Hitachi

Head of HVDC C&C Installation Middle East, Asia & Africa

Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaPosted 1 weeks ago

Salary
AED 8k–12k a month· est.
Job type
Full time
Level
Lead
Field
Energy & Sustainability
Work mode
On site

About the role

Location: Jeddah, Maddinah, Saudi Arabia Job ID: R0142795 Date Posted: 2026-10-26 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY LTD Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No Job Description: Head of HVDC C&C Installation Middle East, Asia & Africa The opportunity As Head of HVDC C&C Installation AMEA you will lead the installation organization within an assigned region and support the safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of HVDC projects. You will translate the global C&C Installation strategy into regional execution, ensuring that projects have access to competent installation resources and appropriate management support. You will lead and develop Installation Managers, Installation Supervisors, Technical Site Advisors, and Installation Specialists, while coordinating closely with the Global Head of HVDC C&C Installation, Project C&C Managers, engineering teams, customers, partners, and subcontractors. This is a regional leadership position combining people's management, resource planning, project execution support, tendering, constructability, subcontracting, and continuous improvement. The role is primarily office-based and requires regular travel to project sites. How you’ll make an impact - As Head of HVDC C&C Installation AMEA you will lead the installation organization within an assigned region and support the safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of HVDC projects. - You will translate the global C&C Installation strategy into regional execution, ensuring that projects have access to competent installation resources and appropriate management support. - You will lead and develop Installation Managers, Installation Supervisors, Technical Site Advisors, and Installation Specialists, while coordinating closely with the Global Head of HVDC C&C Installation, Project C&C Managers, engineering teams, customers, partners, and subcontractors. - This is a regional leadership position combining people management, resource planning, project execution support, tendering, constructability, subcontracting, and continuous improvement. The role is primarily office-based and requires regular travel to project sites. - How You Will Make an Impact - Lead the regional HVDC C&C Installation organization in alignment with the global installation strategy and business objectives. - Manage, mentor, and develop Installation Managers, Installation Supervisors, Technical Site Advisors, and Installation Specialists within the assigned region. - Maintain an overview of regional installation activities across ongoing projects and tenders, communicating status, resource needs, risks, and required actions to the Global Head of HVDC C&C Installation. - Plan and allocate installation personnel to projects in coordination with the Global Head, other Regional Managers, and Project C&C Managers. - Support workforce planning and recruitment activities by identifying future staffing and competence requirements. - Ensure permanent and temporary installation personnel receive appropriate onboarding, training, systems access, software, documentation, and role-specific support. - Ensure that projects receive competent installation resources for both site execution and home-office support. - Conduct regular visits to project sites to monitor progress, support installation personnel, address issues, and promote compliance with company requirements and working practices. - Provide regional leadership and technical support in installation methodologies, resource planning, high-level schedules, technical specifications, site accessibility, maintainability, and problem solving. - Support technical and commercial discussions with customers, partners, project teams, and installation subcontractors. - Contribute to tendering activities by providing installation input related to resource planning, installation schedules, execution methodologies, constructability, subcontracting, and technical reviews. - Support the evaluation and selection of installation contractors and partners, including technical assessments, clarifications, contracting input, and implementation of lessons learned. - Ensure suitable installation resources participate in engineering design reviews, model reviews, and constructability workshops. - Promote consideration of installation best practices, accessibility, maintainability, site execution requirements, and previous project experience during engineering and design. - Support departmental budget preparation and monitor regional non-project cost and time accounts. - Work with Project C&C Managers to monitor installation-related project cost and time performance, escalating deviations when appropriate. - Champion health, safety, and environmental excellence throughout the regional installation organization. - Lead by example and promote safe working conditions, safe behaviors, integrity, quality, and environmental responsibility. - Foster continuous improveme

Requirements

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Responsibilities

Lead the regional HVDC C&C Installation organization in alignment with the global installation strategy and business objectives. Manage, mentor, and develop Installation Managers, Installation Supervisors, Technical Site Advisors, and Installation Specialists within the assigned region. Maintain an overview of regional installation activities across ongoing projects and tenders, communicating status, resource needs, risks, and required actions to the Global Head of HVDC C&C Installation. Plan and allocate installation personnel to projects in coordination with the Global Head, other Regional Managers, and Project C&C Managers. Support workforce planning and recruitment activities by identifying future staffing and competence requirements. Ensure permanent and temporary installation personnel receive appropriate onboarding, training, systems access, software, documentation, and role-specific support. Ensure that projects receive competent installation resources for both site execution and home-office support. Conduct regular visits to project sites to monitor progress, support installation personnel, address issues, and promote compliance with company requirements and working practices. Provide regional leadership and technical support in installation methodologies, resource planning, high-level schedules, technical specifications, site accessibility, maintainability, and problem solving. Support technical and commercial discussions with customers, partners, project teams, and installation subcontractors. Contribute to tendering activities by providing installation input related to resource planning, installation schedules, execution methodologies, constructability, subcontracting, and technical reviews. Support the evaluation and selection of installation contractors and partners, including technical assessments, clarifications, contracting input, and implementation of lessons learned. Ensure suitable installation resources participate in engineering design reviews, model reviews, and constructability workshops. Promote consideration of installation best practices, accessibility, maintainability, site execution requirements, and previous project experience during engineering and design. Support departmental budget preparation and monitor regional non-project cost and time accounts. Work with Project C&C Managers to monitor installation-related project cost and time performance, escalating deviations when appropriate. Champion health, safety, and environmental excellence throughout the regional installation organization. Lead by example and promote safe working conditions, safe behaviors, integrity, quality, and environmental responsibility. Foster continuous improveme

Skills

  • HVDC installation
  • C&C installation
  • regional leadership
  • resource planning
  • tendering
  • constructability
  • subcontracting
  • health, safety and environmental excellence
  • project execution
  • stakeholder management

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