Robotics Paint Project Manager

ABB Inc.; Auburn Hills (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB Inc. in the Robotics division is seeking a Project Manager for the US to lead medium- to large-scale paint process automation projects.

You will oversee project schedules, budgets, and customer satisfaction while coordinating cross-functional teams across Supply Chain, Engineering, and Suppliers. This role emphasizes project leadership, planning, execution, and risk management with a results-focused mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering preferred.
• 5-10+ years of paint and sealer automation experience.
• Experience in Site Management and Project Management is required.
• Willingness to travel 30% across North America.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project team, allocate tasks, and monitor milestones.
• Define project plans with scope, budgets, schedules, and risk plans.
• Monitor progress, control finances, invoicing, costs, and cash flow.
• Manage contracts, procurement, and supplier relations per ABB policies.
• Act as customer liaison and escalation point; maintain stakeholder relations.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental policies.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional teamwork

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

SAP

Excel

Job description

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 role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we've announced the plan for SoftBank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. SoftBank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you'll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics-working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.

This Position reports to:

Project Mgmt Sr Coord

The Project Manager, Robotics Paint Process Automation, US leads the execution of medium to large scale projects with varying degrees of complexity. This role will oversee multiple projects each having the responsibility of managing project schedules, adherence to project budgets, customer satisfaction, and resource planning. This role will also lead the project team and be able to work cross functionally across different areas of the business including interfacing with Supply Chain, Engineering, Suppliers and Customers. This role includes traveling to site when required for project installation and commissioning activities to ensure proper project closure.

The work model for this position is hybrid; this individual can be based in the Auburn Hills, MI area or within the Great Lakes Region or Mid-Atlantic Region.

Your role and responsibilities:

Project Leadership

• Leads the project team allocated to the project, defining main guidelines, allocating project tasks, and motivating and monitoring internal and external resources to accomplish all tasks and milestones. Provides performance feedback regarding allocated resources working on projects.

Planning and Scheduling

• Defining, jointly with the Project Controls department, all project plan documents, including scope and financial plans, schedule, and risk management plans.

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. Ensure that the project is formally closed out, as contractually agreed. Drives the formal acceptance of the project, contract close-out, and its acknowledgement by the customer.

Contracts, Claims, and Procurement Management

• Ensures that the project consistently applies contract and claims management, in accordance with ABB policies and contractual agreements. Coordinates with Supply Chain Management, and successfully procures required services, materials, and equipment for the project from external and internal suppliers. Support Supply Chain Management in supplier negotiations, claims, and project changes.

Stakeholder Relations

• Acts as key contact for the customer and an escalation point for project issues. Builds and maintains strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and effectively communicates with all stakeholders.

Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE)

• Ensures the project follows and complies with company health, safety, and environmental policies.

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is preferred; knowledge and understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering principles is required.
• 5-10+ years of paint and sealer automation experience.
• Experience in Site Management and Project Management is required.
• Mechanical Engineering, Controls Engineering and/or Robot programming background is preferred.
• Team building skills and ability to drive accountability and work across functions to complete projects as needed.
• Technical Software: Microsoft Project, SAP, and Excel proficiency is required.
• Willingness to travel 30% across North America.

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