Top Project Management Jobs in Japan

Leads customer IT operations and maintenance teams, establishing service delivery processes, managing team performance and quality, coordinating customer communications, and handling critical escalations. Supports system implementation from an operations perspective and drives continuous optimization of customers’ IT environments. Acts as a trusted advisor to maintain customer satisfaction and strengthen ongoing business relationships. Requires infrastructure knowledge across servers, networks, storage, operating systems, Linux, VMware, databases, and Microsoft 365.

Leads and supports capital projects for pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, including equipment specifications, URS development, budgeting, supplier selection, installation, commissioning, qualification, documentation, troubleshooting, CAPA, audits, and continuous improvement. Coordinates with engineering SMEs, QA, manufacturing, maintenance, procurement, finance, and external suppliers to ensure reliable supply, quality, EHS, and compliance.

Manages hydrogen infrastructure and cryogenic engineering projects from bid support through execution, commissioning, customer acceptance, and close-out. Leads project teams, vendors, subcontractors, procurement, construction, contract administration, risk mitigation, safety, quality, schedule, cost control, customer communications, and subsidy application support. Requires engineering or science education, over five years of gas or chemical plant engineering experience, over three years of project management experience, fluent Japanese, and basic English.

Manage PSA’s APAC project portfolio, including 12 annual events, PSA Go expansion across regional markets, and special partnership initiatives. Responsibilities include vendor and contract management, event logistics, budgets, payments, staffing, partner training, cross-functional coordination, performance tracking, and post-event analysis. The role serves as a central contact for partners and internal teams and requires frequent travel across APAC, including weekends.

Lead technical aspects of B2B EV and energy-service expansion, including customer proposals, feasibility assessments, site surveys, electrical-capacity reviews, grid interconnection, and partner coordination. Translate customer and field requirements into standardized workflows and business requirements for partner-facing digital tools. Support product development through requirements definition, user testing, technical validation, training, and feedback to engineering and product teams. Collaborate with sales, contractors, EPCs, utilities, manufacturers, and automotive partners.

Manage planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting of global clinical trials. Oversee site initiation, training, monitoring visits, data validation, regulatory compliance, budgeting, vendor/CRO interactions, and timely adverse event reporting to deliver trials on quality, timeline, patient enrollment, and cost targets.

Leads planning and project controls for large-scale construction projects by developing schedules, baselines, work breakdown structures, and resource plans. Monitors progress, critical paths, risks, KPIs, earned value, and contractor schedules; prepares management reports; performs delay and schedule-impact analysis; recommends recovery plans; coordinates cross-functional stakeholders; forecasts completion and cash flow; and supports risk mitigation and client meetings.

Manage MEPF activities for large-scale building and infrastructure projects from design review through execution, testing, commissioning, and handover. Coordinate consultants, contractors, vendors, and other disciplines; review drawings and technical submissions; monitor schedules, resources, quality, safety, costs, and compliance; resolve site issues; oversee inspections, snag closure, documentation, and contractual requirements.

Manage MEPF activities across large-scale building and infrastructure projects, from design review and planning through execution, testing, commissioning, and handover. Coordinate consultants, contractors, vendors, and other disciplines; oversee HVAC, electrical, plumbing, drainage, fire fighting, and ELV systems. Ensure schedule, cost, quality, safety, statutory, and client requirements are met while resolving technical issues and managing documentation, inspections, variations, and corrective actions.

Supports semiconductor and advanced manufacturing projects across planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, handover, and close-out. Coordinates stakeholders, schedules, risks, budgets, tenders, design reviews, site inspections, reporting, change control, testing, and project documentation. The role requires collaboration with clients, consultants, contractors, vendors, and multidisciplinary teams in technically demanding project environments.

Manage semiconductor and advanced manufacturing construction packages, including cleanrooms, process tool installation areas, utilities, and facility infrastructure. Coordinate RFIs, submittals, site inspections, contractors, consultants, meetings, progress reporting, quality compliance, commissioning, punch lists, and handover. Ensure projects meet specifications, safety standards, schedules, and regulatory requirements.

Supports the delivery of construction and workplace projects throughout their lifecycle. Responsibilities include project planning, research, benchmarking, documentation, scheduling, progress tracking, change control, reporting, stakeholder coordination, meeting participation, and preparation of meeting minutes and formal presentations. The role liaises with clients, contractors, consultants, and internal teams to maintain communication and help ensure projects are delivered successfully.

Lead execution of small-to-medium construction and workplace projects, ensuring time, cost, quality, and performance targets. Develop plans and schedules, monitor finances with quantity surveyors, manage change control, lead cross-functional teams, maintain governance and reporting, ensure safety and compliance, act as client contact, capture lessons learned, and identify business opportunities.

Lead construction project management for roof and facade works in industrial, semiconductor, or advanced manufacturing projects. Responsibilities include project planning, scheduling, stakeholder and consultant coordination, site progress and quality monitoring, statutory inspections, procurement, reporting, compliance, safety, and team leadership. The role requires managing project budgets, timelines, risks, contractors, suppliers, and multidisciplinary teams.

Leads implementation and integration of Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE solutions for clients in Japan. Manages project scope, schedules, resources, risks, requirements, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations. Supports pre-sales activities, leads workshops and training, coordinates senior leadership and steering committees, and coaches local technology and professional services teams. Handles multiple complex, client-facing software implementation projects while ensuring successful delivery.

Leads PMO governance, project controls, planning, portfolio monitoring, reporting, risk and financial management across multiple projects. Establishes standards, governance frameworks, stage gates, dashboards, and performance systems; monitors schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and dependencies; facilitates portfolio reviews; coordinates stakeholders; supports quality, compliance, audits, and continuous improvement. Requires 10–15 years of PMO, project controls, project management, or program management experience, preferably in construction, infrastructure, real estate, engineering, or consulting.

Lead technical direction for OSD, packaging and ASRS designs ensuring compliance with Global Engineering, SHE and GMP. Oversee design contractors, develop technical requirement specifications, identify and resolve technical risks during basic and detailed design, support supplier alignment and early URS development, participate in SHE risk assessments, and conduct design assurance and project design meetings.

Lead end-to-end delivery of advanced manufacturing facility projects (cleanrooms, production lines, automation). Manage schedules, budgets, procurement, contractors, regulatory approvals, and stakeholder communication while mentoring junior staff and ensuring quality, safety, and commissioning readiness.

Manage end-to-end delivery of enterprise security technology projects, including CCTV modernization, centralized monitoring, access card replacement, system migrations, testing, commissioning, and handover. Coordinate clients, stakeholders, vendors, consultants, and operational teams while managing schedules, budgets, risks, quality, compliance, procurement, and governance requirements across multiple locations.

Lead Data and Analytics projects from planning through delivery while managing scope, budgets, schedules, risks, milestones, and project teams. Ensure high-quality deliverables, monitor project performance, address delays, and maintain strong client satisfaction. Collaborate with diverse stakeholders in a global delivery environment and contribute to an inclusive learning culture.

Leads Microsoft 365 implementation, migration, modernization, and operational transformation projects using hybrid waterfall and agile methods. Responsibilities include Scrum Master facilitation, project planning, risk and issue management, stakeholder engagement, technical support for Microsoft 365, Intune, and Autopilot, global team leadership, proposal development, client consulting, and team performance management.

Supports insurance-sector clients across project management, strategy development, execution planning, and account management. Responsibilities include schedule, issue, and risk management; steering committee reporting; requirements definition; testing; migration; training; and coordination with clients and overseas offices. Requires at least one year of system-related project or PMO experience, management reporting skills, English communication with overseas stakeholders, and business-level Japanese. Manager-level roles additionally require team and project launch experience.

Leads quality assurance and quality control across large-scale construction, infrastructure, industrial, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, or data center projects. Develops quality strategies, project quality plans, QMS processes, inspection and testing programs, audits, compliance assessments, and KPI reporting. Oversees NCRs, corrective actions, risk mitigation, client audits, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement while managing and developing QA/QC teams.

Leads medium-sized electrification service projects from planning through customer acceptance and contract closeout. Responsibilities include directing project teams, establishing execution strategies, managing schedules, resources, budgets, profitability, risks, and opportunities, and ensuring delivery meets contractual requirements. The role requires business-level Japanese, willingness to travel domestically and internationally, and knowledge of MV/LV switchgear, transformers, and eHouse systems.

Manages pre-qualification and procurement activities for project packages. Responsibilities include tailoring qualification requirements, initiating questionnaires, coordinating with vendors and contractors, collecting and assessing documentation, arranging site visits, following up on missing information, analyzing responses, shortlisting companies, and sharing assessments for report preparation.