Senior Project Manager

Location:

Zaventem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium

Job ID:

R0147839

Date Posted:

2026-10-22

Company Name:

Hitachi Energy Belgium N.V.

Profession (Job Category):

Project/Program Management

Job Schedule:

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:The opportunity

At Hitachi Energy, you will lead complex and strategic projects that contribute to the energy transition and support our customers worldwide. As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of large-scale projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer expectations, and financial targets.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, coordinate resources across functions, and drive execution excellence from project initiation to completion. Your ability to manage complexity, mitigate risks, and engage stakeholders will be key to achieving successful project outcomes. In this role, you will also play an important part in coaching project team members and sharing best practices across the organization.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced project leader who thrives in a dynamic international environment and enjoys taking ownership of challenging projects with significant business impact.

How you'll make an impact

• You lead complex projects from initiation through execution, commissioning, and closure.
• You define project scope, objectives, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements in collaboration with stakeholders.
• You drive project performance by monitoring progress, managing risks, and implementing mitigation plans.
• You coordinate multidisciplinary teams and ensure alignment across business functions, suppliers, and customers.
• You manage project financials, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and revenue performance.
• You ensure compliance with internal processes, contractual obligations, quality standards, and customer requirements.
• You provide regular project updates and strategic recommendations to leadership and key stakeholders.
• You coach and support project team members while promoting continuous improvement and project management best practices.

Your background

• You hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
• You have extensive experience leading large and complex projects within an industrial, infrastructure, energy, or technology environment.
• You have a proven track record of delivering projects successfully within scope, budget, and schedule.
• You possess strong leadership, stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication skills.
• You have experience managing multidisciplinary teams and coordinating multiple project interfaces.
• You are comfortable making decisions in complex situations and solving challenging business and project issues.

More about us

We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits 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 employee benefits subject to the respective plan rules. These may include:

• Pension and insurance programs
• Performance-based bonus
• Learning and development opportunities
• Professional training and certifications
• Flexible working arrangements where applicable
• Career growth opportunities within a global organization

More information about our benefit programs will be available during the recruitment process. If you have questions about this role, please contact your Talent Partner.

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