HVDC Project Quality Manager

Job Description:

Join our dynamic team at HVDC and take a leading Quality project role in shaping the future of our HVDC projects. This is your chance to make a real impact by ensuring a successful delivery of complex initiatives, fostering collaboration across teams, and driving quality culture. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, and have passion for people, technology and Quality, this is the opportunity for you.

The opportunity

We are seeking two Project Quality Managers for our HVDC project business. In this role, you will lead and coordinate all quality-related activities throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring contract requirements are aligned with HVDC’s quality management system. You will support and guide project teams on quality matters, working closely with suppliers, subcontractors, and customers to ensure project success and high customer satisfaction.

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every requirement. Join a collaborative team where your contribution will make a real impact.

How you’ll make an impact

• Develop, implement, and follow up a stable quality management system; apply it to the project and support the project team in delivering great results with the right quality
• Setup project quality plan, master test plan and other quality documents based on quality system and analysis of specific contractual quality requirements
• Plan, organize, lead and monitor all quality assurance and control activities in the project
• Enable the team to follow the quality management system. Provide training and auditing process adherence guidance as required
• Register and follow up quality risks in the risk register based on analysis, and ensure mitigations are identified and implement
• Engage the team to do the right thing by deriving, sharing and implementing "Lessons Learned" and ensuring they are fed back to the organization using HVDC business processes and tools
• Create, communicate, and follow up the Master Test Plan hereby managing the interface to multiple stakeholders
• Drive the Quality culture in the project team, ensure the quality and compliance with local codes & standards, law & regulations as applicable for the project

Your background

• Bachelor’s degree in technical or engineering or quality management and at least 2 years of practical relevant professional experience in ideally EPC (Engineering Procurement Construction) project-based environment
• Good if you have power or energy industry experience
• Ability to lead and support project teams through processes and changes in complex organizations
• Proficient communication skills, collaborating efficiently with the team and effective in creating a trust-based relationships with our customers. English fluency (written and spoken)
• As a person you are driven and curious with a constant focus on quality with an eye for details in all your assignments
• Willingness to travel, as needed 10% and more to project status meetings, construction site and supplier locations. We are open to discuss family friendly set-ups
• Good if you have test coordination experience, ISO9001 knowledge and/or certified auditor is a plus

More About Us​

We believe great work thrives in an environment where people feel genuinely supported and fairly rewarded. Our benefits are designed to create real value for every individual – fueling engagement, performance, and growth. By prioritizing well‑being, we build a workplace where personal and organizational success grow together. ​

Our benefits offering for our roles generally includes: ​

• Collective agreement, occupational pension & possibility of salary exchange to pension (for ITP1 and ITP2) ​
• Group life insurance and additional insurances. ​
• Flex-time and shortening of working hours in time bank​
• Hybrid work & allowances for setting up a workplace at home (in agreement with line manager) ​
• Health care and wellness allowance ​
• Health insurance incl. dental, spectacles & contact lenses allowance (employee pay 140 sek/month via salary deduction) ​
• Psychological support program ​
• Supplementary compensation for parental leave ​
• Various trainings and education supporting employee development ​
• Internal career possibilities both within Sweden and globally ​
• Employee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks ​

The benefits listed above are an excerpt only and may vary depending on job grade, location and contract type. Eligibility is subject to local regulations. ​

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to submit your application already today. ​

Recruiting Manager Julia Blass, julia.blass@hitachienergy.com, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives – Sveriges Ingenjörer:

Nawzad Rashid, +46 (10) 7389148; Ledarna: Frank Hollstedt, +46 107-38 70 43; Unionen: Karin Ulvemark, +46 107-38 51 42 and Ingrid Rinaldo, +46 107-38 58 19. All other questions can be directed to Talent Acquisition Partner Sara Wendel, sara.wendel@hitachienergy.com. ​