Site Manager

ABB Inc.; Colstrip (MT); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in energy distribution solutions seeks a Site Manager to oversee on-site activities for medium to large projects. The role involves planning, managing subcontractors, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Candidates should have a degree in Electrical Engineering and significant project management experience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of service project experience with an electrical OEM.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Strong understanding of UPS, STS, and PDU equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site activities of medium to large projects.
• Manage subcontractors to meet quality and delivery standards.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety plans.

Skills

Project Management

Team Leadership

Health & Safety Compliance

Customer Relationship Management

Education

College degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Site Manager

At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values—care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration—along with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities, drive us to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions.

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This position reports to: Project Operations Manager

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will lead all on-site activities of medium to large projects, ensuring cost-effective execution in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and safety requirements. You will lead the site team, define main guidelines, and allocate tasks. The work model for this role is: #LI-remote. This position contributes to the Electrification Smart Power division in North America. Your main responsibilities include:

1. Planning project on-site activities with the Site Team Lead, including resources, equipment, and milestones.
2. Coordinating agreements with customers and external resources on construction targets, health and safety, site organization, and policies.
3. Managing the handover process to the end customer upon project completion, ensuring successful execution of start-up, construction, erection, testing, and commissioning activities.
4. Building and maintaining effective relationships with customers as a project representative.
5. Ensuring a detailed, up-to-date site Health & Safety (H&S) plan is in place and compliant, with all resources trained on company policies and proactive safety promotion.
6. Handling, storing, and installing ABB equipment properly, coordinating logistics for timely delivery.
7. Managing subcontractors on site to meet quality and delivery standards.

Qualifications for the role

• College degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 8+ years of service project experience with an electrical OEM, including leading long-term field assignments and quality assurance.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, with experience in writing test plans and reports.
• Ability to travel 60% within North America and stay away from home for extended periods.
• Strong understanding of UPS, STS, and PDU equipment site commissioning and engineered solutions oversight.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary electrical site teams and third-party contractors.
• Ability to coordinate commissioning and repair activities, implement test and startup plans, and mentor onsite technicians.
• Must have valid work authorization for the US.

More about us

ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial, and critical infrastructure. Our technical teams deliver advanced solutions supporting growth, energy transition, and sustainability. Our portfolio includes circuit breakers, low-voltage systems, motor starters, safety devices, and energy-efficient UPS solutions. We also offer the ABB Ability Energy Manager platform to help organizations save energy and reduce CO2 emissions.

We value diversity and encourage you to apply today. Visit www.abb.com to learn more about our impact worldwide. #MyABBStory

We look forward to your application. For more about ABB, visit www.abb.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action

ABB is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer promoting workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave, or protected veteran status. For more information, visit:

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Applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan at ABB facilities by contacting HR at 1-888-694-7762. Reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request.