Senior Project Lead Engineer

Location: Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Job ID: R0086446
Date Posted: 2025-04-02
Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY ITALY S.P.A.
Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science
Job Schedule: Full time
Remote: No

Job Description

The Opportunity Hitachi Energy's Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service global product group is a world-leading provider of grid connections and power quality solutions that enable our customers to build a more sustainable, flexible and secure energy system. We leverage our long-standing technology leadership, vast integration expertise, huge installed base and global footprint to provide our customers with life-cycle value solutions at the lowest risk. Our customers are in the utility, renewables, industry, transportation, data centers and infrastructure sectors. Our business in Europe has more than 1,000 skilled professionals focused on critical areas of expertise and is present in 16 countries. At Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service business in Europe (HBUEU), diversity drives our culture of innovation and collaboration. Our leading technology and strong market position enable us to achieve growth targets in the energy transition across current and growing market segments such as hydrogen, data centers and e-mobility.

How you’ll make an impact

• Evaluating, selecting and applying standard techniques, procedures and criteria to perform tasks for conventional projects with few complex features.
• Acting as a design authority for a particular engineering discipline.
• Collaborating on project installation, commissioning and site activities, clarifying potential issues and providing technical support.
• Assisting in creating proposals for projects through coordination of proposal documents and engineering estimates and performing risk analysis before submitting proposals.
• Overseeing the creation of subcontract and managing subcontractors jointly with other involved functions, including supply chain management.
• Ensuring engineering activities comply with required safety regulations and contractual requirements.
• Leading and coordinating teams in all engineering disciplines (both in-house and outsourced) on low complexity projects.
• Leading single or multi-discipline engineering teams of less than 5 people.

Your Background

• Bachelor’s Degree/Master’s Degre in Electrical/Energy/Mechanical Engineering or similar field.
• 5/7 years of relevant previous work experience in GIS (gas insulated switchgear) and/or AIS (air insulated switchgear) and/or EPC power plants.
• Able to work with different and multiple stakeholders, proven expertise in coordination of projects and people.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent teamwork and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in both written and spoken English and Italian

Salary

The minimum salary for this position in the location specified is as follows: Starting from: 52,700 € gross annual

Benefits offering for this role generally includes:

• Incentive Plan
• Lunch tickets
• Health Insurance
• Pension Fund
• Welfare
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid work model
• Well-being platform
• Family Care Benefits
• Parking and Partnerships (gyms, sports centers, stores)

Accessibility and accommodation

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Background Screening and Security Checks

As part of the hiring process, Hitachi Energy conducts pre-employment background checks that may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information, in accordance with applicable laws. For certain roles—particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions—additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position.