Talent Acquisition Partner – Project Engineering (Fixed-term)

(12month Fixed-Term Contract)

Primary focus: Nordics EMEA support as required

Powering the world sustainably starts with the right people and that begins with you.

Hitachi Energy is accelerating the global energy transition. To support our rapid growth we are seeking a high-impact Talent Acquisition Partner who thrives in competitive engineering talent markets and knows how to identify engage influence and close top technical professionals.

This is a 12month fixed-term role. Given Hitachi Energys ongoing growth there may be opportunities to continue in the organization beyond the assignment subject to business needs and individual performance.

Your role

As Talent Acquisition Partner Project Engineering you will own end-to-end recruitment for project engineering roles primarily across the Nordics while also supporting EMEA hiring needs in line with business priorities.

You will operate with a high degree of autonomy partnering closely with Hiring Managers and HRBPs to deliver against challenging project-driven recruitment demands supported by a collaborative and experienced Talent Acquisition team.

Fluent English language is a requirement; additional European languages including Swedish German French Italian or Spanish are desirable.

Whilst flexibility in location is provided; knowledge of the recruitment market in the Nordics is required.

How youll make an impact

• Fill critical Project Engineering roles fast
  Own full-cycle recruitment for project engineering profiles driving proactive sourcing and conversion of passive talent for roles such as Project Engineers Design Engineers and Control & Protection Engineers across grid substation HVDC and large-scale transmission & distribution projects.

• Sell the opportunity with conviction
  Lead high-energy consultative conversations that clearly articulate Hitachi Energys mission project footprint and career opportunities. Confidently manage objections negotiate offers and close top engineering talent in competitive markets.

• Be the market maker
  Build and continuously refresh talent maps and pipelines by geography discipline and project type. Provide real-time insights on talent availability compensation trends and competitor activity to proactively shape hiring strategies.

• Raise the hiring bar
  Influence Hiring Managers and HRBPs with data-driven recommendations on profiles assessment methods and process designaligning expectations with market reality and enabling decisive hiring forums.

• Run a high-velocity recruiting process
  Orchestrate structured sourcing sprints maintain warm slates and move candidates rapidly from first touch to offer while delivering a strong candidate experience and maintaining compliance standards.

• Strengthen employer branding at source
  Tailor go-to-market messaging for project engineering communities across energy and infrastructure networks leveraging referrals professional associations and targeted outreach.

• Create repeatable success
  Capture what worksmessaging sourcing channels profiles and interview approachesand translate insights into playbooks for the wider TA organization.

Your background

• Proven closer in technical recruitment
  Track record of headhunting and closing passive project engineering talent within energy transmission & distribution grid infrastructure EPC or large-scale industrial engineering environments (agency in-house or RPO).

• Hard-selling consultative approach
  Strong in objection handling offer strategy and stakeholder influence; comfortable challenging assumptions and guiding decisions using market data.

• EMEA talent acquisition experience
  Proven ability to run multi-country searches and adapt to local market nuances. Additional European languages are an advantage.

• Pipeline- and insight-driven
  Hands-on experience with talent mapping competitive intelligence and funnel metrics (e.g. time-to-slate conversion rates source effectiveness).

• Process excellence
  Strong command of structured interviewing assessment for engineering roles and ATS/Workday best practices with high attention to documentation and compliance.

• Action-oriented and resilient
  Comfortable managing high requisition volumes in dynamic project environments while maintaining quality and candidate experience.

• Purpose-driven mindset
  Motivated by the energy transition and committed to hiring the people who enable safe reliable and sustainable infrastructure.

More about us

• Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis so early application is encouraged.
• Employee benefits vary by country and role level.
• Further details will be shared during the recruitment process.