Contractor/Construction Expert

Location:

Remote - California, United States

Job ID:

R0081257

Date Posted:

2025-02-24

Company Name:

HITACHI AMERICA, LTD.

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

Yes

Job Description:

Contractor/Construction Expert

Company: Hitachi America, Ltd.

Division: PTD (Particle Therapy Division)

Location: Remote

Status: Project-specific, Full-Time position

The Company

Hitachi drives Social Innovation Business, creating a sustainable society through the use of data and technology. We solve customers' and society's challenges with Lumada solutions leveraging IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products. Hitachi operates under the business structure of “Digital Systems & Services” - supporting our customers’ digital transformation; “Green Energy & Mobility” - contributing to a decarbonized society through energy and railway systems, and “Connective Industries” - connecting products through digital technology to provide solutions in various industries. Driven by Digital, Green, and Innovation, we aim for growth through co-creation with our customers. The company’s consolidated revenues for fiscal year 2022 (ended March 31, 2023) totaled 10,881.1 billion yen, with 696 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 320,000 employees worldwide. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at https://www.hitachi.com.

Responsibilities:

• Assists the Project and Site Manager and Technical Supervisor in resolving construction issues.

• Coordinates site meetings, defines agendas, and prepares minutes.

• Reviews schedules, procedures, and safety reports prepared by the Subcontractor.

• Accountable for setting the Safety Standard on the Project.  This Assistant Site Manager must lead by example and establish productivity monitoring procedures and/or processes to assure quality of work on a progressive basis.

• Liaises with the Owner and Government officials as it pertains to the project.

• Provides knowledge of local means and methods

• Provides knowledge of heavy equipment installation

• Responsible for the communications with the representatives of the Trade Labor Unions on and off site.

Skills and Qualifications:

We’re looking for a team player, who is motivated by delivering great work and the Hitachi vision.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and background:

• Class B General Building Contractor License or Class C Specialty Contractors License—C-61/D-34 (Prefabricated Equipment Contractor)

• As noted at the above link: D-34 Contractors can perform and contract to perform “installations of prefabricated products/equipment, including . (b) Laboratory and medical equipment. ”

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field required

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the direction of construction site activities

• It is essential/required to have an active CA Class B General Contractors License or a Class C-61/D-34 Specialty Contractors License (Prefabricated Equipment Contractor)

• Knowledge of local means and methods

• Knowledge of heavy equipment installation

• Excellent knowledge of the Microsoft Suite: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

• Ability to perform other duties as assigned or directed. 

Our Values

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to any factor that doesn’t impact your ability to do the job, including race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.  We are proud of Japanese heritage, with our values expressed through the Hitachi Spirit:

• Wa – Harmony, Trust, Respect

• Makoto – Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity

• Kaitakusha-Seishin – Pioneering Spirit, Challenge  

For residents of New York City, New York, California, Washington, Ohio and Illinois as required under