 70 43. All other questions can be directed to Talent Partner Christian.falevik@hitachienergy.com