Head-Project Management

Your role and responsibilities
In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead the local management of all project execution activities in the area of responsibility. Each day, you will ensure operations are executed in accordance with procedures, regulations, standards, specifications and targets. You will also showcase your expertise by coordinating and overseeing team development and standardized process development to continually improve the effectiveness of Project Execution teams.

In this role, you’ll help run what runs the world, by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact.

The work model for the role is: #Li-Onsite
This role is contributing to the Electrification business in Distribution Solution division at Nashik, India.
You will be mainly accountable for:

• Lead project teams, establish execution strategies, oversee planning, monitoring, and handover while managing internal and external resources to achieve project goals.

• Prepare and implement project-specific risk and opportunity management plans, proactively identify risks, and take timely mitigation measures.

• Coordinate with engineering for drawing submissions and approvals, and with SCM for purchase orders to ensure timely material procurement from suppliers.

• Liaise with feeder factories to align production plans, track progress, review supplier test reports, and coordinate stage inspections when required.

• Monitor material shipments, confirm receipt at sites, and secure acknowledgments to support milestone billing and invoicing.

  Manage stakeholder coordination for erection, testing, and commissioning; document and process change requests, securing approvals for extensions or additional costs.

• Drive claim management, arrange PO amendments, monitor receivables, follow up on payments, ensure margin improvements through cost optimization, and oversee project handover, as-built documentation, and PAC collection.

• Degree in Electrical Engineering (should be full-time)

• You have 12 to 15 years of experience in Project Management, Project Operations, Customer Communication, Customer Contract Management, Product Cost & Tracking, OTD, and Order Handling.

• Strong techno-commercial knowledge with proven expertise in managing complex projects.

• Enhanced technical knowledge of Switchgears, preferably Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) or Air Insulated Switchgear (AIS).

• PMP certification and Proficiency in ERP-SAP systems is mandatory.

• Familiarity with relevant IEC, national, and international standards for materials and safety.

• Excellent communication skills with customers and cross-functional teams.

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. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

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