Associate Project Manager

ABB; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Parental leave

401k Savings Plan

Employee Stock Acquisition Plan

11 paid holidays

Job summary

A global engineering company is seeking a Project Manager to lead small projects in the Town of Florida. The role involves managing project execution, ensuring compliance with regulations, and serving as the primary contact for customer communications. Ideal candidates have strong analytical abilities, project management experience, and a degree in engineering. Benefits include comprehensive health plans, parental leave, and a 401k Savings Plan.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering or project management.
• PMP certified preferred.
• Experience in Electrical Distribution business is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Driving project acceptance and customer acknowledgment.
• Primary contact for operational project aspects.
• Manage project profitability and revenue.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Creative issue resolution

Education

Associate's degree and 5 years of experience

Bachelor’s degree

University degree in electrical/energy/mechanical engineering

Tools

SAP

SPINE

Job description

Overview

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to: Customer Operations Manager.

Role

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead the execution of small projects with low complexity. Each day, you will ensure that all related activities are executed in accordance with procedures, regulations, standards, specifications and targets. You will also showcase your expertise by defining and applying basic project scheduling techniques to manage schedule risks proactively. The work model for the role is: Hybrid.

Responsibilities

• Driving the formal acceptance of the project, contract close-out, and acknowledgment by the customer, all in accordance with the contract.
• Primary customer contact for day-to-day operational aspects of project scope.
• Effectively communicate and negotiate change orders for margin enhancement.
• Manage and analyze project profitability, revenue, margin bill rates, and utilization.
• Coordinate/perform the order processing (from SPINE to SAP) and also into SAP Torque.
• Ensure a clear understanding of the project contractual requirements by the project team.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree and 5 years of experience in a manufacturing engineering or project management position. Or Bachelor’s Degree and 3 years of experience in an engineering or project management position.
• University degree preferably in electrical/energy/mechanical engineering with experience in Electrical Distribution business is preferred.
• Highly analytical / clear thinker with proven project management skills, including creative issue resolution.
• PMP certified preferred
• SAP experience preferred

About ABB

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage equipment and associated components.

Why ABB?

We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity. For more information regarding your EEO rights, visit the EEOC site.

Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request reasonable accommodations. For accommodations, contact an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or [e-mail]. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.

Benefits & Perquisites

ABB Benefit Summary For Eligible US Employees (excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico)

Go to myBenefitsABB.com and click on “Candidate/Guest” to learn more

• Health, Life & Disability: two medical plan options, dental, vision, company-paid life and AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D, disability coverage, and more.
• Parental leave – up to 6 weeks
• Employee Assistance Program and Health Advocate resources
• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan
• 11 paid holidays and vacation policies varies by tenure

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