Senior Commissioning Manager - HVDC Projects

About the role

Hitachi Energy's HVDC business is looking for a Senior Commissioning Manager to lead commissioning teams across multiple HVDC and high voltage projects. Working from Västerås, you will ensure safe, efficient and successful execution from pre-commissioning through testing, energization, start-up and customer handover, while developing people and building organisational capability. The role suits an experienced Commissioning Manager, Commissioning Lead or Senior Commissioning Engineer.

Key responsibilities

• Lead commissioning activities across multiple HVDC and high voltage projects and coach Commissioning Managers, engineers and site teams
• Drive commissioning strategy, planning and execution, and oversee commissioning plans, procedures, schedules, risk assessments and execution methods
• Support resource planning and workforce allocation across a dynamic project portfolio
• Partner with Project Managers, Engineering Managers, Project Directors and customers to meet project objectives
• Act as a senior escalation point for technical, operational and resource issues
• Lead customer-facing activities such as site reviews, progress meetings, acceptance testing and project closeout
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, quality standards, HSE regulations and Hitachi Energy procedures
• Promote safety, collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement, and drive lessons learned and process improvements
• Support talent development, succession planning and recruitment

Required profile

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering or a related technical discipline
• Extensive commissioning experience in HVDC, high voltage transmission, substations, power systems, utilities, renewable energy or large-scale industrial projects
• Proven track record leading commissioning teams on complex infrastructure projects
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders across engineering, construction, customers and contractors
• People leadership experience, including coaching, mentoring and performance management
• Fluent written and spoken English
• HVDC experience is highly desirable; candidates from transmission, substation, generation, oil & gas or process industries are also encouraged to apply

Required skills

• Strong understanding of commissioning methodologies, system testing, energization and project delivery
• Planning and resource management across multiple concurrent projects
• Communication and stakeholder management with senior customers and business leaders