Location:
Zaventem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Job ID:
R0130466
Date Posted:
2026-05-29
Company Name:
Hitachi Energy Belgium N.V.
Profession (Job Category):
Engineering & Science
Job Schedule:
Full time
Remote:
No
The opportunity
Our Substation Automation Engineering team in Zaventem is growing, and we are looking for an experienced engineer ready to step into a leadership role that combines technical depth with people development.
You will lead a team of 7 engineers, helping them grow professionally while ensuring high-quality delivery on complex substation automation projects. Your work sits at the intersection of engineering excellence and team empowerment — you will be the person your team looks to for guidance, and the person management looks to for results.
This is a role for someone who genuinely enjoys developing people as much as solving technical problems. You will collaborate closely with peer engineering groups and contribute to the strategic direction of the broader Engineering department. If you are motivated by building great teams and delivering solutions that matter for the energy transition, this is your opportunity.
How you'll make an impact
Lead and motivate a team of 7 Substation Automation engineers through clear objectives and day-to-day coaching.
Plan shifts and capacity across your team, factoring in global resource needs.
Monitor and ensure the quality and correctness of your team's project deliverables.
Support both your engineers and cross-functional project teams on Substation Automation topics.
Drive personnel development to build, expand, and retain technical know-how within the team.
Continuously improve engineering processes in close collaboration with other engineering groups to raise productivity and quality.
Actively contribute to the Engineering management team, including cost center budgeting and definition of strategic and operational goals.
Your background
University degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
Minimum 5 years of experience in Substation Automation, SCADA, or Control & Protection.
Previous experience in a leadership role — as Team Manager, Project Manager, or Lead Engineer — is a strong advantage.
Experience managing or facilitating change in a technical environment is a plus.
Fluency in Dutch and English, both written and spoken; French is a plus.
Skilled at coaching and developing people, with a collaborative mindset across local and global teams.
More about us
We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefit programs to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us — in work and out.
Hitachi Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.
Since its founding in 1910, Hitachi has responded to the expectations of society and its customers through technology and innovation. Our mission is to “Contribute to society through the development of superior, original technology and products.” Over the past 100+ years this commitment has led us to work towards creating a more sustainable society through our “Social Innovation Business”. We work to apply our expertise in information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), and a wide variety of products to advance social infrastructure systems and improve quality of life across the world.
Hitachi’s Social Innovation Business is centered around 5 growth sectors: Mobility, Smart Life, Industry, Energy, and IT. Globally, we have nearly 300,000 employees who are working to improve people’s quality of life and our customers’ social, environmental, and economic values to create a sustainable future. The challenges we face as a society are unprecedented, but so are the opportunities. Together, let’s start powering good.
