ELSE Discovery Trainee Program 2025 - Project Specialist

ELSE Discovery Trainee Program 2025 - Project Specialist

At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. That's our story. Make it your story.

This position reports to

Service Operations Manager

Your role and responsibilities

In our EMEA ELSE Discovery Trainee Program, you will develop skills necessary to kickstart a career in the Service division at ABB. As a trainee, you will be part of a community and participate in activities with other trainees, such as training sessions to enhance soft and technical skills, meeting project deadlines, and engaging in social and team-building activities to expand your network within ABB. Throughout the program, you will receive support from the Program Lead. The work model for this role is: #hybrid. This role contributes to the Electrification, Service division in Spain. You will support ABB’s businesses, collaborate with different leaders and teams, and contribute to the company's strategic objectives. Daily tasks will include performing directed tasks to gain knowledge, participating in professional development, and working towards your career goals.

You will mainly be responsible for:

• Assisting sales, tendering, and project managers in technical reviews and discussions with customers, partners, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Delivering projects within budget and on time.
• Assisting with claims, customer specifications, and safety standards.
• Creating and delivering work plans and budgets, and conducting risk assessments relevant to your engineering discipline.
• Helping customers resolve technical issues remotely and at customer sites.
• Liaising with factories regarding delivery, design, and technical resolution.

Qualifications for the role

• Recent bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
• Understanding of project management principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• A growth mindset focused on continual learning and improvement.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to plan well and follow through to project completion.

What’s in it for you?

• Coaching and mentoring from senior leaders and colleagues.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technology in Electrification and a chance to make a visible impact on the future.
• Learning from highly experienced, genuine, and caring colleagues committed to helping you achieve your personal and professional goals.

Benefits

• Canteen
• Flexible work practices
• Wellbeing program
• Employee Share Acquisition Plan
• Career advancement opportunities

More about us

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to learn more about us and the impact of our solutions worldwide. #MyABBStory