Project Manager – Manufacturing and Delivery

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.

Are you looking for opportunities to work on high profile rail projects and advanced technology alongside experts from around the globe? Come and join the fastest growing rail business in the world!

Hitachi Rail is a fully integrated, global provider of rail solutions across rolling stock, signalling, service & maintenance, digital technology and turnkey. With a presence in 38 countries across three continents and over 13,000 employees, our mission is to contribute to society through the continuous development of superior rail transport solutions. We are working to Inspire the Next – and this is your chance to be part of it.

Your new role:

• This individual is the “conductor” of a given project and responsible for project’s success, removing roadblocks, and recovering from issues if they arise, within the context of Manufacturing, Test, and Commissioning.
• Meeting customer and program milestones by coordinating cross-functional teams including, but not limited to, Design, Manufacturing Engineering, Production, Procurement, Production Control, Routine Test, Commissioning, Customer Service, and Quality.
• Ensure successful handover of trains within the Rolling Stock UK organisation and then ultimately to the Train Maintenance Operations.
• Where required, support the Sales and Project team to represent the company with customers.
• Develop and maintain customer relationships and manage expectations for the Rolling Stock UK group.
• Plan internal program activities for program launch and manage project schedule, identify risks and clearly communicate to the project stakeholders.
• Plan internal activities and working with Planning Team develop a build “forward schedule” that meets Global and Program objectives, ensuring buy-in from all stakeholders.
• Within the scope of the position, manage and track open issues. Drive open issues to closure through tracking, delegation, and escalation.
• As required, lead the coordination of technical reviews, including dry-runs to ensure customer expectations are understood and addressed.
• Lead coordination of test, manufacturing, quality, and engineering “exception” and/or clarification lists. Ensure all customer requirements have been addressed.
• Work with teams to negotiate requirements with customers. Resolution of any emerging conflicts, internal and external.
• As part of the early phase of a project, there may be the requirement to work on projects that are not fully live and support the bidding phase of potential projects.
• This will include, where relevant, actively contributing to new bids as they stand up, and maintaining communications between Bid and Commercial teams with the Manufacturing/Test team, and helping to ensure continuing alignment between Bid, Commercial, Workload planning, Finance and Manufacturing.
• Undertaking Project Management as needed to support mobilisation.
• Direct contribution to Bids, including meeting participation (as required across UK, and with international travel), documentation preparation, review and completion.
• Collation of manufacturing estimates. Preparation of initial manufacturing plans, layouts, investment proposals.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as may be required.
• As part of Standardising Projects: Ensure commonality of project approach within NAY, and looking to share best practice within the RSUK PM team utilising “NAY-PJT-PMAP-0001_Project Management” flow chart and “NAY-QMS-FORM-0036a-h_PROJECT WORKBOOK Template”.
• Budget management, reporting and optimisation proposals.
• Develop program status reports and report status to management.
• Support all business objectives of the company by aligning Program Management activities with the organizational goals and objectives.
• To be aware of and actively promote and implement Hitachi’s ethos, culture and values.
• To be involved in Hitachi Rail Europe’s staff development and training and participate in PDP procedures.
• To adhere to the Hitachi Rail Europe’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
• To comply with and implement Hitachi Rail Europe’s Health and Safety policy.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as may be required.

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.