Substation Project Manager

Are you ready to be an industry leader? Increasing electrical power

demands,changing environmental requirements, aging utility infrastructure,
expanding use of renewable energy sources, integration of new smart grid
technologies …you’ll do critical, business changing work that will impact the
lives of millions.

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Job Function: Project Management
Employment Contract Type: Regular/Permanent
Division/Function: Power Grids
Business unit: Business Unit Grid Integration
Publication ID: US58405479_E1

Tasks • Develops and manages overall Project Execution plan in

ABB Inc. is hiring a professional Project Manager to support
activities in the Substation Service Local Business Unit. The
work will include travel to substation site locations within the
United States.
You’ll work as part of our Power Grids team, which serves
utility, industrial, and commercial customers with products and
services to help distribute electricity efficiently and reliably,
maintain power quality, and control and manage electrical
networks.
Substations Service provides ABB customers with a host of
support services including but not limited to engineering &
design, small project execution, maintenance services and
substation reliability and physical security assessment
services.
Typical Project Manager duties and responsibilities are as
follows but not limited to:
• Project Planning and Scheduling
order to meet the Project objectives and Customer’s
expectations.
• Works with Business Development Manager and others to
define project scope of work, goals and deliverables.
• Develops and maintains the overall project schedule,
including all necessary schedule updates (e.g. status, task
relationships, cost loading, resources, etc.).
• Optimizes overall resource planning and utilization
considering resources within the local ABB organization and
through subcontracted companies.
• Works with ABB and Client Environmental, Health and
Safety personnel to develop and enforce Project Specific
Safety plan.
• Considers close out activities and influences for an early
close out.

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• Manages all ABB commitments to Customer ensuring that
all expectations are met, in accordance with contract.
• Seeks to improve Customer satisfaction and feedback
through consistent Customer interaction.
• Provides Project Management support (e.g. statement of
work, division of work, soft cost estimates, baseline
schedules) to marketing on complex project proposals
• Project Financial and Cost Management
• Manages and controls project budget to ensure a positive
cash flow throughout the duration of project.
• Manages project budget to ensure that the project financials
are accurate as it pertains to revenue, cost and income
forecasts.
• Evaluates overall health of project and identifies operational
changes needed for to meet project performance targets
• Legal and Contract Management for Projects
• Assists Legal and Business Development Manager with the
negotiation of project specific terms and conditions.
• Understands T&C 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. through
insurance.
• Project Reporting
• Monitors and reports status/ progress to customer and other
stake holders with appropriate detail relating to potential
project issues and risks.
• Prepares monthly internal and external progress reports
detailing current status of the project as it relates to
engineering, procurement and construction.
• Prepares all necessary monthly reports required by
Customer in order to meet expectations.
• Prepares monthly internal financial reports depicting current
project status and forecasted project costs and income.
• Project Risk and Opportunity Management
• Identifies, assesses, and mitigates risks associated with the
project including all necessary notifications to management.
• Proactively identifies, communicates and pursues resolution
of justifiable change orders and manages process with
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customer to obtain approvals prior to execution of work.
• Identifies and develops opportunities on project; monitors for
best ABB return.
• Actively seeks to increase ABB’s sales volume with
customers across all lines of ABB business.
• Procurement Management for Projects
• Works closely with Supply Chain Management in
development of Project Procurement and Subcontracting
plans.
• Responsible for Diverse Supplier participation including
setting goals, monitoring status, and implementing actions to
ensure goals are met.
• Prepares bid packages, with assistance from engineering,
and provides to Supply Chain to obtain qualified quotations
from suppliers and contractors. This shall include develop of
scope of work and division of work for each package.
• Assists Supply Chain with pre-bid meetings, Request for
Proposals, bid evaluation and award of purchase orders.
• Proactively pursues justifiable change orders and manages
in accordance with Supply Chain processes.
Requirements
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in medium and/or
high voltage Substation construction and maintenance -or-
• Master's degree -and-
• Minimum of six (6) years of experience in medium and/or
high voltage Substation construction and maintenance -and-
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in project
management
Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering and/or
Electrical Engineering Technology
• Project Management Certification (CPM)
• Experience designing or managing Air Insulated Substation
(AIS) and Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) projects
• Ability to travel 50% of working hours across the United
States
• Ability to manage multiple projects
• Estimating capabilities for small substation projects
in power and automation that enables utility, industry, and
transport & infrastructure customers to improve their
performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB
Group of companies operates in roughly 100 countries and
employs about 135,000 people.

• Candidate must already have a work authorization that

allows them to work for ABB in the United States.

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.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for

employment without regard to their sex, gender identity,
sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin,
physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any
other characteristic protected by law. For more information
regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the
following websites:
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er.pdf
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_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf

ABB Inc. will not discharge or in any other manner

discriminate against employees or applicants because they
have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or
the pay of another employee or applicant. However,
employees who have access to the compensation information
of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential
job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or
applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to
compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in
response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of
an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an
investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent
with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action

Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative
Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of
9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by
contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.

Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability

may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable
or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as
a result of your disability. You may request reasonable
accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at
1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to
US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be
accepted in this manner.

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