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Engineering Planner

Hitachi Energy
South Boston, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/12/2026
The opportunity

Step into a role where your planning expertise drives real impact. As an Engineering Project Planner with Hitachi Energy, you will help shape the future of energy technologies by enabling engineering teams to deliver world‑class solutions efficiently and on schedule. This is a dynamic opportunity to work at the center of project execution—aligning resources, optimizing workflows, and strengthening collaboration across diverse teams.

You’ll join a global organization committed to advancing a sustainable energy future. Every day brings new challenges, meaningful problem‑solving, and opportunities to influence the success of innovative engineering programs. If you enjoy bringing structure to complex projects and thrive in environments where your insights guide smarter decisions, this role offers the perfect stage to grow, innovate, and make a real contribution.

How You’ll Make An Impact

  • Develop and maintain detailed engineering schedules.
  • Coordinate with cross‑functional teams to clarify scope and deliverables.
  • Identify risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks.
  • Track progress, analyze variances, and report insights to leadership.
  • Support resource planning to optimize workload distribution.
  • Create clear, data‑driven reports on performance and scheduling.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of planning tools and processes.
  • Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Your background

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Experience with PTC Creo parametric and drafting.
  • Knowledge of AutoCAD.
  • Preferred experience in planning, scheduling, or engineering project coordination.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑moving environment.

More about us

  • Hitachi Energy offers a culture built on innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
  • You’ll have opportunities to grow your skills, expand your expertise, and move into future career paths across a global organization.
  • We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive environment where every team member can thrive and contribute to a sustainable energy future.

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.

Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to encouraging inclusion in the workplace.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an HR Representative at 888.504.2007. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Hitachi Energy’s career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an HR Representative at 888.504.2007. Resumes and applications will not be accepted through this method.

For more information regarding your EEO rights as an applicant, please visit this website.

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