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Substation Service Sales Specialist Lifecycle & Modernization

Hitachi


Job Location:

Raleigh, WV - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 22 August 2026 (19 days ago)
Application Deadline: 19 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Location:

Remote - North Carolina United States

Job ID:

R0138954

Date Posted:

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY USA INC

Profession (Job Category):

Sales Marketing & Product Management

Job Schedule:

Full time

Remote:

Yes

Job Description:

Substation Service Sales Specialist Substation Lifecycle & Modernization

The Opportunity

In this role you will drive growth of a substation lifecycle and service portfolio across North America by converting installed-base insights service history spare-parts consumption trends field-service feedback obsolescence indicators and system-assessment findings into qualified opportunities and orders. You will work with customers on asset lifecycle challenges including reliability performance obsolescence retrofits upgrades repairs replacements integrations and modernization planning. The role involves developing opportunities shaping technical and commercial solutions managing pursuits from early development through order intake and coordinating with assessment specialists engineering bidding teams operations and product stakeholders. By helping customers address asset lifecycle risks and modernization needs you will support power grid reliability asset longevity and ongoing infrastructure improvement.

How Youll Make an Impact
  • Develop a proactive pipeline using installed-base information service history spare-parts consumption field-service feedback and obsolescence indicators.
  • Shape opportunities from system insights and assessment findings in partnership with assessment specialists.
  • Manage qualified opportunities from early development through order intake.
  • Lead bid strategy pricing approaches and risk management for pursuits and RFQs.
  • Engage customers on system risks obsolescence lifecycle costs and modernization roadmaps.
  • Define and develop solution scope including retrofit upgrade replacement repair integration and hybrid approaches.
  • Translate assessment deliverables into project scope customer value narratives and commercial proposals.
  • Maintain opportunity management and forecasting activities within Salesforce and contribute to sales enablement activities and best-practice sharing.
  • Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations procedures and guidelines.
Your Background
  • Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
  • Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Power Systems Business or a related field; or equivalent experience (10 years).
  • Equivalent experience of 10 years in lieu of a degree.
  • Experience in service sales project sales account management lifecycle services or engineered-solution sales.
  • Knowledge of high-voltage substations asset lifecycle obsolescence retrofits upgrades and modernization solutions.
  • Familiarity with Salesforce pipeline management forecasting pricing approaches and proposal development.
  • Understanding of substations including AIS/GIS protection and control transformers and auxiliary systems.
  • 30%-40% travel required
More About Us

You will gain exposure to cross-functional collaboration across sales assessments engineering operations product groups commercial management finance field service and customer stakeholders.

  • Work on innovative energy technologies related to substation lifecycle management and modernization.
  • Collaborate with experienced professionals across technical commercial and operational teams.
  • Access learning and development opportunities through cross-functional engagement and knowledge sharing.
  • Health and retirement benefits.
  • Paid leave and flexibility.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities



Equal Employment Opportunity

Hitachi is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals including females minorities protected veterans and individuals

with disabilities.


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Required Experience:

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