ABB Ltd

R&D Project Manager

ABB Ltd • $90K — $120K *
Quebec, QC G1B 0A1In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in product development or project management, ideally in a technical field.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related field is preferred.
  • Proficiency in French and English is required.
  • Strong leadership skills to motivate teams and encourage collaboration.
  • Demonstrated passion for project management and leading teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and support local and cross-functional project teams to meet objectives.
  • Plan, coordinate, execute, and deliver assigned projects from start to finish.
  • Ensure the team understands and focuses on customer value for project success.
  • Prioritize, estimate, and plan project actions while monitoring progress against targets.
  • Manage project uncertainties, risks, and change requests transparently.
  • Ensure compliance with project execution methodologies and ABB guidelines.

Benefits

  • Empowerment to take initiative and lead confidently.
  • Opportunities for meaningful work and continuous learning.
  • Tailored support for career development goals.
  • Contributions to a larger mission that positively impacts the world.
  • Commitment to building an inclusive and diverse workplace.
Full Job Description
This Position reports to:
Senior Engineering Manager

This position reports to: R&D Project Engineering Supervisor

Your role: Take on the challenge
  • Project team leadership: Leads and supports local and cross-functional project teams, including associated R&D project managers. Motivates and supervises internal and/or external resources to achieve all established objectives.
  • Project management: Responsible for planning, coordinating, executing, and delivering assigned projects end-to-end.
  • Value management: Ensures the team understands customer value in projects and takes action to guarantee customer satisfaction and manage stakeholder expectations.
  • Project execution and control: Makes sure project activities are effectively prioritized, estimated, and planned. Tracks and monitors progress against the plan to ensure commitments and key milestones are met. Ensures issues, conflicts, and obstacles are resolved at the appropriate level (team, project), escalating when necessary.
  • Managing uncertainty and risks: Ensures transparency regarding change requests, unforeseen results/events, and identified risks.
  • Projects, processes, and tools: Ensures projects follow strong execution methodologies and practices aligned with the desired development model (e.g., predictive/waterfall, iterative/agile, hybrid) and compliant with ABB's internal guidelines and procedures as well as applicable external standards influencing activities and objectives.

What you'll need:
  • Passion for project management: Demonstrated passion for leading projects and teams.
  • Leadership and collaboration: Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate teams and promote cross-functional collaboration.
  • Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in product development or project management, preferably in a technical field.
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related field (preferred).
  • Language skills: Proficiency in French and English required (diverse international development team). French is required. English is necessary to communicate regularly with customers outside Quebec.

About ABB Ltd

ABB Ltd is a Swiss multinational corporation that specializes in electrical equipment. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. ABB operates in a variety of industries, including power generation, transmission, and distribution, as well as automation and robotics. The company's products and services are used in a range of applications, from electric vehicles to renewable energy systems. ABB has a global presence, with operations in more than 100 countries. The company is committed to sustainability and has set ambitious targets for reducing its environmental impact.
Learn more about ABB Ltd
Size
104,400 employees
Market Cap
$59.8 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$5.1 billion
Founded
1988
5 Year Trend
+3%
Revenue
$26.1 billion
NASDAQ
ABB
* Ladders Estimates

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