About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER (f/m/x) –TURNKEY RAILWAY PROJECTS

Our Solution Engineering Department is responsible for technical management, design, customer-specific configuration, integration and testing of railway solutions for customer projects in the Austrian and export markets.

YOUR CHALLENGE

• Responsible for the technical management of international ETCS (European Train Control Systems) projects

• Ensure technical project milestone fulfillment to achieve goals and meet/exceed customer expectations

• Establish trust with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, eliminating non-value-added activities and blockers, and also finding creative ways to accelerate project delivery

• Communicate status and critical issues clearly in a short and concise format

• Manage issues and risks, create mitigation plans and escalate to appropriate stakeholders as necessary

YOUR PROFILE

• University degree in Railway Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related fields

• Railway domain knowledge including technical safety and security is an advantage

• Around 3 years proven working experience in technical project management

• Positive attitude and persistence are key to succeed in this role

• Competitive mindset, strong desire to achieve

• Comfortable with fast-changing parameters in a dynamic project environment

• Excellent communication in English language, German language beneficial

• Willingness for international travel (10%)

• Project Management certification appreciated

WE OFFER

• Competitive remuneration starting at 60,000 g.p.a. We may provide a significant overpayment in accordance with experience and qualification.

• Challenging, long-term projects in a worldwide acting group offering various internal development opportunities

• Great accessibility by public transport and various benefits like flexible working time with home office policy, on-site cantine with company subsidy and Wiener Linien Job Ticket.

• Support for further education and development

• Support with work permit applications

• Very good accessibility by public transport (Vienna Handelskai) & subsidies for public transport

• Flexible working hours and, depending on the position, up to 60% home office

• Christmas and New Year's Eve belong to the family – Hitachi Rail gives you holidays on 24.12 and 31.12

• Discounts for employees (canteen, shops, corporate benefits, tickets, etc.)

• Various training opportunities - online, internal and external training courses

• A stable employer in a collegial and international environment

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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