Strategic Project Manager - E-House & Skids (Equest)

Strategic Project Manager - E-House & Skids Take your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future.At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.

• Referral bonus premium $1,500.00****ABB Energy Industries is enabling safe, smart and sustainable projects and operations for businesses across the oil, gas, chemicals, life sciences, power generation and water sectors. Driving integrated solutions that automate, digitalize and electrify industry we connect our people and technology to help our customers adapt and succeed. With over 50 years domain expertise, we continue to innovate and reshape traditional approaches across the energy sector with our technologies designed to improve operational efficiency, reduce risk, reduce energy consumption and waste. The successful candidate will lead the execution of small and medium size Skid & E-House projects for the assigned Account and ensure that all related activities are performed in accordance with ABB policy, relevant regulations and standards, contractual agreements, quality standards, health, safety & environment requirements, financial targets, and schedule commitments.The successful candidate will support the local management with process improvement to continually increase the effectiveness of project execution for the specific portfolio. He-She will work with Supply Chain and Engineering to drive Quality and Continuous Improvement on the solutions of the portfolio.The successful candidate will manage E-house and Skids type of projects for the assigned key account. This candidate may also be assigned to other Control Systems/Automation projects as required.

This is a position with global grade

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Your Responsibilities

• Ensures compliance to relevant cyber security regulations, standards, and contractual requirements.
• Leads the project team members to achieve project requirements, delivery of contractual deliverables and meeting the committed project result.
• Ensures that the project consistently applies contract and claims management in accordance with ABB Local Division policies and contractual agreements.
• Focuses on delivering at or above target.
• Monitors and controls project financials, project invoicing status, cost, expenses, and cash flow.
• Ensures the project follows and complies with company health, safety, and environmental policies.
• Acts as the key execution contact for the customer and escalates any issues with urgency to Management
• Financial performance of assigned projects.
• Supports Procurement and Logistics in supplier negotiations, claims and project changes.
• Leads the Stakeholders and the cross-functional project team
• Works with proposals team to issue required quotations with alignment towards the Sales strategy and in coordination with the Sales Manager
• Establishes the project execution approach for the specific account, and oversees the project hand-over, execution planning, and monitoring and control activities for both internal and external resources to accomplish all project goals.
• Coaches and provides feedback for project staff and takes ownership for own development by lifelong learning and gaining and/or maintain qualification credentials (Certification) as required for the specific role
• Takes appropriate actions for successful future execution of the projects.
• Effectively monitors and controls project progress and efficient resource utilization.
• Ensures that the project follows execution best practices and ABB policies as defined for the Local Division.
• Takes ownership in overlooking and supporting in improving guidelines, tools, and templates.
• Provides sub supplier performance feedback regarding quality, price and on time delivery.
• Works with the tendering team on quotations to submit proposals to the customer in a timely manner.
• Provides leadership and active involvement in continuous improvement, simplification, and brings product improvement ideas to the Sales & Operations Manager
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and effectively communicates with all stakeholders.
• Captures, analyses, and shares lessons learned throughout the project.
• Ensures that the portfolio is managed consistently, based on best practices and ABB Policies.
• Creates project HSE Plans as required per local policy and ensures that common HSE policies and reporting are implemented across the project with all stakeholders, including collaboration/consortium partners and sub-suppliers.
• Is involved and closely interacts and collaborates with respective functions.
• Drives the formal acceptance of the project, contract close-out and acknowledgement by the customer, all in accordance with the contract.
• Ensures that required procurement activities for services, materials, and equipment for the project from external and internal suppliers are performed by the assigned resources.
• Takes accountability for the PAEN Local Division Electrical Solutions portfolio for the assigned Customer.
• Demonstrates unique actions/initiatives to support site safety and ensures consistent HSE performance.
• Works with Supply Chain, Engineering, and Suppliers to identify product solutions and improvements.
• Identifies, qualifies, quantifies, and manages project risks and ensures that all opportunities are identified and pursued.
• Self-Motivator and Challenges the team to drive on-time deliveries, innovation, and financial commitments

Your background

• Ability to positively influence people, building trust and credibility.
• ABB Project Management designation (for internal applicants only), PMI certified.
• Self-motivated and ability to work in a team environment as well as autonomously.
• Experience with SAP or equivalent business systems.
• Project related travel will be required depending on project assignments.
• Strong interpersonal skills, and demonstrated negotiation skills.
• Good understanding of project finances and contracts.
• Minimum 4+ years of successful experience in Project Management, involving projects with electrical systems (preferably EHouses or skids), ideally in Oil & Gas, Power Generation or Water market segments in Canada.
• Must be detail oriented both technically and commercially.
• Knowledge of electrical products and instrumentation, e.g. Power Distribution, Cables, VFD drives, MV/LV switchgear, protection relays, motor control centers, transformers, power distribution, flame scanners and boiler combustion gas analyzers.
• Experience in delivering projects in Canada.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university Or Electrical Engineering Technology Diploma with passion for Project Management.
• Experience with control systems software and control system hardware is a plus.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills - written and oral. Proficient in English and French.
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel, and Project.

Benefits

• Wellbeing program
• Accident insurance
• Retirement plan
• Healthcare plan

More about us

We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.For the 8th year in a row, ABB Canada has been recognized as one of Canada's top employers by Forbes Magazine. Also named as Canada's Top 100 Employers, Montreal's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People, Canada's Greenest Employers and in 2021 Best Candidate Experience Award (CandE Award), ABB's culture and commitment are to provide a caring workplace where everyone collaborates, feels valued, respected, included and supported. Also committed to ensuring that all policies and practices respect the Employment Equity Program, we aim for our workforce to be truly representative of the four designated groups; women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities. ABB will provide reasonable accommodation to the applicant with disabilities and encourage applicants to self-identify in the application process.

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