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This position reports to:
PMO Manager__
Your role and responsibilities
As a Project Manager at ABB Marine & Ports, you will lead complex marine projects from planning to delivery, ensuring scope, schedule, and budget are met. You’ll coordinate global teams, manage customer relationships, and drive sustainable solutions that shape the future of maritime technology. In this role, you will manage projects that incorporate environmentally friendly technologies and sustainable solutions for the marine industry. You will be responsible for delivering innovative projects that help our customers reduce their environmental impact while maintaining operational excellence.
The work model for the role is: hybrid
This role is contributing to the Project Management in Ostrava.
You will be mainly accountable for:
- Lead marine and port projects from sales handover to delivery and service transition
- Manage scope, schedule, budget, and ensure compliance with ABB standards and contracts
- Coordinate cross-functional teams (engineering, procurement, quality,..) and suppliers for timely execution
- Act as primary customer interface, ensuring satisfaction and clear communication
- Monitor risks, changes, and opportunities; implement mitigation plans
- Ensure health, safety, and environmental compliance throughout the project
- Support testing, commissioning, and occasional site visits
Qualifications for the role
Technical background (ideally Electrical Engineering, Automation, or related fields).
Marine and Ports business experience is an advantage
Experience in project manager role or experience as project execution team member – leading role
Strong communication skills and ability to manage multicultural teams
Open minded person with strong leadership skills and interest in learning new things
Advanced English
Any project management certification is an advantage but not a must
Benefits
Flexible working hours
Option to work from home (Home Office) with a financial contribution
Annual financial bonus
25 days of vacation
Annual salary review
Opportunity for further career growth in the Czech Republic and worldwide
MultiSport card
Meal allowance
Contribution to the benefits portal (2-3% of monthly salary)
Referral bonus for recommending a new employee
Opportunity for education – internal/external professional courses, language courses, and conferences
Company events (Christmas party, team buildings, family days, and more)
Assistance line – professional psychological counseling
Additional leave for extraordinary life events and support for expectant parents
Office with good transport accessibility
Company parking for employees commuting from outside Ostrava (applies to the Ostrava branch)
Opportunity to take yoga classes directly at the workplace (applies to the Ostrava branch)
Foosball and darts directly at the workplace (applies to the Ostrava branch)
Accident insurance
Discounts on ABB electrical installation materials
Discounts with our partners (electronics, gastronomy, car purchases, train travel, etc.)
Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.
Ready to make an impact?
Apply today or visit https://www.abb.com to learn more about the impact of our solutions across the globe.
Skills Required
- Technical background in Electrical Engineering, Automation, or related field
- Experience in a project manager role or as a project execution team member in a leading role
- Strong communication skills and ability to manage multicultural teams
- Leadership, open-mindedness, and willingness to learn
- Advanced English
- Marine and Ports business experience
- Project management certification (advantageous)
ABB Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, with medical, dental, vision, mental health support, and disability and life insurance included. Immediate eligibility in some roles reinforces the sense of dependable core coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are described as broad, including paid holidays, sick days, volunteer time, sabbaticals, and, in some cases, 25 days of PTO. Flexible scheduling and remote-work options add to perceived time-off and flexibility value.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are positioned as robust, including a 401(k) with company contributions or matching and, in some cases, profit sharing or pension savings. Stock purchase/share acquisition programs complement longer-term savings options.
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What We Do
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