Manager for HVDC Plant Engineering and Civil Design Tender function

The opportunity

The Global Tender Management/execution team with base in Ludvika/Västerås with support from Local Org/Countries, Sweden is looking for a manager to take on the role as the leader to Build, support and develop the individuals, the group, and the team in a fantastic and growing business. The Tender Plant Engineering & Civil Design team is part of engineering at HVDC, with the Tender execution responsibilities for our HVDC Tenders Requests on a global scale.

In this role, you will be working in a global and diverse team together with colleagues from India, Canada, U.S, UK, Germany, France, Japan and Sweden. Insight in Market drivers and new technology and marker requirements.

Seeing the efforts of our work in the tender directly impact the project execution portfolio.

• Building and developing the team and the individuals in it by managing employee training and development initiatives, as well as providing strategic direction, leadership, and coordination of the function.
• Providing insight and managing priorities for the team while ensuring activities' performance and quality goals are met during all Tender phases.
• Taking a proactive approach and actively participate in recruiting activities.
• Planning for staffing and adjusting it according to business needs, competency development, as well as planning for both short-term and more strategic long-term changes in the team structure.
• Managing employee relations, developing, and executing employee engagement initiatives to foster a sense of community among employees.
• Partnering with the management team to develop, improve, and implement strategic people management initiatives and ensuring processes are in place to capture and share best practices and operational experiences.
• Planning and prioritizing the Plants pre-tender and tender efforts together with Sales, Bids & Proposals and rest of engineering departments

• Experience as a people manager, or other relevant leadership experience with personnel responsibility.
• Other experience in relevant area such as talent management, employee relations, human resources, team leading, company founding, start-up or scale-up, business administration, change management, process development, organizational management, staffing, business development, performance management, and/or similar.
• Interest in technology and technical engineering from a Project management view.
• Strong communication, social, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with employees and management.
• Prior experience in Tender work and people management, are preferable.
• Since we work in an international environment you need to master spoken and written English.
• You are a genuine team player that seeks and enjoys collaboration with peers and partners

• Collective agreement
• Flexible working time
• Health care and wellness allowance
• Fantastic career possibilities within Hitachi Energy both within Sweden and globally
• Mentor to support you throughout onboard phase
• Various trainings and education supporting employee development
• Diversified company with over 70+ nationalities working in Sweden
• Supplementary compensation for parental leave
• Employee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks
• More benefits could be connected to this specific role