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Site Manager

ABB
Richmond, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/7/2025

Site Manager

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This position reports to

Project Operations Manager

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead all on-site activities of medium to large projects. Each day, you will ensure cost-effective execution of project deliverables in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and safety requirements. You will also showcase your expertise by leading the site team, defining main guidelines, and allocating tasks. The work model for the role is : #LI-remote This role is contributing to the Electrification Smart Power division in North America. You will be mainly accountable for :

  • Plans project on-site activities with Site Team Lead including necessary local resources, equipment, and milestones.
  • Coordinates agreement between customer and external resources on construction targets, health and safety requirements, site organization and policy.
  • Responsible for receiving the assigned site area Project Manager to handing over to the end customer on completion day. Will coordinate all on-site activities to ensure the successful execution of start-up, construction, erection, testing and commissioning activities in alignment with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and safety requirements.
  • Serves as a project representative by building and maintaining effective relationships with customers.
  • Ensures detailed and up-to-date site Health & Safety (H&S) plan is in place with respect to each work package, compliant with the ABB H&S plan. Ensures all on-site resources are properly trained on company health, safety and environment policy and proactively promotes health and safety considerations to project partners throughout the project. Empowered to suspend any activities on site (be it by ABB personnel or by subcontractors) in case of HSE violation and, if a situation arises, takes the necessary steps to ensure that ABB employees and other persons who may be present are not put at risk.
  • Ensures correct handling, storage, and installation of ABB-delivered equipment, coordinating on-site storage as well as shipment logistics to secure timely site delivery of equipment and material.
  • Manages the sub-contractors on site hired by ABB to ensure necessary quality and progress achieved to meet delivery date and agreed standards.

Qualifications for the role

  • College's degree in Electrical Engineering
  • 8 Years of service project experience with an electrical OEM, experience leading long term field assignments, and field quality assurance delivery focusing on procedures and implementation
  • Ability to travel 60% of the time within North America and ability to be away from home for extended periods
  • Strong understanding of UPS, STS and PDU equipment site commissioning and oversight of engineered solutions
  • Perform Service tasks, identify technical problems and make analysis through remote or onsite activity in any Service categories (installation and commissioning, repairs, engineering and consulting, extensions, upgrades and retrofits, replacements, etc.)
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary site teams of electrical field engineers and technicians as well as third party contractors.
  • Ability to coordinate and supervise on-site commissioning and repair activities to ensure compliance with project contractual requirements and safety standards, implement test, start-up, and commissioning plans with third party Cx agents, and mentor and supervise onsite project lead technicians.
  • Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
  • More about us

    ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure and commercial buildings. The Division's technical teams work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives. The Division's portfolio includes industrial circuit breakers, low-voltage systems, motor starting applications, and safety devices like switches and relays. Its Power Protection unit supports the world's largest data center companies with advanced energy-efficient UPS solutions. The Division's ABB Ability™ Energy Manager provides a scalable, easy-to-use platform that helps organizations save energy and reduce CO2 emissions. We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites : https : / / www.eeoc.gov / sites / default / files / 2022-10 / EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf https : / / www.dol.gov / sites / dolgov / files / OFCCP / pdf / pay-transp_ English_formattedESQA508c.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9 : 00 A.M. - 5 : 00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. myBenefitsABB.com

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