Senior Project Manager

Your Role and Responsibilities:

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead a team of Project Managers and oversee the execution of a portfolio of medium to large-scale industrial projects. Each day, you will ensure that all project activities are conducted in alignment with ABB directives, policies, industry regulations, standards, and customer specifications. You will also demonstrate leadership by guiding project teams toward meeting organizational goals and delivering successful project outcomes.

This role contributes to the Energy Industries Business Area in the India region.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Leading the team of Project Managers, establishing and continuously improving the project execution strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Overseeing project planning, progress monitoring, resource allocation, and financial control across the portfolio.
• Supporting project teams in risk identification, qualification, and mitigation, while ensuring opportunities for improvement are captured and implemented.
• Acting as an escalation point for complex project challenges and ensuring timely and proper project closures.
• Ensuring adherence to contract and claim management policies and driving successful project acceptance and contract close-outs.
• Contributing to bid/sales phases with estimating and resource planning.
• Reinforcing a strong culture of Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) within all project operations.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive project success.

Our Team Dynamics:

You will join a high-performing, collaborative, and forward-thinking team, where your leadership will make a direct impact on operational excellence and team capability development.

Qualifications for the Role:

• Full-time B.E / B.Tech in Electrical / Electronics / Instrumentation from a reputed university.
• 15-20 years of experience in Project Management, preferably in Energy Industries or Industrial Automation domains.
• Demonstrated experience in managing large-scale electrical, instrumentation, automation, and/or telecommunication projects.
• Strong command of project planning tools such as Primavera or MS Project.
• Proficient in SAP PS Module for project controlling.
• Proven leadership in managing and developing project teams.
• Strong interpersonal, coordination, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to implement project management best practices and drive continuous improvement across the project lifecycle.