Project Lead Engineer HVDC

The opportunity:

Project Lead Engineer HVDC will be technical lead for all Engineering disciplines, focusing on Electrical, Electromechanical & Civil for HVDC projects. You will support the project team in executing the project processes with Plants team.

How you'll make an impact:

• You will evaluate, select, and apply standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform task or sequence of tasks, for conventional projects with few complex features, execute assignments using established solutions.
• You will ensure project timelines are met with high quality, utilize standard processes, tools, and techniques, ensure that engineering activities comply with required safety regulations and contractual requirements.
• You will evaluate risks and opportunities, strategize mitigation of one's engineering projects/programs, support the Project Engineering Manager in overall project risk and opportunity assessments and implementation of resulting actions, identify opportunities for repeating and new businesses.
• You will interact with customers, contractors, suppliers, attend project meetings and present all technical aspects of project assignments.
• You will collaborate on project installation, commissioning, and site activities, clarifying potential issues or providing solutions to correct engineering errors, provide technical support to commissioning and start-up activities, collaborate and network with engineering colleagues within Hitachi Energy, share best practice across different projects and disciplines.
• You will provide feasible and cost-effective solution for tenders, stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes in the electrification sector, and leverage this knowledge to drive continuous improvement.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• 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.

Your background:

• You hold a degree in B.E/ BTech in Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
• Minimum 12 to 15 years in Primary / Secondary design for substation.
• Must have knowledge in design of Auxiliary power equipment, Microsoft office tools, CAD tool.
• Experience in technical tender support or bidding is preferable.
• Self-starter calibre who could own tasks through to completion.
• Excellent Leadership, Analytical, excellent multidisciplinary coordination.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.

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Client-provided location(s): Chennai, India

Job ID: Hitachi_Energy-JID3-151905

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-08-27T23:37:16