Project Manager

At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. This is our story. Make it your story. Marine & Ports is driving the transition towards a sustainable future. To successfully be the partner our customers choose to work with, we need to ensure sustainability both in our solutions and in our organization from a business perspective. Our customers increasingly seek solutions that provide greater efficiency, safety and reliability and prepare vessels for operations of today and tomorrow. This makes the transition even more exciting, as this also drives us to constantly challenge our technology, solutions, and the way we operate. ABB Marine develop and deliver equipment and solutions for marine power, electric propulsion, automation and energy storage systems to several type of vessels. The vessels are built in various yards, mainly in Europe and some in Asia. ABB Marine & Ports Norway are seeking a dedicated employee to join our Project Management team in the position as Project Manager.

This position reports to

Project Operations Manager

Your role and responsibilities

As a Project Manager, you will lead a project team and have responsibility for delivering the projects according to contractual requirements, quality standards, cost estimates and safety requirements defined for the project. You will follow the project from final Sales phase until vessel is handed over to owner and the project to our Service department. Your main tasks • Motivate and lead project teams. • Evaluate and mitigate HSE and Environmental risk. • Close communication with customer and other stakeholders. • Follow up contract terms and conditions. • Plan and follow up project progress including procurement. • Manage project finance and perform internal and external project reporting. • Manage changes, risks, and opportunities. • Some travels to yard for meetings and factories for Factory Acceptance Tests.

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor or Master degree within Electrical-Engineering/Automation.
• Experience within marine systems or similar as an-engineer will be an advantage.
• Experience as Project Manager or aspiring for such a challenge.
• Must be fluent in both written and verbal English. Norwegian language skills are also preferred.
• Ability to motivate and lead project teams and manage both work and personnel in an efficient manner.
• Ability to take initiatives, ownership and are self-driven and result oriented.
• Structured and accurate.
• Ability to see opportunities for business and drive improvements activities.
• Likes to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Enthusiastic.

What's in it for you?

• Work in a company with a strong technology legacy and deeply rooted in local communities

More about us

We can offer • Exciting projects within a sustainable and evolving industry. • Technical and personal challenges with wide career possibilities in a positive and innovative environment • ABB Project Manager Training and Certification program. • Flexible working time with balance between office work and travelling. • Employee Benefits (cabins and favorable employee agreements). • Good pension scheme and Insurances. The position will be located at Fornebu or Ulsteinvik. Application deadline; 28.08.2024. Please note that we can only accept applications submitted through our online career portal. Applications via e-mail will have to be deleted and not processed due to data privacy requirements. For more information, please contact Project Operation Manager Anette Nymann, email anette.nymann@no.abb.com or phone +47 91 88 41 07. ABB is a supplier of critical infrastructure. Personnel safety is therefore important to ABB and our customers. In collaboration with Meditor, ABB in Norway conducts background checks on candidates who receive offers of employment. This is to ensure compliance with ABB’s guidelines for recruitment and personnel safety, as well as compliance with legal requirements related to trade sanctions. Candidates will be asked to provide relevant information. We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #My ABBStory