Project Engineer

Technical lead for all engineering activities in assignments classified as low engineering complexity. Ensure that activities related to all engineering disciplines within the project are efficiently and cost-effectively executed in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards and safety requirements.

Responsabilities:

• Evaluates, selects and applies standard techniques, procedures and criteria to perform task or sequence of tasks, for conventional projects with few complex features. Executes assignments using established solutions
• May act as a design authority for a particular engineering discipline and completes engineering assignments for that discipline.
• Collaborates on project installation, commissioning and site activities, clarifying potential issues or providing solutions to correct engineering errors. Provides technical support to commissioning and start-up activities.
• Assists in creating proposals for projects through coordination of proposal documents and engineering estimates. Assists in performing engineering risk analysis before submitting proposal.
• Supports Contract Manager in issuing claims (new scope of work, cost impact, time impact, risk quantifications, etc.)
• Creates work plans and cost estimates in one's area of responsibility.
• Evaluates risks and opportunities, strategizes mitigation of one's engineering projects/programs. Supports the Project Manager in overall project risk and opportunity assessments and implementation of resulting actions. Identifies opportunities for repeating and new business.
• Oversees the creation of subcontracts and manages subcontractors jointly with other involved functions, including supply chain management.
• Collaborates and networks with engineering colleagues within Hitachi Energy. Shares best practice across different projects and disciplines.
• Utilizes standard processes, tools and techniques. Ensures that engineering activities comply with required safety regulations and contractual requirements.
• Leads, supervises and coordinates teams in all engineering disciplines (both in-house and outsourced) on low complexity projects. Leads single or multi-discipline engineering teams of less than 5 resources.

• Bachelor/master's degree in electrical Engineering.
• Fluent in English & Italian.
• Able to work with different and multiple stakeholders, proven expertise in coordination of projects and people.
• Proven experience of 7 years in GIS (Gas insulated switchgear) and/or AIS (air insulated switchgear) and/or power plants project engineering in EPC business.
• Excellent command of English language
• Strong computer literacy (MS Office)
• Problem solving oriented.