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Share this job About The Company The Hitachi Energy India Operations Center (INOPC) houses over 3,000 energy transition technologists in three locations from grid automation, transformers, high voltage products, grid integration and service businesses. Spread over 3,00,000 sq feet, with nearly 50,000 sq feet of dedicated lab space, the center brings under one roof diverse engineering capability that has been built over the years, fostering collaboration to advance the world’s energy system to be more sustainable, flexible and secure. INOPC supports Hitachi Energy units across 40+ countries to deliver projects in 80+ countries. We are technology leaders at the forefront of evolving the world’s future energy system. The rising energy consumption with changing lifestyles and rapid urbanization, is driving the need for affordable, reliable and sustainable energy. Our innovative technologies help to make the energy system more resilient, secure and safe. Electricity will be the backbone of the carbon-neutral future and together, with customers and partners, we are co-creating solutions that are helping to accelerate the energy transition. Customers count on our technologies to help them to integrate huge volumes of renewable energy into the world’s grids and manage increasing levels of complexity; and our technologies are also instrumental to the electrification of transportation, industry and smart life sectors. The center equally focuses on catering to grow complexity in domestic and international grids and is a key lever for Hitachi Energy’s growth globally. The Opportunity As a Manager, GPQSS Operations and Power Conversion & eMobility Engineering, Chennai you will be responsible for the strategy, resource planning, competence development and people development for all the operations and engineering functions within the group. You need to collaborate with various cross-functional groups/teams, suppliers, and customers. You will be part of local management and act as a “sounding board” within the organization. Analysis and risk management will also be among your tasks. You will in many ways be the person at the center of things. Your leadership skills will be required to make your group success in every direction. How You’ll Make An Impact Strategy preparations (short, mid & long term) in line with Global Strategy. Ensure meeting the defined KPIs. and ensure achieving financial KPIs. Support in resource planning (medium to long term) and allocation based on the forecast of tenders & projects in collaboration with global organization. Support in review and approve techno-economic offering by your line in a tender/project, assess risk and opportunity. Run routine review & follow-up with the project team and other cross-functional teams, supplier and customers. Accountable for the team as per Hitachi Energy Group compliance, Integrity, Health & Safety. Recruitment of people as per the Capacity work force planning. Responsible for personnel assessments / people’s review, target setting for the direct reports. Identify people’s development area(s) and implement actions accordingly. and retention of key people. Responsible for personnel assessments / people’s review, target setting for the direct reports Identify people’s development area(s) and implement actions accordingly. and identify key competence area and have succession planning. Participate in unit’s strategic work and develop local strategy and road map. Workout future scope expansion and competence development Drive operation development for the local organization Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business Your Background Should have Masters/bachelor's degree in engineering in Electrical / Electronic preferred Should have 15+ years of experience with previous experience as Group Manager (handle people managers) at least for 5 years with a team size of 50+. Sound knowledge in Power Quality Solutions/HVDC/Substation is preferred and experience in handling functions such as Quality, SCM, HSE etc and Project Management are preferred Comprehensive knowledge of related disciplines in the organization and strong communication and collaboration skills required. Good intercultural sensitivity and strong leadership skills Excellent English speaker, good communication skills and dynamic and Proactive, willing to grow in the organization Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality digital solutions Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality digital solutions Apply now Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Job type Full time Experience Senior Management Job function Engineering & Science Contract Regular Publication date 2025-05-29 Reference number R0084121 Show more Show less
