Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ABB seeks a Data Center COE Project Manager to lead start-up, commissioning, and aftermarket service projects across its U.S. Electrification Services business. The role coordinates project teams and resources, oversees planning and control, manages risks and suppliers, and ensures contract compliance and customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities
- Leads the project team by establishing execution approach and overseeing project hand-over, planning, monitoring and control activities for internal and external resources and accomplishing project goals
- Managing the development of project planning documents
- Monitoring projects to ensure best practices in cost control, resource efficiency and Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)
- Analyzing and addressing project risks, and regularly disseminating lessons learned
- Working with other functions to coordinate contract negotiations and claims with customers
- Managing external suppliers to ensure availability of equipment, systems, material and services
- Serve as an escalation point for project issues
- Achieving project deliverables and compliance with contract requirements
- Building strong relationships with customers and stakeholders
Skills
- Combination of education and relevant experience will be considered in lieu of
- 3+ years of experience in the electrical industry working as a subject matter expert or project manager with paralleling switchgear, protection and control systems, electrical energy management systems, or electrical field services in the data center or power generation/distribution market
- Demonstrated experience in management of project scope, cost, schedules and vendors/subcontractors
- A collaborative, solution-focused approach, and strong written and spoken communication skills
- Must have strong written and verbal communication skills in the English language
- Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US
- A Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering highly preferred
- Knowledge of IEC61850, GE Zenith, ABB Protection and Control offerings (ZEE600, SSC600, PCM600 and associated relay hardware), Woodward Governor Controls, and/or Envisage energy management solutions are a plus
- PMP Certification is a plus
Benefits
- Choice between two medical plan options: a PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
- Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
- Vision benefit
- Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
- Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
- Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
- Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
- Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
- Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance)
- Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
- Employee discount program
- 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
- Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
- ABB provides 11 paid holidays.
- Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.
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