R&D Project Manager

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 world.

This Position reports to:

R&D Department/Local Unit Lead

Your role and responsibilities

Develop or create products, systems, services or technologies for ABB´s Business Units by leading and managing the execution of one or more R&D projects to meet projects targets. Coordinate work of local and cross-functional project team/s. Lead in partnership with local business managers, steering group, product management and external parties and ensure value creation.

The work model for the role is: onsite

Main tasks:

• Focusing on organizing and coordinating of a project
• Leading the projects, allocating project tasks, motivating, and monitoring resources to accomplish all tasks and milestones
• Following up the project from its beginning to the delivery
• Break down of project requirements for implementation
• Managing a project changes and claims according to defined processes
• Tracking project cost and financials and report deviations
• Taking care about prototyping - including planning
• Identifying risks
• Creating reports
• Communication across the project team
• Being part of international company and team
• Manages relationships with stakeholders, internal functions, other R&D teams in Technology Center and/or Corporate Research Centers and external relevant parties (e.g. customers, academia).

Qualifications for the role

• Proven experience in electro-mechanical system design and development
• Understanding of complex mechanical systems including power circuits, LV/MV Switchgears based on IEC standards
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Good organizational and planning skills
• Good command of English language (both written and spoken)
• Interest to develop and profile yourself as project manager
• Good orientation in IEC standards
• Be target oriented

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
• Opportunities for further career growth in the Czech Republic and worldwide
• MultiSport card
• Meal allowance
• Contribution to the benefits portal (2–3% of the monthly salary)
• Referral bonus for recommending a new employee
• Opportunities for education – internal/external professional courses, language courses, and conferences
• Company events (Christmas party, teambuilding activities, family days, and more)
• Assistance hotline – professional psychological counselling
• Additional leave for extraordinary life events and support for expectant parents
• Discounts on ABB electrical installation materials
• Discounts with our partners (electronics, gastronomy, car purchases, train travel, etc.)

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