Project Quality specialist

Hitachi Energy's Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service global product group is a world-leading provider of grid connections and power quality solutions that enable our customers to build a more sustainable, flexible and secure energy system. We leverage our long-standing technology leadership, vast integration expertise, huge installed base and global footprint to provide our customers with life-cycle value solutions at the lowest risk. Our customers are in the utility, renewables, industry, transportation, data centers and infrastructure sectors.

Our business in Europe has more than 1,000 skilled professionals focused on critical areas of expertise and is present in 16 countries.

At Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service business in Europe (HBUEU), diversity drives our culture of innovation and collaboration. Our leading technology and strong market position enable us to achieve growth targets in the energy transition across current and growing market segments such as hydrogen, data centers and e-mobility.

Join Our Team!

The opportunity

The Quality team is dedicated to implementing a culture and practice of excellence throughout the entire value chain of the organization, to increase customer satisfaction and improve profitability in a sustainable way. You will plan, organize, lead and monitor all Quality work related to the project and analyze and consider the quality demands of the contract to align them with Hitachi Energy project quality management system. You will also ensure assurance support to the Project Manager in quality related issues in the project to support project objective achievement in terms of quality and customer satisfaction.

How you'll make an impact

• Develop and hold Quality Induction training to different departments to increase quality awareness.

• Collect quality related contractual and local requirements and implement them in the project quality plan as part of Quality Assurance (QA).

• Create a project quality plan (PQP) based on customer and internal requirements. Make sure that it is followed and implemented in all the project phases.

• Create and follow-up on the master test plan for supplier and site activities as required. Ensure that Hitachi Energy and customers’ quality requirements are communicated to critical suppliers via quality control plans (QC).

• Ensure that inspection test plans (ITP) and inspection test records (ITR) from suppliers are following those plans.

• Review quality documentation for correctness and completeness prior approval (e.g. test certificates, checklist, etc.)

• Coordinate and lead lessons learned sessions with the team for ongoing projects and ensure their transfer to new projects.

• Organize and supervise factory or site acceptance (FAT) testing with customers, third parties and governmental authorities whenever required.

• Report Quality-related project KPIs, assist and coordinate in audits, and improve internal processes.

Your background

• University Degree in a technical discipline like engineering or quality management.

• Extensive quality experience or in operations.

• Experience in process management, ideally in project business, preferably in the energy, power, or oil & gas industry.

• Experience in Continuous Improvement projects.

• Knowledge of quality management standards e.g. ISO9001.

• Capacity to communicate, result oriented, speed in execution, openness and listen to others.

• Fluent in Norwegian, written and oral. Good knowledge in English.

• Willing to travel to project site locations (approx. 15% of the time).

What we offer

• Flexible home/office as per local practices.

• Global and multicultural environment.

• Diverse and challenging multimillions projects which aim to build the future grid network for a greener and sustainable future.

• Career growth within or outside Quality and Continuous Improvement roles, mentoring scheme and suited development plan.

• Health Care and wellness benefits according to local models.

Please note that in cooperation with Meditor search we conduct a background screening on all candidates that receive an offer of employment in Hitachi Energy Norway. This to ensure best quality in our recruitment process, according with our company policy.