Project Manager Traction (80-100%)
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This position reports to
Team Lead Project Management
Your role and responsibilities
In this role, you will take ownership in delivering customer projects within the ABB Traction division in Turgi / Switzerland. Whether you're delivering powerful traction systems for rolling stock, e-bus, heavy-duty mining vehicles, or complex retrofit projects, this is your chance to make an impact! Reporting to the Project Management Team Lead, you will maintain and enhance customer satisfaction by ensuring that customer requirements and all targets are met, providing excellent service at every stage of the project. The work model for the role is: #LI-Hybrid You will be mainly accountable for:
1. Leading the project team, establishing the project execution approach, and overseeing initiation, planning, execution and monitoring & control activities for internal and external stakeholders to accomplish all project goals.
2. Identifying, qualifying, quantifying, managing project risks, and ensuring all opportunities are identified and pursued. Overseeing commercial aspects of order execution relating to several customer projects with the aim of ensuring quality and efficiency.
3. Acting as a reliable point of contact for customers (change management, FAI / FATs, claim management, etc.) and driving the formal acceptance of the project, contract close-out, and acknowledgment by the customer, all in accordance with the contract.
4. Reporting status / progress to internal stakeholders and the customer with appropriate detail, and contributing to internal improvement projects, applying Lean Six Sigma methods.
Qualifications for the role
* At least 4 years of relevant experience in management of project scope, cost, schedules, and vendors/subcontractors.
* A Bachelor's degree e.g. in Business Administration or Engineering or equivalent.
* Professional level in English and German, other languages are an asset.
* A collaborative, solution-focused approach, and strong written and spoken communication skills.
* Familiarity with drives or (traction) converter value chain.
* Project Management certification (e.g. PMP / IPMA) is desirable.
* Knowledge in Railway and / or heavy-duty mining technology would be an asset.
More about us
ABB Traction is the leading provider of traction technologies, driving innovation in rail and e-mobility. Our traction, auxiliary and energy storage solutions make transportation easier, saving energy every day. Our people and our culture are the foundation of our success. All of us together make the difference for our customers every day. We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. ABB Data Privacy Statement: https://new.abb.com/privacy-notice/candidate
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