Line Manager-Power Consulting, Sustainability/Technology Transformat. group

Hitachi Energy is a pioneering technology leader that is helping to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. We help keep your lights on, the factories running, our hospitals and schools open. Come as you are and prepare to get better as you learn from others. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and plug into a team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Innovation
Seize this opportunity to take on a highly visible position in a global organization. As a line manager at Power Consulting, you’ll be managing a team of consultants within Sustainability & Technology Transformation group to deliver on solutions and financial targets of business. You will Ensure team's compliance within business unit to required standards, safety and integrity.
Living Hitachi Energy Leadership Pillars as a leader to engage, develop, grow our people to enable connection to purpose, people, potential and performance.
Your responsibilities
You will define operating guidelines for team and facilitates problem solving. You can oversee progress within one’s area of responsibility, identify and manages technical issues. You’ll drive the team performance to ensure that deliverables are met on time, as per contract, safety and quality requirements.
You will establish contacts within customer organizations and apply leading edge technologies and processes to deliver customer benefit.
You’ll supports business development to negotiate contracts which meet customer objectives.
You will support sales activities in making bids for major consulting assignments and will drive development of processes and practices based on customer feedback.
You secure contractual work within your area of responsibility, conduct regular progress reviews, identify and manage contractual risks.
You ensure that your technical consulting team is adequately resourced, developed and equipped to meet business needs. You will create work plans and cost estimates for consulting work.
You will ensure completion of risk assessments (e.g. contract review) and opportunity assessments (e.g. business growth) and implementation of resulting actions across projects.
You will facilitate best practice sharing within the consulting team, develop and drive continuous improvement activities to improve processes, policies, procedures and effectiveness within your area of responsibility.
You will ensure (with HR support) that your area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed. Guide, motivate and develop direct and indirect reporting employees, within HR policies.
You are participating in defining the annual budget and are accountable for managing performance against agreed financial targets and constraints.

Your background
As a successful candidate you have a PhD or master’s degree in electrical engineering, electrical power systems, sustainability or similar, and experience in the energy sector is required.
Strong knowledge in power systems products, sustainability studies, cost-benefit analysis, energy economics and documentation.
You have at least a couple of years of experience in the consulting and energy branch.
You have some years of experience as a team lead, project manager or technical responsible.
You have a proven experience in creating opportunities in the markets (orders capture).
As a person, you have excellent influencing, leadership and communication skills.
It is necessary to be fluent in Swedish and English, both written and spoken alike.

More about us
We are interested to learn more about you and what you can contribute with so don’t hesitate to apply even though you don’t meet all requirements. A team with great cooperation and with diverse backgrounds is waiting for you to join!
Welcome to apply before 31st of January! Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don’t delay – apply today!
Recruiting Manager, Joachim Andersson, joachim.x.andersson@hitachienergy.com will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives – Sveriges Ingenjörer: Mikael Hjort, +46 107-38 25 73; Ledarna: Christer Fridlund, +46 107-38 29 12; Unionen: Stefan Barkman, +46 107-38 33 04. All other questions can be directed to Talent Partner, Johanna Laiv, Johanna.laiv@hitachienergy.com
Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader with a combined heritage of almost 250 years, employing around 40,000 people in 90 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, the business serves utility, industry and infrastructure customers across the value chain, and emerging areas like sustainable mobility, smart cities, energy storage and data centres. With a proven track record, global footprint and unparalleled installed base, Hitachi Energy balances social, environmental and economic values, and is committed to powering good for a sustainable energy future, with pioneering and digital technologies, as the partner of choice for enabling a stronger, smarter and greener grid. www.hitachienergy.com