Project Management Team Leader

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

R0147679

HITACHI ENERGY UK LIMITED

Project/Program Management

Full time

Yes

At Hitachi Energy our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals, and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth:
Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation

We are looking for a Project Management Team Leader to join our team.

The Project Management Team Leader is responsible for leading and developing a team of Project Managers while ensuring the successful delivery of a portfolio of projects across the business. This role combines people leadership, operational management, customer engagement, and project governance to drive safety, execution excellence, team performance, and business growth.

The successful candidate will act as the first line of leadership for the project management function, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer focus.

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of Project Managers and Project Engineers to achieve business and project objectives.
• Foster a high-performance culture focused on safety, customer satisfaction, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Conduct performance reviews, talent assessments, succession planning, and development planning for team members.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and retention of project management talent.
• Ensure appropriate resource allocation and workload balancing across the project portfolio.
• Provide guidance and escalation support to project teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive employee engagement and support the professional development of the project management team.

• Oversee a portfolio of projects, ensuring consistent application of project management methodologies, governance, and best practices.
• Monitor project performance across schedule, cost, quality, risk, cash flow, and customer satisfaction metrics.
• Ensure projects are appropriately resourced and supported to meet contractual and business objectives.
• Review project status, identify delivery risks, and implement corrective actions where required.
• Drive standardisation of project management processes, tools, reporting, and controls.
• Ensure lessons learned are captured and shared across the wider project management function.

• Support budget planning, forecasting, and resource management activities.
• Oversee project financial performance, including revenue, margin, cost control, cash collection, and forecasting.
• Track team utilisation and support strategic workforce planning.
• Contribute to the achievement of business performance objectives and operational targets.

• Act as a senior escalation point for customers and internal stakeholders.
• Build trusted relationships with key customers, ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Work closely with Operations, Engineering, Sales, Commercial, and Service teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Promote collaboration and effective communication across all functions.

• Champion a strong health, safety, and environmental culture across the project management team.
• Ensure compliance with all company policies, procedures, governance requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Lead by example through proactive participation in safety initiatives, audits, and hazard reporting.

• Support tender reviews, resource planning, and bid preparation activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve project execution efficiency, customer experience, and team effectiveness.
• Contribute to strategic planning and business growth initiatives across the organisation.

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience.
• Proven experience managing project budgets, forecasting, and planning activities.
• Strong leadership experience with the ability to balance technical expertise and people management.
• Sound knowledge of recognised project management methodologies including PMBOK,…