Principal Project Lead Engineer

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In this position, you will be the technical lead and design authority for engineering activities related to engineering projects in Marine Systems, Process Automation Marine & Ports (PAMP) in Houston, Texas. You will be the design authority and technical lead for all engineering activities for assignments on projects classified as a very high engineering complexity. Ensure that activities related to all engineering disciplines within the project are efficiently and cost effectively executed in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards and safety requirements. Exploit project opportunities for new and repeat business. Lead best practice defining and sharing globally to improve the overall engineering community competence.

This position reports to

Engineering Manager - Marine Systems

Your responsibilities

• Technical contribution: Engineering development
• Creates an engineering design concept/ philosophy definition
• Ensures that engineering is developed with complete information and that all multidisciplinary information has been included in the engineering development
• Leads development of new solutions for complex projects and challenges
• Authorization: Acts as a design authority for engineering deliverables in all applicable engineering disciplines
• May act as a design authority for a particular engineering discipline and completes engineering assignments for that discipline
• Coordinates design with consortium partners
• Acts as a technical lead, approves design deliverables
• Construction support: Collaborates on project installation, commissioning and site activities, clarifying potential issues or providing solutions to correct engineering errors
• Provides technical support to commissioning and start up activities
• Customer and Sales: Works with customers at strategic or senior levels to shape and deliver leading edge solutions/processes, seeking feedback and innovating with the customer to drive and deliver improvements, meet customer needs and develop long term relationship
• Interacts with public officials, consortium partners, contractors, suppliers and others
• Finalizes ‘Fail Safe Philosophy’ and other key concepts as part of Kick Off and Design Freeze Meetings
• Actively participates in project meetings and resolves any outstanding technical issues to meet contractual obligations
• Takes a lead role in co creating and presenting complex technical solutions
• Creates engineering proposals for large and complex projects/programs, including coordination with other business units and consortium partners
• Coordinates overall engineering risk analysis with all partners before submitting proposal
• Technical leadership and knowledge sharing: Defines focus areas/priorities for engineering discipline(s) that lead to technological
• excellence and higher organizational safety performance
• Expands one’s network of engineering colleagues within ABB and externally
• Gathers and shares best practice across different projects and disciplines
• Provides technical advice to senior management, especially in unique or highly complex proposal opportunities
• Represents the organization in communications and conferences pertaining to broad aspects of engineering assignments
• People Leadership and development: Role Model for Design for Excellence
• Leads, supervises and coordinates teams in all engineering disciplines (both in house and outsourced) on projects of high to very high complexity
• Leads single or multi discipline engineering teams with more than 25 resources
• Develops and coaches project engineering teams and colleagues, supports with technical advice and guidance
• Processes and tools: Leads creation or reviews of new processes, tools and techniques in the business, especially as it pertains to lead and coordinate project engineering teams
• Reviews operational procedures to ensure compliance with policies and performance measures
• Ensures that engineering activities comply with required safety regulations and contractual requirements
• Risk and opportunity management: Anticipates and solves, crucial issues and/or unique conditions
• Creates and implements strategies for risk assessment and mitigation, opportunity assessment and exploitation in engineering projects/programs
• Supports the Project Manager in the overall project risk and opportunity assessments and implementation of resulting actions
• Identifies opportunities for repeating and new businesses
• Proactively assesses and addresses technical risks and opportunities
• Reports any contract / safety / quality / program / cost issues to Project Manager(s) along with recommendations, for resolution
• Contract management: Reviews all project documents for conformity, safety and quality assurance
• Negotiates claims and engineering changes
• Supports Project Manager/Contract Manager in issuing claims (new scope of work, cost impact, time impact and risk quantifications)
• Oversees the creation of subcontracts and manages the subcontractors jointly with other involved disciplines, including supply chain management
• Planning and Control: Drives completion of all engineering activities on the project
• Defines project tasks and ensures allocation of these tasks among project team members
• Defines schedule, cost and quality metrics
• Coordinates the creation of work plans and cost estimates in all applicable engineering disciplines
• Facilitates project engineering team in defining cost savings and improvement opportunities in the field
• Creates work plans and cost estimates for the portfolio of projects in consultation with respective Project Managers and ensures quality deliverables on time and at targeted cost

Your background

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher and minimum 8 years relevant experience
• Familiar with Marine Industry standard codes and Classification society regulation (DNV, ABS and USCG regulation)
• Experience in Marine System Integration involving PTI/PTO arrangement, Energy storage system, propulsion control system and vessel management system
• Deliver hybrid multi drive system
• Experience in fuel cell system integration
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Training Junior engineers on protocols and codes
• Team leadership skills
• Broad knowledge in vessels type and design
• Self motivated, think out of the box
• Quality driven nature focused on results
• Ability to work and lead multiple projects
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Wellbeing program
• Healthcare plan

More about us

ABB Marine & Ports supplies world-leading technologies that are driving the evolution of sustainable shipping. Electrical propulsion, data-driven decision support and integrated solutions for ship and shore from ABB are paving the way to a zero-emission marine industry, providing greater efficiency and reliability to shipowners, and preparing vessels to meet the demands of tomorrow. Our automation and electrical solutions are making port and terminal operations safer, greener and more productive. ABB Marine & Ports operates in 26 countries and has 2,000 employees. www.abb.com/marine 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: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/poster.cfm. http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.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 [email protected] Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. #LI-Hybrid