The opportunity
Hitachi Energy's Grid Integration business unit has delivered more than 4,000 projects over the last 15 years. Our Grid Integration portfolio spans a wide range of transmission and substation applications, which facilitate reliable and efficient system integration of the future digital electric network with minimum environmental impact.

We incorporate the integrated systems, solutions and services of our business' DC and AC fields, including HVDC, Substations, FACTS, Grid and Power Quality solutions such as offshore wind connections, and Semiconductors. We offer Power Consulting for key segments in the energy system, such as renewables, transmission distribution and as well as e-transportation solutions.

How You'll Make An Impact

• You will act as an advocate for the Customer by ensuring the Voice of the Customer is represented within the project for all quality matter during execution. Represent the company in terms of Quality in front of the customer. Interface with the customer on Project Quality issues and ensure ownership of actions to resolve it.
• You will enable and coach all project team members to evaluate risks, problems and solutions from a quality and customer/stakeholder point of view.
• You will set up the Project Quality Plan/ Quality Management System for the project, embedded in the Project Execution Plan, to merge and match customer requirements, Power Grids (PG) policies, regulations and processes, and local regulations. Collaborates with project to develop schedules, estimates, forecasts, and budgets for quality activities.
• You will document general and special conditions for use on all project quality documents, project quality procedures, and project quality plans and ensures compliance. Analyzes Lessons Learned (LL) / Transfer of Experience (ToE) from previous projects and plans QA activities to reduce risks.
• You will work with project management teams to prevent mistakes and defects during project execution, provide confidence that Hitachi Energy and customer quality requirements will be fulfilled, establish customer and stakeholder needs/expectations, drive the utilization of process management across the project to deliver consistent results, minimizing variation and maximizing efficiencies.
• You will utilize Power Grids (PG) aligned systems and tools to assist project functions during execution to meet operational and customer expectations throughout their lifecycle. Applies project quality procedures and plans and ensures appropriate implementation and compliance by the project team.
• You will ensure effective internal controls system (project, supply and site) are in place to verify that processes continue to meet customer and stakeholder requirements. Validates that control plans are applied and effective in mitigating prioritized risks.
• You will ensure effective quality control during project execution in the form of reviews, inspections, non-conformances and audits in accordance with internal & customer contractual requirements. Pro-actively facilitates the resolution of issues related to quality for a successful project delivery.
• You will perform audits on project delivery and ensures the use of analytics of Quality data from all parts of the operation to identify risks, failures and nonconformances within the local business, its suppliers and customers. Ensures that appropriate corrective and preventive actions are taken, and solutions are managed to closure.
• You will drive quality culture by influencing and engaging the project team for being responsible of their job's quality. Support the team to adapt to incoming changes, moving from firefighting to preventive mode. Being quality ambassador within the project team and with the customer. Driving process compliance and adapting improvements in processes.
• You will educate project members in quality processes and routines. Coordinates quality related work in the project, follow-up and act on deviations and changes. Analyzes quality workhours and monitors project staffing plans and project quality work-hour expenditures, including site. Cooperates with functional managers and HR department in project staffing.
• Living 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.
• Business level Japanese langauge is required.
• Atleast daily conversation level English.

Your background

• A university degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or a related field. Electrical or Mechanical, Electrical Engineering is preferred.
• Experience – Must have > 8 years of experience as a Project Quality professional in reputed Engineering/EPC companies comparable to Hitachi Energy business portfolio. Having experience in managerial role will be added advantage.
• Broad knowledge of organization / area of operation.
• In depth quality assurance and quality control.
• Must have been worked as project quality specialist or equivalent in similar industries.
• Work independently and with mindset of work as a team.

More About Us
Working Conditions and benefits:

Working hours: hr break). Flex time is applicable.

Hybrid working style applicable.

Benefits

• Employment insurance, industrial injury insurance, health insurance, pension insurance
• Paid leave
• Bereavement leave
• Wedding leave
• Maternity leave
• Spousal maternity leave
• Parental leave
• Nursing care leave

Are you ready for an exciting new challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Welcome to apply Our selection process is continuous, and the position may be closed before the advertisement expires. So, if you are interested – don't delay, apply today  All other questions can be directed to Talent Acquisition Partner Ken-Isarin Furutani

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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 in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

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.