Manager for Project Management office, Plant Engineering & Civil Design

The Global Project Management/execution team with base in Ludvika/Västerås, Sweden is looking for a manager to take on the role as the leader to Build, support and develop the individuals, the group, and the team in a fantastic and growing business. The PM Plant Engineering & Civil Design team is part of engineering at HVDC, with the project execution responsibilities for our HVDC Projects on a global scale.

In this role, you will be working in a global and diverse team together with managers from India, Canada, U.S, UK, Germany, France, Japan and Sweden.

You will have personnel responsibility for several professionals reporting directly to you in combination with Local manager support from our remote locations (other than Sweden). You will be tasked with ensuring that PM engineering teams are adequately resourced, developed, and equipped to meet business needs, as well as ensuring that the company's culture and values are reflected in all employee practices and policies. Your primary objective will be to build, motivate and engage your team and to support them to achieve their full potential, while ensuring compliance with our customers relevant expectations/agreements.

Your Responsibilities

• Building and developing the team and the individuals in it by managing employee training and development initiatives, as well as providing strategic direction, leadership, and coordination of the function.
• Providing insight and managing priorities for the team while ensuring activities’ performance and quality goals are met during all project phases.
• Taking a proactive approach and actively participate in recruiting activities.
• Planning for project staffing and adjusting it according to business needs, as well as planning for both short-term and more strategic long-term changes in the team structure.
• Managing employee relations, developing, and executing employee engagement initiatives to foster a sense of community among employees.
• Partnering with the management team to develop, improve, and implement strategic people management initiatives and ensuring processes are in place to capture and share best practices and operational experiences.

Your Background

• Experience as a people manager, or other relevant leadership experience with personnel responsibility.
• Other experience in relevant area such as talent management, employee relations, human resources, team leading, company founding, start-up or scale-up, business administration, change management, process development, organizational management, staffing, business development, performance management, and/or similar.
• Interest in technology and technical engineering from a Project management view.
• Strong communication, social, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with employees and management.

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 benefits could be connected to this specific role

More about us

The role is based in Ludvika or Västerås and requires frequent presence at our office, with flexibility of hybrid working.

If you are passionate about people and how groups work together, we encourage you to apply! Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and the position can be filled in a shorter timeline.

Recruiting manager Lars Gustafsson, 070-6442030, lars.g.gustafsson@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 10 7387043. Any other questions can be directed to Senior Talent Acquisition Partner Cajsa Fellerfeldt Eklund, cajsa.fellerfeltdt-eklund@hitachienergy.com