Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ABB is a company that helps industries run leaner and cleaner, empowering its employees to lead and grow. The Associate Project Manager role involves leading small projects, ensuring compliance with procedures and regulations, and managing project scheduling and risks.
Responsibilities
- 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
Skills
- Bachelor's degree (Engineering or Business Field preferred) and a minimum of 3 years relevant experience; or alternatively, a special combination of education and experience and/or demonstrated accomplishments
- Project management experience required (PMP certification preferred)
- Strong communicator and team-oriented mind set
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
- Strong reputation for customer focus
- Demonstrated experience with ERP (SAP preferred), MS Word, MS Project, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and other office software
- Must be able to read Engineering drawings and specifications
- Experience dealing with the cultural diversity of a global business environment
- Maintain high standards for safety and housekeeping and ensure compliance with all environmental regulations
- Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US
Benefits
- Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
- Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
- Vision benefit
- Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
- Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
- Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
- Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
- Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
- Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
- Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
- Employee discount program
- 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
- Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
- ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.
Company Overview
ABB provides electrification and automation solutions for various industries. It was founded in 1988, and is headquartered in Zürich, Zurich, CHE, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://global.abb/group/en.