Overview
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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.
Responsibilities
In the Local Division Energy Industries, providing solutions and services that automate, digitalize and electrify industry, you will manage a team of designers/engineers to deliver high quality, cost effective and timely engineering automation solutions to customers. Formulate plan, allocate resources to meet the agreed contractual and financial targets. Ensure team’s compliance with standard processes, procedures, practices and safety requirements. Initiate and drive continuous improvement activities across teams in conjunction with technical sales support, increase the collaboration with Service and Digital operations team to improve resource sharing and knowledge transfer.
* Lead engineering teams responsible for automation and electrical greenfield and brownfield evolution projects including AI-driven applications, ensuring end-to-end delivery of a portfolio of projects on time. Provide direction with a focus on standardization, safety, on-time delivery, quality, and margin improvement.
* Oversee full integration of engineering teams, ensuring they are adequately resourced, developed and equipped to meet business needs, with a focus on innovative AI and machine learning solutions through training, mentoring, and shadowing programs. Conduct planning and control processes and regular reviews to ensure delivery aligns with customer and ABB requirements.
* Initiate, coordinate, drive, and oversee continual improvement of processes and procedures to strengthen engineering/design capability and efficiency; utilize agile methodologies to reduce engineering lead time, and enhance functional safety and cybersecurity.
* Provide engineering support during the bid phase and ensure resources required to deliver technical solutions are correctly accounted (e.g., plant automation including ST/GT turbines, safety, cybersecurity, technical competence, quality, schedule, and cost requirements).
Qualifications
* You have over 10 years of combined experience in engineering and leadership roles, supported by a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Automation Engineering.
* You are technically skilled in Automation and Electrical solutions within Oil & Gas, Chemical, and Power Generation industries.
* You like leveraging artificial intelligence tools to enhance human performance and streamline workflows.
* You have a solid understanding of IT/IS fundamentals, including PC configuration, cybersecurity, and basic network engineering.
* You are experienced in working with multicultural teams and fostering inclusive engagement.
* You have a proven ability to define, implement, and execute KPIs that drive operational excellence.
* You are at ease communicating in both Italian and English, with a customer-focused mindset that builds strong, lasting relationships inside and outside ABB.
Benefits
* Competitive compensation: Attractive salary packages and performance bonuses.
* Corporate welfare: Access to a wide range of services and personal well-being support.
* Career development: Structured career paths, individual development plans, opportunities for internal mobility, including international roles, technical and managerial training programs, mentoring and access to global learning platforms.
* Flexibility and work-life balance: Flexible working hours, hybrid work options, and a strong focus on work-life integration.
* Employee Support: free services like psychological help, wellness coaching, and emotional support for employees and their families.
* Parental Leave: at least 12 weeks of fully paid leave for primary caregivers and 4 weeks for secondary caregivers, promoting DEI values.
* Meal allowance: Access to canteen or ticket restaurant is provided to support daily lunch expenses.
About ABB
ABB Energy Industries is enabling safe, smart and sustainable projects and operations for businesses across the oil, gas, chemicals, life sciences, power generation and water sectors. Driving integrated solutions that automate, digitalize and electrify industry, we connect our people and technology to help our customers adapt and succeed. With over 50 years of domain expertise, we continue to innovate and reshape traditional approaches across the energy sector with our technologies designed to improve operational efficiency, reduce risk, reduce energy consumption and waste.
Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world.
Run What Runs the World.
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