Associate Project Manager

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This position reports to Project Operations Manager.

Your role and responsibilities

Join us as Associate Project Manager for the Electrification Business Area where you will be leading the execution of small projects with low complexity and ensuring 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.

The work model for the role is: #LI-onsite, #LI-hybrid. This role is contributing to the Electrification Distribution Solution Business (Medium Voltage) based in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. You will be mainly accountable for:

• 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 procuring 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 communicating with all stakeholders.
• Acting 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 ensuring 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.

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of experience in Project Management for electrical power projects.
• Good hold on MS Office applications i.e. MS Project, MS Excel.
• Good integrity, strong leadership, achievement, collaboration, and 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.

More about us

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection, and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry, and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users.

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Perks and benefits: Dental, Education support, Medical, Performance Employee Incentive Program Scheme.