Engineering Global Sustainability Leader

About the role

Hitachi Energy is looking for an Engineering Global Sustainability Leader (Design Sustainability Lead) to shape how sustainability is embedded into global engineering decisions across its transformer business. This is a highly visible, strategic, full-time remote role based in Lodz, Poland, where you will lead the shift from downstream sustainability activities to design-led outcomes, balancing cost, safety, quality and performance while supporting compliance, ESG reporting and business resilience.

Key responsibilities

• Define and drive a global, design-led sustainability strategy within Engineering.
• Embed sustainability into engineering standards, processes and decision frameworks.
• Reduce product-level carbon footprint through smart design, material and architecture choices.
• Establish sustainability targets, KPIs and traceable product-level data at BOM level.
• Partner with engineering, R&D, supply chain, digital and operations teams globally.
• Strengthen governance, reporting and audit-ready sustainability metrics.
• Build capability and foster ownership of sustainable design within engineering teams.
• Translate regulatory and customer sustainability expectations into engineering requirements.
• Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.

Required profile

• Master's degree or PhD in Engineering or a closely related sustainability discipline.
• 10+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years in sustainability-focused roles.
• Proven success delivering design-led sustainability or product carbon reduction initiatives.
• Experience leading global, cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of lifecycle assessment, sustainable materials and carbon accounting.
• Data-driven, analytical approach to decision-making.

What we offer

• Private medical care and life insurance.
• Fitness and wellness programs and a benefits platform with discounts and perks.
• Employee Capital Plans (PPK).
• Home office equipment or setup allowance, spectacles and contact lenses allowance.
• Company events and team-building activities, psychological support program and free parking.