Project Manager

Description

Summary: Seeking a Project Manager/Customer Advocate to lead medium-size project execution, ensuring adherence to policies, quality standards, and financial targets while managing customer relationships. Highlights: 1. Lead project execution and advocate for customer needs 2. Drive project plan development and risk management 3. Build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships **Location:** Madrid, Spain **Job ID:** R0120821 **Date Posted:** 2026\-03\-23 **Company Name:** HITACHI ENERGY SPAIN, S.A.U. **Profession (Job Category):** Project/Program Management **Job Schedule:** Full time **Remote:** No **Job Description:** **The Opportunity** ------------------- For our team in Madrid, we are looking for a Project Manager/Customer advocate, who will be leading the execution of medium\-size projects and ensure that all related activities are performed in accordance with policy, contractual agreements, quality standards, health, safety \& environment requirements, financial targets and manage the whole relationship with the customer. We are now expanding our great team in Network Control to meet the global demand for our technology and innovation. We help our customers to embrace disruption \& thrive in the digital era. For many industries – including, power, mining, and transportation – our solutions turn real time data into insight, enabling better daily and strategic decisions throughout the lifecycle of mission critical assets. **How you will make an impact** ------------------------------- * Lead the project team allocated to the project, defining main guidelines, allocating project tasks, and motivating and monitoring internal and external resources to accomplish all tasks and milestones. * Provide performance feedback regarding allocated resources working on projects; Ensure that the project consistently applies contract and claims management, in accordance with policies and contractual agreements. * Define, jointly with the Project Controls department, all project plan documents, including scope and financial plans, schedule and risk management plans; * Ensure that the project follows execution best practices and policies. Identify, qualify, quantify and manage project risks, and ensure that all opportunities are identified and pursued. * Effectively monitor and control project progress and efficient resource utilization. Monitor and control project financials, overseeing project invoicing status, cost, expenses and cash flow. * Capture, analyze and share lessons learned throughout the project. * Ensure that the project is formally closed out, as contractually agreed. Drive the formal acceptance of the project, contract close\-out and its acknowledgement by the customer. * Act as key contact for the customer and an escalation point for project issues. * Detect and develop new sales opportunities in the customer side. * Negotiate the service contracts. * Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and effectively communicate with all stakeholders. **Your background** ------------------- * A bachelor’s/master’s degree in Engineering * Between 3 to 5 years of experience in project management * Additional training in the area of project management * Demonstrated experience in management of project scope, cost, schedules and vendors/subcontractor * Customer oriented, with excellent organization and strong communication skills * Mastery in balancing stakeholders, both external and internal. * Fluent in English and Spanish, both written and spoken. Italian/French will be a plus. * Current work permit valid in Spain. * PMP Certification will be a plus. * Available to travel up to 10% of the time. **More about us** ----------------- A holistic range of competitive benefit program to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us – in work and out. For this role, depending on grade and experience we offer the following employee benefits (subject to the respective plan rules): Annual Incentive Plan, Flexible Working, Meal Allowance, Life Insurance, Medical Check\-up, Psychological assistance, Language trainings, Coaching \& Assessments. **Qualified 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 a** **general inquiry form** **on our website. 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