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You’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring that schedules, costs, scope, and quality objectives are met, while collaborating closely with development and manufacturing partners. You will also represent the project in governance forums, set realistic objectives together with stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement in our lifecycle processes within an agile team environment.\nHow you’ll make an impact\nPlan, track, and report on scope, schedule, cost, and quality; present progress and decisions in Steering Committees and Change Control Boards.\nBuild and maintain productive supplier partnerships, fostering transparent collaboration and delivery.\nPerform effort and cost estimations; schedule work based on resource availability and task dependencies.\nProactively analyze, document, and mitigate technical and organizational risks.\nApprove key project deliverables (documents, baselines) and hand over results to the program or higher-level product Release projects.\nCollaborate closely with Operations to introduce new modules to the factory.\nCollaborate tightly with Program Managers, HW Systems Engineers, embedded SW Developers, Type Test Engineers, and peer Project Managers to ensure constant, relevant information flow.\nOperate productively in cross-functional, cross-organizational teams; represent the HW team and its work products to stakeholders; be accountable for development cost, speed, and production quality in an agile setup.\nYour background\nB.S. or M.S. in Electronics Engineering (or related), with formal project management qualification and/or equivalent experience.\nExperience in industrial and/or energy domains.\nExcellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills in English.\nComfortable working in agile environments\nWhat we offer\nCollective agreement\nFlexible working hours\nHealth care and wellness allowance\nFantastic career possibilities within Hitachi Energy, both within Sweden and globally\nVarious training and education supporting employee development\nDiversified company with over 70+ nationalities working in Sweden\nSupplementary compensation for parental leave\nEmployee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks\nMore about us\nAre you ready for a new exciting challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don’t delay - apply today!\nRecruiting Manager Magnus kolasa,  will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives - Sveriges Ingenjörer: Klas Koppari, +46 730- 42 00 45, Unionen: Fredrik W Nordin, +46 107-38 15 12 ; Ledarna: Frank Hollstedt, +46 107-38 70 43. All other questions can be directed to Talent Acquisition Partner Filip Henriksson, \nAccessibility and reasonable accommodation\nQualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing ageneral inquiry formon our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.\n\nThis is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response.\n\nUse of Al and automated tools in recruitment\nAs part of our recruitment process, Hitachi Energy uses digital and automated tools, including Al-supported solutions, to assist with activities such as application screening, job matching, and interview scheduling. These tools are designed to support our recruiters and do not replace human decision-making. Candidate data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection and employment laws as well asHitachi's Global Data Privacy Notice.\nBackground Screening and Security Checks\nAs 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.\nFor 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.\nThe scope and depth of any background or security review will be determined based on the nature of the role and business necessity, and will always be conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. 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