Junior Project Manager GIS High Voltage 80 - 100% (f/m/d)

The opportunity

Do you want to have a global impact with your work? Do you enjoy leading an international project team, being strategic and doing project planning, risk analysis? Do you like to be hands-on too? We might have the perfect opportunity for you!

We are in the High Voltage Product group within Hitachi Energy, a leading specialist for power distribution and transmission. In our unit, the Gas Insulated Switchgears (GIS) - based in Zürich-Oerlikon, development and production of different GIS products are managed globally. We ensure high reliability of our systems by using state-of-the-art development tools and methods.

We are looking for someone to strengthen our GIS Project Manager team here in Zürich-Oerlikon. You will become part of a global team with very diverse backgrounds and experience as well. The position offers a lot of personal and professional development opportunities with flexible work possibilities - home office within Switzerland along with international customer exposure. You will represent Hitachi Energy to our customers and manage GIS projects end to end.

How you'll make an impact

• Lead as a project manager and actively contribute to the project phases of handover from sales, project structuring and planning, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, FAT, delivery, installation, testing, handover to customer and ultimately closing
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and effectively communicate with all of them
• Act as the main contact focal point for our international customers in daily communication, leading face to face customer meetings and factory acceptance tests to ensure customer satisfaction
• Identify, qualify, quantify and manage project risks and ensure that all opportunities are identified and pursued
• Effectively monitor and control project progress, use of resources and project financials in collaboration with supervisor
• Responsible for change, claim & risk management of projects and financial reporting to controlling team

• Bachelor's degree of mechanical or electrical engineering or similar is a must
• Basic knowledge of GIS substations
• Knowledge of business administration is helpful
• Associate PM certification (PMP or equivalent) is desirable
• Excellent command of both spoken and written English is required, proficiency in German or any additional language is considered an asset
• Strong communication, interpersonal skills
• Well-structured and stress resistant, fast learner