Senior Project Manager

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In this role, you will oversee projects within the MV (Medium Voltage) primary AIS ANSI, Electrification Distribution Solutions (ELDS) in Mebane, North Carolina, providing clear guidelines, tasks and milestones, while motivating and providing feedback. You will be responsible to lead the execution of medium size projects and ensure that all related activities are performed in accordance with ABB policy, relevant cyber security regulations and standards, contractual agreements, quality standards, health, safety & environment requirements, financial targets and schedule commitments.

This position reports to

Manufacturing Unit Manager

Your responsibilities

• Project leadership: Leads the project team, establishes the project execution approach and oversees project hand over, execution planning, and monitoring and control activities for both internal and external resources in order to accomplish all project goals; provides performance feedback regarding allocated resources working on projects.
• Instructions and guidelines: Active involvement in continuous improvement and simplification; supports improving guidelines, tools and templates; ensures compliance to relevant cyber security regulations, standards and contractual requirements
• Budget, sales and operations planning: Supports local Sales and Tendering through early involvement in tenders
• Project execution and control: Ensures that the project follows execution best practices and ABB policies; effectively monitors and controls project progress and efficient resource utilization; monitors and controls project financials, overseeing project invoicing status, cost, expenses and cash flow; identifies, qualifies, quantifies and manages project risks and ensures that all opportunities are identified and pursued; captures, analyses and shares lessons learned throughout the project; drives the formal acceptance of the project, contract close out and acknowledgement by the customer, all in accordance with the contract
• Contract and claims/ & Procurement Management: Ensures that the project consistently applies contract and claims management, in accordance with ABB policies and contractual agreements; coordinates with Supply Chain Management and successfully procures required services, materials and equipment for the project from external and internal suppliers; supports Procurement and Logistics in supplier negotiations, claims and project changes
• Stakeholder relations: Acts as the key contact for the customer and an escalation point for project issues; builds and maintains strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and effectively communicates with all stakeholders
• Health, safety and environment (HSE): Ensures the project follows and complies with company health, safety and environmental policies; creates project HSE Plans and ensures that common HSE policies and reporting are implemented across the project with all stakeholders, including collaboration/consortium partners and sub suppliers; demonstrates unique actions/initiatives to support site safety and ensures consistent HSE performance
• People leadership and development: Leads the project team members to achieve project requirements, delivery of contracted deliverables and meeting the committed project result

Your background

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related field and 8 years of relevant experience, OR Associate Degree with 10 years of relevant experience OR high school diploma/GED with 12 years of relevant experience, and minimum 5 years of experience in Electrification, Manufacturing or Project Management
• Ability to read and interpret electrical diagrams and knowledge in power systems and protection related matters
• Must be familiar and have practical experience with MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint, SAP and other applicable software
• Must be self-motivated with a high level of creativity
• May be required to travel up to 25% via airplanes and rental cars
• Experience in dealing with the cultural diversity of a global business environment
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Wellbeing program
• Healthcare plan

More about us

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division provides utility, industrial and commercial customers with safe, smart and sustainable technologies for the distribution of electricity. With ABB AbilityTM enabled digital solutions at its core, our extensive portfolio includes distribution automation products, switching, limiting, measuring and sensing devices, switchgear, modular substation packages, and related services. We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. #LI-Hybrid