Associate Project Manager - Marine Service

ABB; Miramar (FL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB is seeking a Project Manager for the Marine & Ports division to lead small projects and manage risks while ensuring adherence to regulations and specifications. The ideal candidate will possess significant experience in the marine industry, strong project finance skills, and the ability to effectively communicate with various stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 6 years experience in marine industry or electrical engineering.
• Strong understanding of project financials.
• Experience in SAP for tracking service orders.

Responsibilities

• Lead project team and monitor project progress and financials.
• Identify and manage project risks.
• Drive formal acceptance of project by customer.

Skills

Project finance

Negotiation

Communication

Risk management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Project Manager certification

Job description

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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:

Project Execution Manager

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: Onsite

This role is contributing to the Process Automation Marine & Ports division.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Leading the project team allocated to the project.
• Monitoring and controlling project progress, efficient resource utilization, and project financials.
• Identifying, qualifying, quantifying, managing project risk, and ensuring all opportunities are identified and pursued.
• Driving the formal acceptance of the project, contract close-out, and acknowledgment by the customer, all in accordance with the contract.
  
  

Our team dynamics

You will join a dynamic and high performing team, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED and 6 years marine industry, electrical engineering or diesel engine experience OR Associate degree and 4 years marine industry, electrical engineering or diesel engine experience OR Bachelor's degree and 2 years marine industry, electrical engineering or diesel engine experience.
• Project Manager certified preferred.
• Strong understanding of project finance and cost initiatives/Full Cost Model
• General understanding of Terms and Conditions / Legal
• Technical background with Engineering degree preferred.
• Ability to negotiate, persuade and influence in relation with our customers and shipyards.
• Excellent presentation design and delivery skills as well as ability to drive programs, manage service jobs and review technically complex service reports.
• Experience with the cruise industry and/or oil and gas offshore industry.
• 3+ years’ experience in Service business related to Marine industry, or Electrical Engineering.
• 3+ years’ experience in SAP tracking service orders, purchase orders and working time.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
  
  

More About Us:

The Marine & Ports Division serves the shipping and ports industries through its extensive portfolio of integrated systems and solutions that improve the flexibility, reliability and energy efficiency of vessels and container terminals. By coupling power, propulsion, automation, marine software and services that ensure maximum vessel uptime, the Division is well positioned to help the marine industry to achieve its decarbonization targets while improving the profitability and sustainability of our customers’ business throughout the entire lifecycle of vessels. With ABB Ability Marine software solutions and ABB Ability Collaborative Operations Centers around the world, shipowners and operators can run their fleets at lower fuel and maintenance costs, while improving crew, passenger and cargo safety as well as overall productivity of their operations. Further, the Division delivers automation, electrical systems and digital solutions for container and bulk cargo handling, from ship to gate. These solutions help terminal operators meet the challenge of larger ships, taller cranes and bigger volumes per call, and make terminal operations safer, greener and more productive.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Production

• Industries

  Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

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