R&D Project Manager - GPQSS Power conversion IDC

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OperationsProject Manager

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Location:Chennai, Tamil Nadu,

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OperationsProject Manager

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

2026-07-28

HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Engineering & Science

Full time

You will hold the overall responsibilities for the management of assigned R&D project within the power conversion business.
Act as key contact for the project. Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Managing and follow up suppliers.
Define all project plan deliverables, including scope, financial plans, and schedule.
Ensure that the project follows execution best practices and Hitachi Energy policies. Effectively monitor and control project progress and efficient resource utilization.
Monitor and control project financials according to budget and forecast of R&D work within the Power conversion domain.
Manage administrative tasks related to project management.
Stakeholder relations: Acts as key contact for the customer and an escalation point for project issues. Builds and maintains strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and effectively communicates with all stakeholders.
Health, safety, and environment (HSE): Ensures the project follows and complies with company health, safety, and environmental policies.
Live Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity by taking responsibility for your actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Power Electronics, Control Systems, or a related engineering discipline.
Proven experience in project management for R&D in software/control system development, preferably within power conversion, grid integration, or high-power converter control software domains.
Possessing a Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification, along with relevant project management experience, is considered an additional advantage.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, SAP and Microsoft Project.
Highly proactive, organised, and structured working style, with a strong focus on quality, traceability, and delivery commitments.
Strong ability to lead cross-functional and globally distributed teams, coordinating across control engineering, software, hardware, testing and cybersecurity teams.
Excellent risk, issue, and change management capability.
Excellent ability to resolve issues, lead teams and work constructively with external and internal relations.
Confident leadership presence with the ability to guide teams through complex technical challenges and field escalations
Fluency in English, both written and spoken.