Project Lead Engineer

At Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service business in Europe (HUBEU), diversity drives our culture of innovation and collaboration. Our leading technology and strong market position enable us to achieve growth targets in the energy transition across current and growing market segments such as hydrogen, data centers and e-mobility.

The opportunity

We are now looking for a Project Lead Engineer to join our Project Manager Engineering team in Vaasa to lead the work with design and delivery of complete substations for distribution and transmission grids.

How you’ll make an impact

As Project Lead Engineer you play an important role in our projects. This means leading the engineering work in our customer projects, normally electric power installations in the range from 10-400kV.

 
Your Responsibilities 

• Lead and drive the project engineering team to deliver results in accordance with contractual agreements, quality standards, HSE requirements, financial targets and schedule commitments.
• Manage the engineering related coordination with customer, sub-supplier and internal/external partners.
• Plan and manage engineering resources by following the governance procedure of Hitachi Energy.
• Manage the communications with all relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify the risk and opportunities, make contributions to the continuous improvement works.
   

Your background 

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in the area of electrical or mechanical engineering.
• Some years professional experience in engineering, R&D or project management positions.
• Experience with Medium to High Voltage Projects in Power Systems.
• Experience from site works is an advantage.
• You are fluent in Finnish and English, written and spoken alike. Swedish will be advantage.

More about us 

Apply for the position as soon as possible, not later than 30 September 2025. Please note that we will initiate interviews as candidates apply and the position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found. For more information about this role, please contact the Hiring Manager, Niklas Holmstrom, niklas.holmstrom1@hitachienergy.com