Senior Project Manager

The Opportunity Hitachi Energy is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our Power Conversion Solutions (PCS) team in Raleigh, North Carolina. This is a newly created position supporting increased project volume, with many projects expected to support the growing data center market. This is an opportunity for an experienced project leader to manage complex, high-value projects while serving as a key connection between our customers, engineering teams, suppliers, and internal stakeholders. How You'll Make an Impact - Lead cross-functional project teams, establish project priorities, allocate responsibilities, and motivate internal and external resources to successfully achieve project milestones. - Manage projects across the full lifecycle, coordinating activities across engineering, supply chain, logistics, commissioning, and project closeout. - Partner with Project Controls to develop and maintain project plans, including scope, financial plans, schedules, and risk management plans. - Monitor project performance, resource utilization, costs, expenses, invoicing, cash flow, and overall financial health. - Identify, assess, quantify, and manage project risks while proactively identifying opportunities throughout project execution. - Drive customer acceptance, contractual closeout, and formal completion of projects. - Ensure consistent application of contract and claims management practices in alignment with Hitachi Energy policies and contractual agreements. - Coordinate with Supply Chain Management to procure required services, materials, and equipment from internal and external Your Background - Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field. - Minimum of 5 years of relevant project management experience, ideally supporting projects involving power systems, substations, data centers, or the broader energy sector. - Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects and coordinate cross-functional teams across multiple stages of project execution. - Experience managing project schedules, budgets, risks, contractual obligations, and customer relationships. - Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering, supply chain, commercial, and customer organizations. - PMP certification preferred but not required. Candidates with strong relevant project management experience who do not currently hold a PMP may still be considered, with an expectation to pursue the certification within the first year of employment.