Job Title: Project Manager

Reports to: Manager, Project Management

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the overall leadership of the project including managing scope, change, schedule, cost, quality, open issues, risks, resources, and overall project communications.
• Builds relationships with key customer contacts and acts as primary point of communication to the customer for assigned projects. Understands customer's business and speaks their language. Develops credibility, loyalty, trust, and commitment.
• Leads a cross-functional project team through JR's Project Execution Process (PEP) with overall responsibility and authority for project performance throughout the project life cycle.
• Acceptance and sharing of best practices and lessons learned, continuously improving the JR Project Execution Process (PEP).
• In-depth understanding of the financial details and budget of each assigned project.
• Proactive decision analysis capabilities; takes into consideration size, complexity, visible and unknown risks, timelines, etc.
• Uses assigned systems to communicate current and future state of project performance.
• Coordinates and monitors project documentation, timelines, technical performance, budget, production, quality deliverables, and corrective action initiatives.
• Supports and adheres to policies, procedures, and operational guidelines related to established quality management system (ISO 9001:2015).
• Maintains working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed in a safe manner.

Note: This list of responsibilities is by no means inclusive; however, it is intended to be a guideline for activities. For specific performance expectations related to defined job levels, see the Project Management Competency & Skills Matrix.

Qualifications:

• Experience in direct customer commercial management and cross-functional team leaderships preferred
• Strong technical background
• Moderately advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel and MS Project
• Ability to become proficient in company systems, processes, and tools

Levels of PM's:

Project Manager I

Project Manager II

Project Manager III

Project Manager IV

• Entry-Level PM
• 0-2 years PM experience
• May have experience in other functions
• Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience in automation

• Works with existing customers on low- to medium-risk projects
• Strong steward of Hitachi values
• Works cross-functionally within BU and/or Division
• 1-7 years PM and/or automation experience
• Bachelor's Degree preferred

• Works with new customers and/or high-risk projects
• Capable of managing programs across BUs and/or Divisions
• Coaches other PMs
• 5-7 years PM and/or automation experience
• Bachelor's Degree and PMP preferred

• Capable of developing new business and/or managing programs across Divisions
• Recognized as a strong PM by JR customers
• Coaches/mentors PMs
• Capable of filling in for a General Manager
• 5+ years PM and 10 years automation or adjacent industries
• Previous leadership and management experience
• Bachelor's Degree and PMP preferred