Global Maintenance Service Manager, HVDC Service

Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a pioneering technology leader that is helping to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. We help keep your lights on, the factories running, our hospitals and schools open. Come as you are and prepare to get better as you learn from others. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and plug into a team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Innovation
The HVDC technology has been on the market for the past 60 years and is used to transmit electrical power over long distances with minimal losses, using overhead lines, underground and submarine cable systems as well as to interconnect ac networks asynchronously to achieve optimized operation.
You will be part of Global HVDC Service, within the Global HVDC & HVDC Service Product Group, in Ludvika. Maintenance service business is seeing phenomenal growth and is poised to take a dominant place in our service portfolio in near future.
Your responsibilities
Maintenance service projects execution utilizing Local Service Centers (LSCs) spread around the world
Maintenance service packages delivery to EPC projects
Delivery of inputs to maintenance service tenders
Installed Base and life cycle management
Feedback from maintenance services to affect improvements
Operational & strategic development and management of harmonized global processes & routines for supporting proactive marketing & sales, supporting optimized tendering, efficient execution of maintenance service projects, delivery of service packages to EPC, driving improvements of our systems & products through continuous and structured feedback from execution of service projects and continuous management of Installed Base & Life Cycle of different equipment
Global competence and capacity planning and development to meet business growing business need and achieve operational efficiency
Ensuring seamless collaboration with internal and external stakeholders

Your background
First and foremost, you are a confident leader with the ability to strike a balance between strategic, tactical and operational tasks to ensure that they are in line with our business’s local and global priorities.
You have good collaborative and communicative skills and thrive in a multi-cultural environment.
You have capability to inspire and support your team to achieve high performance.
You hold Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering.
You should have a minimum 15 years’ relevant experience from utilities or industries (e.g. process industries like paper and metals), out of which a minimum of 5 years as line manager being responsible for maintenance service business or leading team of project managers or service/maintenance engineers.
Experience from HVDC or FACTS or substations projects will be an advantage.
You should be fluent in English - written and spoken. Proficiency in Swedish language will be an advantage.

More about us
Are you ready for a new exciting challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Welcome to apply until 16th of October. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don’t delay – apply today!
Recruiting Manager Rebati Dass, +46 240-78 23 89, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives – Sveriges Ingenjörer: Torbjörn Wilund, +46 107-38 25 73, Unionen: Stefan Barkman, +46 107-38 33 04, Ledarna: Christer Fridlund, + +46 107-38 29 12. All other questions can be directed to Talent Partner Elias Ströberg +46 107-38 34 45.
Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a global technology leader with a combined heritage of almost 250 years, employing around 36,000 people in 90 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, the business serves utility, industry and infrastructure customers across the value chain, and emerging areas like sustainable mobility, smart cities, energy storage and data centers. With a proven track record, global footprint and unparalleled installed base, Hitachi ABB Power Grids balances social, environmental and economic values, and is committed to powering good for a sustainable energy future, with pioneering and digital technologies, as the partner of choice for enabling a stronger, smarter and greener grid. www.hitachiabb-powergrids.com