R&D Project Manager

ABB

  • Quebec City, QC
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the worldThis Position reports to: Senior Engineering ManagerResponsibilities:
  • Project team leadership: Leads and supports local and cross-functional project teams, including associate R&D project managers. Motivates and monitors internal and/or external resources to accomplish all committed targets.
  • Project management: Accountable for the end-to-end planning, coordination, execution, and delivery of assigned project(s).
  • Value management: Ensures team understanding of customer value in the projects and acts to ensure customer satisfaction and manage stakeholder expectations.
  • Project execution and control: Ensures that project activities are effectively prioritized, estimated, and planned. Monitors and controls progress towards plan to ensure achievement of commitments and targeted milestones / stage-gates. Ensures issues, conflicts and impediments are resolved at the appropriate level (i.e., team, project), escalating as required.
  • Manage uncertainties and risks: Ensures transparency around change requests, unforeseen results/events and identified risks.
  • Projects, processes, and tools: Ensures projects follow sound methodology and execution practices, aligned with desired development model (e.g., predictive/waterfall, iterative/agile, hybrid) and in accordance with applicable ABB internal directives and procedures as well as external standards, etc. that influence activities and targets.
Qualifications for the role:
  • 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 collaboration across functions.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in product development or project management, preferably in a technical field.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related field preferred.
  • Proficiency in both English and French is required.(team diversified international development teams). English is necessary to communicate with clients outside of Quebec on a regular basis.
ABB values the dedication, commitment, and expertise of our employees. As an Employment Equity Employer, we believe in an inclusive and diverse workforce. We are committed to ensuring that our policies and practices align with the Employment Equity Program, aiming for a workforce that is truly representative of the four designated groups:WomenIndigenous peoplesMembers of visible minoritiesPersons with disabilitiesABB is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities and encourages candidates to self-identify during the application process.

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