Project Controller

ABB•Houston, OH

21d•Hybrid

About The Position

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: Local Division Controller. In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead planning, scheduling, and control efforts for all project phases of individual delivery for large size projects. Each day, you will maintain and analyze actual and forecasted schedules, cost, revenues, cash in/out, as well as risks and opportunities. You will also showcase your expertise by supporting in improving planning competence and suggesting improvements for tools and processes used in planning and control. The work model for the role is: Hybrid. This role is contributing to the Automation division in the US. You will be mainly accountable for: Supporting Project Manager by supervising project execution and performance with well-maintained schedule, cost, cash, and risk planning of individual project. Analyzing project requirements with the project team and checking that all essential work activities have been identified in sufficient detail to serve as a basis for developing realistic project schedules. Monitoring project progress and regularly analyzing project critical paths to ensure all critical path activities and project milestones are progressed to the plan, while notifying Project Managers of any deviations and providing input for optimizing resources. Ensuring that the individual projects are closed as per contracts entered with customers in alignment with Project Manager and Project Controller. Our team dynamics: You will join a dynamic and high performing team, where you will be able to thrive.

Requirements

3 years of financial or project management related experience
Bachelor’s Degree

Nice To Haves

5 years of financial experience in a project business
Large project management exposure in an industrial manufacturing business or similar
Experience or exposure with risk management policies and procedures
SAP Project Systems experience or similar
Cost forecasting and scheduling experience or exposure
Self-driven personality with high motivation to work in an international company

Responsibilities

Supporting Project Manager by supervising project execution and performance with well-maintained schedule, cost, cash, and risk planning of individual project.
Analyzing project requirements with the project team and checking that all essential work activities have been identified in sufficient detail to serve as a basis for developing realistic project schedules.
Monitoring project progress and regularly analyzing project critical paths to ensure all critical path activities and project milestones are progressed to the plan, while notifying Project Managers of any deviations and providing input for optimizing resources.
Ensuring that the individual projects are closed as per contracts entered with customers in alignment with Project Manager and Project Controller.

Benefits

Health, Life & Disability
Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
Vision benefit
Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance)
Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks
Employee Assistance Program
Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
Employee discount program
401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
11 paid holidays.
Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.