Associate Project Manager

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As an Associate Project Manager for Robotics & Discrete Automation Business area in Shinagawa, Japan, you will be responsible for identifying and planning all document deliverables required by the contractual scope of work and incorporates this plan into the overall project plan/schedule. The local legal entity of this position is ABB K.K.

Your responsibilities

• Motivating and monitoring internal and external resources to accomplish all tasks and milestones
• Ensuring compliance to standard ABB internal directives and procedure, relevant cyber security regulations, standards, and contractual requirements
• Identifying, qualifying, quantifying and managing project risk, and ensuring that all opportunities are identified and pursued.
• Driving the formal acceptance of the project, contract close-out and acknowledgement by the customer, all in accordance with the contract
• Ensuring that the project consistently applies contract and claims management, in accordance with ABB policies and contractual agreements
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and effectively communicates with all stakeholders
• Creating project HSE Plans and ensures that common HSE policies and reporting are implemented across the project with all stakeholders, including collaboration/consortium partners and sub-suppliers
• Defining and applying basic project scheduling techniques to manage schedule risks proactively to avoid possible future schedule deviations with OTD impact

Your background

• University degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• JLPT N1 level in Japanese Language
• Basic mechanical and electrical knowledge
• Project manager experience in architecture, machinery, and plants (site management experience)
• AUTO CAD experience (mechanical design experience)
• 5+ years of work experience in a product service function is preferred
• B to B service and support experience preferred
• Customer account management experience preferred
• English language is plus
• Able to work or travel, including weekends and holidays

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Flexible work practices
• Paid Parental leave (gender neutral)
• Transportation Allowance

More about us

As a global leader in industrial automation, B&R (ABB’s Machine Automation Division) combines state-of-the-art technology and advanced engineering to provide customers in virtually every industry with complete solutions. In particular B&R develops, manufactures and distributes industrial electronics, software and mechatronic solutions as well technologies for machine and factory automation. The innovative spirit that keeps B&R at the forefront is driven by a commitment to exceeding customer expectations. B&R has enhanced its automation portfolio in 2020 by acquiring a leading provider of delta robots, Codian Robotics. B&R is part of the ABB Group and its Robotics & Discrete Automation business area, which, together with the ABB Robotics Division, employs more than 11,000 people at over 100 locations in more than 53 countries. We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website. Work model: hybrid #LI-hybrid