Electrical Site Manager

The opportunity
The Electrical Site Manager will join our team to lead all on-site activities of a project, ensuring cost-effective execution of deliverables in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and safety requirements during start-up, construction/erection, commissioning, and maintenance phases.

• Planning project on-site activities with project manager, including necessary local resources, equipment, and milestones.
• Coordinating agreement between customer and external resources on construction targets, health and safety requirements, site organization, and policy.
• From receiving the assigned site area from the customer or project manager to handover to the end customer on completion day, coordinating all on-site activities to ensure successful execution of start-up, construction, erection, testing and commissioning in alignment with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and safety requirements.
• Serving as a project representative by building and maintaining effective relationships with customers as well as other local organizations such as authorities, banks, and suppliers to ensure active support of field activities.
• Ensuring a detailed and up-to-date construction Health & Safety (H&S) plan is in place for each work package, compliant with the Hitachi Energy HSE plan.
• Ensuring all on-site resources are properly trained on company health, safety and environment policy and proactively promoting health and safety.
• Ensuring correct handling, storage and installation of Hitachi Energy-delivered equipment, coordinating on-site storage and shipment logistics to secure timely site delivery of equipment and material.
• Managing on-site sub-contractors hired by Hitachi Energy to ensure necessary quality and progress to meet delivery dates.
• Controlling project cost for the site work, monitoring actual spend against forecasts, and estimating final cost.
• Managing petty cash and exercising delegated authority for local purchasing within agreed limits.
• Ensuring documentation is updated, the document handling system is maintained, and latest revisions are used for construction work on site.
• Ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Upholding Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, taking responsibility for actions while caring for colleagues and the business.

• A bachelor's degree in electrical power, electronics & communication.
• 8 to 10 years of project experience in related fields.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and planning skills; ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to communicate with people of all levels.
• Proven leadership and communication skills.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English is required.

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives. With over a century of pioneering mission-critical technologies, we address the energy challenge of balancing rising electricity demand with decarbonization. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.