ABB

Associate Project Manager - Medium & Low Voltage Switchgear

SeoulPosted 14 days ago
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What you'd do

  • Lead project teams allocated to your assigned projects.
  • Monitor project progress,resource utilization,and financial performance.
  • Ensure activities comply with procedures,standards,and specifications.

What they want

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience required.
  • 8+ years executing medium to large-scale electrical projects in industrial/utility sectors.
  • Strong knowledge of medium and low-voltage switchgear design,components,testing.

Seoulstart's read

Visa tier (likely)
E-7 specialty / professional (likely)
Korean language
Business-level Korean required
English friendliness
Medium: English JD, mixed-language workplace
Context
Foreign multinational with Korea operations; visa sponsorship available via E-7; strong Korean requirement indicates primarily Korean-language customer interactions.

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Original posting from ABB

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to

Commercial Operations Manager (부장)

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Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead the execution of small projects with low complexity. Each day, you will ensure that all related activities are executed in accordance with procedures, regulations, standards, specifications and targets. You will also showcase your expertise by defining and applying basic project scheduling techniques to manage schedule risks proactively.

The work model for the role is: Hybrid #LI-hybrid

This role is contributing to the Electrification Business Area – Distribution Solutions Division in Korea.

You will be mainly accountable for

  • Leading the project team allocated to the project.
  • Monitoring and controlling project progress, efficient resource utilization, and project financials.
  • Identifying, qualifying, quantifying, managing project risk, and ensuring all opportunities are identified and pursued.
  • Driving the formal acceptance of the project, contract close-out, and acknowledgment by the customer, all in accordance with the contract.

Qualifications for the role

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience in a related field.
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience executing medium to large-scale electrical projects, preferably within industrial or utility sectors.
  • Strong knowledge of medium- and low-voltage switchgear design, components, and testing procedures.
  • Ability to lead technical discussions with customers and deliver engineering solutions in coordination with overseas manufacturing facilities.
  • Proven experience collaborating with customers, engineering teams, and production or manufacturing sites.
  • Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.
  • Proficiency in Korean, and Business-level proficiency in verbal and written English.

More about us

ABB’s Electrification Business Area is a global leader in electrical products and solutions, operating in more than 100 countries, with over 200 manufacturing sites. Our 50,000+ employees are dedicated to transforming how people live, connect and work by delivering safe, smart and sustainable electrification solutions. We are shaping the future trends of electrification, differentiating through technological and digital innovation while delivering an outstanding experience through operational excellence for our customers across utilities, industry, buildings, infrastructure and mobility. For more information visit https://go.abb/electrification

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.

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