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About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Job Description:

As Hitachi Rail Singapore, we are advancing rail signalling and safety solutions to ensure safe and efficient railway operations worldwide.

Our technologies help to bring billions of people reliably to their destinations by rail every year – making sustainable mobility a reality.

Project Manager (Ref.No. R0146711)

at our location in Singapore

As the Project Manager, the incumbent will be responsible to lead and manage multiple small to medium size projects to successfully and safely deliver our vital train control solutions to our customers in Singapore and/or the APAC region.

The Project Manager will lead a multi-country and multi-disciplinary team of experts.

As part of the role, the Incumbent will develop project plans / schedules and drive the teams to deliver on their commitments on time, within budget and within the quality requirements of established processes, norms and standards.

They will often need to engage multi-disciplinary departments within the organization to secure appropriate resources for the work and regularly prepare and present status reports for both internal management and the customer.

The incumbent will ultimately be responsible for contributing to the company’s financial targets as owner of the project P&Ls and while meeting delivery of all deliverables and milestones for each project.

The portfolio assignment will encompass one or several of our key contracts :

• Design, Manufacture, Build and Commissioning of Resignalling of existing metro lines (CAPEX)
• Maintenance and Services of commissioned systems (OPEX) included but not limited to asset management, solution renewals, cybersecurity and operations training

The portfolio will evolve from small to more complex projects to facilitate/accompany the candidate’s transition into his new role in Hitachi.

You will enjoy having these responsibilities:

• The Project Manager has the overall projects supervision and is responsible for their project P&L.
• Drive project execution and controlling until contract closure, with a particular focus on:
  • Managing performance, costs, schedule, quality, and risks & opportunities for mitigation actions.
  • Monitoring and controlling with the WPMs the performance of the different activities of their respective work packages.
  • Managing interface with key customers and the project third-parties, ensuring customer satisfaction for the project(s) and company reputation.
  • Implementing, with the support of PMO Department, a solid and comprehensive EAC process, sales and cash forecasts and risks & opportunities management.
  • Following Group processes, methods, tools, and practices to deliver projects.

• Coordinate the resource allocations within the projects with the Project Portfolio Director/Project Director and the respective Department Heads.
• Champion Bid activities with the support of the Bid team for opportunities and variations orders within the projects portfolio.
• Report on overall project performance and financial results to the Senior Management at Regional and Line of Business levels.
• Display strong communication skills ensuring clarity
• Ensure that all project activities adhere to company policy, local and international regulations and standards, especially in relation to safety, HSE.
• Coordinate with the quality assurance team to monitor compliance with industry standards and project-specific technical guidelines.
• Ensuring lessons learned and driving Projects execution towards continuous improvement. This includes direct contribution to transformation plans and execution of postmortem Projects lessons learned.
• the project Manager will have a pivotal role with the Services Development and Services Operations to define the strategy and the excellence in Engineering and Industrial support for our services businesses as part of his OPEX portfolio

You have:

• Demonstrate strong leadership skills through result-oriented and problem-solving approach, timely decision-making.
• Strong understanding of project management principles and methodologies.
• Possess the ability to share vision and demonstrate direction from a leadership perspective, fostering a unified path for the projects team in their project(s). Demonstrate strength in fostering a collaborative and cooperative environment among all team members, promoting effective teamwork and problem-solving.
• Excellent people and stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all project stakeholders, included but not limited to with the senior management, key customers, key partners and contractors.
• 5–10 years of project management experience with people management/leadership experience.
• 5-10 years of experience in delivering projects, engineering, construction of infrastructures or any related industry.
• Knowledge of the development/implementation of maintenance and services operations (such as maintenance digitalisation, asset management, obsolescence management, spare & repairs, operator trainings) will be highly considered

Preferred Qualifications:

• Engineering degree (Electronic, Telecommunications, or Informatics) or equivalent experience gained through professional practice is desirable.
• Good technical knowledge in Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) railway signalling systems is desirable.
• PMP-Certified, IPMA-Certified, Prince2-Certified profiles or equivalent will be valued.

Our Talent Acquisition Team is looking forward to hearing from you

We look forward to receiving your application in just a few clicks via our career portal.

For further information about Hitachi Rail as an employer visit us on www.hitachirail.com/careers

About us

Our motivation is the mobility turnaround. To achieve this, our teams find innovative products and solutions that ensure the operation and reliability of the entire rail network and increase capacities on the rails.

Our projects are diverse. To make our teams even stronger, we are looking for your support. In return, we offer you an attractive overall package with the following benefits:

• Stronger together: Networking through internal networks and working in international teams
• Our drive: Together, we are laying the foundations for the digitization of the rail around the world, to get people safely to their destinations and to their loved ones!
• Attractive conditions: A secure and permanent job with a global company

Notes

Equal opportunities and self-determined participation of severely disabled persons and persons of equal status as well as respectful cooperation are firmly anchored principles within Hitachi Rail and its subsidiaries. We also aim to offer all our equal opportunities to start a career and to receive training and further education in our company. We consciously promote diversity and togetherness in our teams.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at  https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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