Project Manager

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In this role, you will oversee projects within the Electrification Smart Power (ELSP) in Senatobia, Mississippi, providing clear guidelines, tasks and milestones, while motivating and providing feedback. You will be responsible to lead the execution of medium size projects impacting the manufacturing sites of Senatobia, like footprint projects, NPI (New Product Introductions) projects, relocation projects. 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

Local/Hub Division 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
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and effectively communicates with all stakeholders Demonstrates and proactively applies immediate recovery actions to mitigate schedule delays and cost overruns
• Defines and applies project scheduling techniques to manage schedule risks proactively to avoid possible future schedule deviations with OTD (on time delivery) impact
• Applies earned value method to manage critical path and project float to optimize the schedule
• Accurately forecasts schedule to determine if the project is still within defined tolerance ranges and identifies any necessary change requests to drive the closure
• Plans and tracks all project activities, establishes scheduling risks and opportunities in order to deliver projects on time according to commitments to the customer and ABB
• Demonstrates ability to guide and collaborate with a project planning and control specialist

Your background

• Master Degree in Engineering Management and minimum 5 years in ABB, at least 2 years in project management
• Project management skill
• Experience in PCP project Management
• Experience in quality win Journey
• Scheduling
• Networking capabilities with GPGs insisting in Senatobia
• 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 Smart Power is a global technology leader, with products and solutions that make power supplies smart, connected and protected. Its intelligent products and solutions make power more competitive by improving the energy efficiency, productivity and reliability of almost any operation. 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: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/poster.cfm. http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.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