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About the Role

As an Associate Project Manager, you will support the successful delivery of customer-facing EPM software projects. Working under the guidance of an experienced Project Manager or Regional Solution Delivery Manager, you will coordinate defined workstreams, maintain project controls, prepare accurate reporting and help the team deliver agreed scope, schedule, cost, quality and customer outcomes. This is a development role for an emerging project professional. You may manage smaller or lower-complexity assignments with appropriate supervision while building capability across predictive, agile and hybrid ways of working.

Responsibilities

Support project start-up, handover and execution planning, covering scope, schedule, budget, quality, resource, communication and risk artefacts.
Coordinate assigned work packages and track actions, dependencies, milestones and deliverables together with internal teams, customers and partners.
Keep accurate project registers for risks & opportunities, issues and actions, changes, decisions, deliverables, quality items and documentation.
Collect and validate project progress data, and prepare dashboards, forecasts, status reports and project review materials for the Project Manager.
Monitor plan versus actual performance, and promptly escalate variances, emerging risks, resource constraints and matters requiring senior decision direction.
Assist on cost tracking, time booking, purchase order status, invoicing readiness, cash flow inputs and relevant financial documentation.
Support requirement, scope and change control, maintain traceability and ensure approved changes are updated in project plans and records.
Coordinate project meetings, document decisions and action items, and deliver clear and timely updates to relevant stakeholders.
Support customer engagement and issue resolution, and escalate contractual, commercial, claim or high-impact issues to the accountable Project Manager.
Coordinate suppliers and internal contributors following procurement, quality and governance requirements.
Support project acceptance, transition, closure, lessons learned capture and orderly archiving of project records.
Comply with Hitachi Energy policies, project management processes, cybersecurity, quality, health, safety and environmental requirements for all assigned tasks.
Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
Live Hitachi Energy's core values safety and integrity, taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, information technology or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
At least one year of project coordination, project delivery or related professional experience is preferred.
Working proficiency Japanese is required for customer and local stakeholder engagement.
Working proficiency English is required for internal stakeholder, cross-functional and multicultural teams co-ordination.
Practical exposure to customer-facing software, technology, energy, utilities or industrial projects is advantageous.
Foundational knowledge of project lifecycles, scope, scheduling, cost, risk, quality, stakeholder engagement and change control.
Ability to organise work, analyse information, maintain accurate records and meet agreed deadlines.
Clear written and verbal communication, active listening, teamwork and constructive problem-solving skills.
Comfort working with distributed, cross-functional and multicultural teams in a matrix organisation.
Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 and project or work-management tools; experience with reporting and collaboration platforms is desirable.
Willingness to travel when required by project or customer needs.

Skills

Project coordination
Project delivery
Japanese
English
Customer-facing software
Technology
Energy
Utilities
Industrial projects
Project lifecycles
Scope management
Scheduling
Cost management
Risk management
Quality management
Stakeholder engagement
Change control
Work organization
Information analysis
Record keeping
Deadline management
Written communication
Verbal communication
Active listening
Teamwork
Problem-solving
Distributed teams
Cross-functional teams
Multicultural teams
Matrix organization
Microsoft 365
Project management tools
Work management tools
Reporting platforms
Collaboration platforms

Location

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Work Type

Full time
Hybrid working style applicable

Experience Level

Associate Project Manager
Emerging project professional
At least one year of project coordination, project delivery or related professional experience is preferred

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, information technology or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience

Benefits

Employment insurance
Industrial injury insurance
Health insurance
Pension insurance
Paid leave
Bereavement leave
Wedding leave
Maternity leave
Spousal maternity leave
Parental leave
Nursing care leave

About the Company

HITACHI ENERGY JAPAN, LTD.

Equal Opportunity

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As part of our recruitment process, Hitachi Energy uses digital and automated tools, including Al-supported solutions, to assist with activities such as application screening, job matching, and interview scheduling. These tools are designed to support our recruiters and do not replace human decision-making. Candidate data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection and employment laws as well as Hitachi's Global Data Privacy Notice.
As part of the hiring process, Hitachi Energy conducts pre-employment background checks that may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information, in accordance with applicable laws.
For certain roles—particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions—additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position.
The scope and depth of any background or security review will be determined based on the nature of the role and business necessity, and will always be conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Candidates will be notified and, where required, asked to provide consent prior to the initiation of any such checks.