Job description
This role is responsible for delivering high-quality electrical engineering solutions across complex projects, providing technical leadership, customer engagement, risk management, and project delivery support while ensuring safety, quality, and commercial objectives are achieved. The position also plays a key role in mentoring team members and supporting continuous improvement across engineering and project execution activities.
How you'll make an impact
- Lead and coordinate electrical engineering activities across multiple projects, including design, review, testing, commissioning, drafting support, and site installation.
- Provide specialist technical expertise, resolving complex engineering and quality issues while supporting customers, project teams, and manufacturing facilities.
- Support the preparation of project proposals and tenders through the development of bills of materials, engineering estimates, and technical documentation.
- Partner with Contract Managers to manage scope variations, claims, risk assessments, and contract compliance while delivering cost-effective solutions.
- Develop and manage project work plans, budgets, schedules, and engineering deliverables to ensure successful project execution.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and opportunities, providing recommendations to address quality, cost, schedule, and contractual issues.
- Build strong relationships with customers, contractors, suppliers, and stakeholders, representing the engineering team in project meetings and technical discussions.
- Collaborate with supply chain and procurement teams to define technical requirements, evaluate supplier proposals, and approve equipment and services.
- Drive engineering excellence by implementing best practices, ensuring compliance with safety and contractual requirements, and promoting continuous improvement.
- Mentor and support engineers, technicians, and project staff, providing technical leadership and contributing to capability development across the team.
Your Background
- Degree qualification in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years' experience in High Voltage (HV) equipment, power substations, and electrical engineering project delivery.
- Demonstrated experience in electrical design, design coordination, Safety in Design (SiD), constructability reviews, testing, commissioning, and quality assurance.
- Strong knowledge and application of Australian and international engineering standards, including AS and IEC standards.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and the ability to read and interpret technical drawings and engineering documentation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage customers, contractors, suppliers, and project stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and commercial acumen with a results-driven approach.
- Ability to confidently communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and adaptable, with a strong commitment to continuous improvement, safety, and quality.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and provide technical guidance to colleagues and project teams.
About this role
About Hitachi Energy
Company Overview
Hitachi Energy Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd.
HeadquartersZurich, Switzerland
Founded2021
SizeApproximately 45,000 to over 50,000 employees globally (source: hitachienergy.com). Revenue reached around $13 billion USD in 2023 (source: hitachienergy.com).
What They Do
Hitachi Energy specializes in power grid technologies, focusing on high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems, which have integrated over 150 gigawatts globally. Their product offerings include high-voltage equipment, transformers, switchgear, and services aimed at grid modernization and renewable energy integration (source: wikipedia.org). The company provides HVDC converter stations, distribution transformers, and innovative gas insulation solutions, positioning itself as a leader in the energy transition (source: hitachienergy.com). Target markets encompass utilities, industries, infrastructure, renewable energy developers, and data centers, with a presence in over 140 countries organized into five global business units for localized service delivery (source: cbinsights.com). The company leverages the combined expertise of ABB's power grids and Hitachi's digital technologies, evidenced by a significant increase in order backlog since 2020 (source: hitachienergy.com).
Projects & Track Record
Hitachi Energy has been involved in several notable projects, including the supply of equipment for China's Changji-Guquan UHVDC transmission line, the world's first at 1,100 kV, completed in 2018 (source: wikipedia.org). Other significant projects include the fluoronitrile-based gas replacement for National Grid in Kent, UK, and HVDC converter stations for the North Sea Link submarine cable, both completed in 2021 (source: wikipedia.org). Recently, they have also developed a renewable energy microgrid for Gull Bay First Nation in Canada (2022) and are currently working on offshore platforms and onshore HVDC converter stations for TenneT in the North Sea (source: wikipedia.org). Their geographic presence spans over 140 countries, with a strong focus on expanding manufacturing capabilities in North America to meet growing demand (source: hitachienergy.com).
Recent Developments
In the past two years, Hitachi Energy has announced over $155 million USD in investments to bolster manufacturing capacity in North America, including a new distribution transformer factory in Reynosa, Mexico, which is expected to create 350 jobs (source: hitachienergy.com). Additionally, they are modernizing their power transformer factory in Varennes, Quebec, with an investment exceeding $100 million (source: hitachienergy.com). The company also completed the acquisition of ABB's remaining stake in December 2022, solidifying its position as a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. (source: wikipedia.org). Furthermore, they reported significant revenue growth in fiscal year 2023, contributing to Hitachi Ltd.'s Green Energy & Mobility segment revenues (source: hitachi.com).
Working There
Hitachi Energy offers a diverse range of roles across engineering, skilled manufacturing, administrative positions, and research, with a strong emphasis on hiring due to recent expansions (source: hitachienergy.com). The company has added over 8,000 employees globally between 2020 and 2023, with significant growth in the U.S. and Canada (source: hitachienergy.com). Office locations include Reynosa, Mexico; South Boston and Mount Pleasant, USA; Varennes, Quebec City, Montreal, Canada; Zurich, Switzerland; and Ludvika, Sweden (source: hitachienergy.com). The company culture promotes innovation, co-creation with customers, and a commitment to energy transition, as highlighted by CEO Claudio Facchin (source: hitachienergy.com).
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