Project Manager

Job description

Tasks:
The Project Manager, with the support of project team, is responsible for successful execution/delivery of assigned project(s) on-time, within budget, as per the Contract Agreement, within the ABB quality & safety framework.

Project Planning and Scheduling:
• Plans, monitors and controls project activities, proactively to maximize cash flow.
• Understands critical path scheduling and assures a minimum, but sufficient project float.
• Actively strives to optimize overall resource planning and utilization considering resources within the local organization.
• Assures a valid Project Safety plan is in place.
• Considers close out activities and influences project for an early close out.
• Identifies and shares lessons learned.

Customer Satisfaction Management in Projects:
• Assures ABB commitments to customer are met, in accordance with contract.
• Assures and seeks to improve customer satisfaction and feedback through consistent customer interaction (e.g. Communication, phone, e-mail, etc.) and Customer meetings (kick off, review, etc.).
• Works proactively to set customer expectations to assure a smooth project including acceptance of project deliveries and timely payment, even under challenging circumstances.
• Encourages openness & respect, and builds trust, confidence & loyalty with customers and partners.
• Promotes a healthy work-life balance within the project team.
• Professional demeanor and interpersonal skills required.

Project Financial and Cost Management:
• Understands and utilizes Corporate Full Cost Calculation Model and different revenue recognition methods.
• Understands project exposure.
• Controls project cost and cash flow.
• Influences project expenditures to maximize cash flow.

Legal and Contract Management for Projects:
• Understands the ABB standard terms and conditions and the impact upon contracts of differing and/or additionally accepted terms and conditions.
• Understands project specific accepted terms and conditions and their application to project contracts, including awareness of risks of negative impact on margin, performance and risk factors.
• Utilizes contract terms and conditions to maximize cash-flow, margin and to limit liabilities (e.g. insurance).

Project Reporting:
• Complete transparency presenting an account of project status/issues in project reviews.
• Reports status/progress to customer and other stake holders with appropriate detail for desired understanding (e.g. to assure payment, set expectation, etc).
• Raises potential project issues to ABB management.
• Effectively reports project progress or other situations either verbally or in writing to assure desired understanding.

Scope and Change Management for Projects:
• Utilizes negotiation skills for scope and change management.
• Monitors scope including the possible overall impact of what may seem to be minor changes.
• Negotiates change orders and additional sales.
• Actively pursues desired changes in order to obtain additional sales, increase margin and to lower risk exposure.

Project Risk and Opportunity Management:
• Understands risks and what may be causing a change in risk exposure and actions to avoid/mitigate.
• Understands opportunities and how to take advantage of them.
• Identifies and mitigates risks associated with important aspects such as Health and Safety.
• Proactively pursues decided upon mitigation efforts for identified risks.
• Identifies and acts upon new risks and opportunities as they occur.
• Assures avoidance/mitigation of liquidated damages and other penalties/claims.

Procurement Management for Projects:
• Work actively with a number of suppliers to obtain overall best possible purchase, in cooperation with the supply management function.
• Coordinates/directs project transportation and logistics.
• Reviews status of critical suppliers' progress and include in overall schedule.
• Initiates 3rd party inspections as required.
• Ensures the proper application of ABB's supplier qualification process.

Additional information:
Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace.

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Location:
   Auburn Hills,Michigan,USA

Contract type:
   Regular/Permanent

Business Unit:
   Business Unit Robotics

Date posted:
   2016-12-20

Job function:
   Project Management

Publication ID:
   US59895596_E1

Desired profile

Requirements:

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
• High School Diploma or GED AND 12 years of Product OR Project Management/Supervision or Engineering OR
• Associate's Degree AND 10 years of Product or Project Management/Supervision or Engineering OR
• Bachelor's Degree AND 8 years of Product or Project Management/Supervision or Engineering OR
• Master's Degree AND 6 years of Product or Project Management/Supervision or Engineering

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Minimum (2) two years of experience working in Paint Automation as a Project Manager or Project Engineer.
• Bachelor's Degree with domain experience in ABB business preferred.
• PMP® certification from Project Management Institute or certified by major competitor as Project Manager or IPMA Level C/D certification recommended if recruited from an external organization.
• Experience with Paint Automation is a plus
• Experience with the Paint process is a plus