Job Description

Associate Project Manager

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Join us as Associate Project Manager for the Electrification Business Area where you will be leading the execution of small projects with low/mix complexity and ensures that all related activities are executed in accordance with company procedures, relevant cybersecurity regulations and standards, contract specifications, quality standards, Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) requirements, cost/profitability targets, and scheduling targets. Includes Project Managers assigned to small projects in the service business. Reporting to the Project Operations Manager and this position will be based in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

Your responsibilities

• Leading the project team allocated to the project. Motivating and monitoring internal and external resources to accomplish all tasks and milestones
• Monitoring and controlling project progress effectively and efficient resource utilization. Monitoring and controlling project financials, overseeing project invoicing status, cost, expenses, and cash flow
• Driving the formal acceptance of the project, contract close-out, and acknowledgment by the customer, all in accordance with the contract
• Ensuring that the project consistently applies contract and claims management in accordance with ABB policies and contractual agreements. Coordinating with Supply Chain Management and successfully procures required services, materials, and equipment for the project from external and internal suppliers
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and effectively communicates with all stakeholders. Acts as the key contact for the customer and an escalation point for projects
• Creating project, HSE plans and ensuring that common HSE policies and reporting are implemented across the project with all stakeholders, including collaboration/consortium partners and sub-suppliers. Demonstrating unique actions/initiatives to support site safety and ensures consistent HSE performance
• Defining and applying basic project scheduling techniques to manage schedule risks proactively to avoid possible future schedule deviations with On Time Delivery (OTD) impact
• Tracking progress and updating schedules regularly to reflect project changes and working progress and escalating deviations according to local guidelines

Your background

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• At least 5 years of experience in Project Management for electrical power project
• Good hold on MS Office applications i.e. MS Project, MS Excel
• Good at integrity, strong leadership, achievement, collaboration, external focus required
• Ability to manage conflict management, negotiation, problem solving and decision making with self-control skills required
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Product experience in medium voltage switchgear, protection relay or distribution solutions product portfolio will be an added advantage

Benefits

• Life insurance
• Accident insurance
• Paid Parental leave (gender neutral)
• Sick pay

More about us

ABB\'s Distribution Solutions Division provides utility, industrial and commercial customers with safe, smart and sustainable technologies for the distribution of electricity. With ABB AbilityTM enabled digital solutions at its core, our extensive portfolio includes distribution automation products, switching, limiting, measuring and sensing devices, switchgear, modular substation packages, and related services. We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Recruitment Agencies please be aware that this role is being managed by the internal ABB Talent team directly. We will reach out to our preferred agency partners should we require support. Your adherence to our process is appreciated Work model: hybrid #LI-hybrid

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