Project Manager Senior

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 role sits within ABB's Robotics business, a leading global robotics company. We're entering an exciting new chapter as we’ve announced the plan for SoftBank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. SoftBank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you’ll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics—working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.

This Position reports to:

Operations Manager

Your Role and Responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to grow our robotics business by expanding into the laboratory automation space. Leveraging our broad portfolio of products and cutting-edge technology, Service Robotics is focused on bringing the benefits of automation to customers in healthcare, life sciences, and laboratory environments—enhancing precision, throughput, and efficiency in research and diagnostics.

As part of the Service Robotics Operations team, you will have the opportunity to lead the execution of medium-size projects. 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 leading the project team members to achieve project requirements, deliver contracted deliverables, and meet the committed project result.

In this role, you’ll help run what runs the world, by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact.

- Work model: #LI-hybrid

- Support the proposal phase by engaging with customers to clarify requirements, define and adjust project scope, contribute to concept design, prepare technical solutions, estimate costs, assess risks, and coordinate vendor evaluations.
- Leading the project team, establishing the project execution approach, and overseeing planning, monitoring and control activities for internal and external resources to accomplish all project goals.
- 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.

Our Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

Qualifications for the Role

- You are highly skilled in and passionate about working with robotics systems, automation platforms, and project management methodologies. Familiarity with the laboratory automation domain and the life sciences market is a plus.
- You bring 4 years of experience in robotics, automation, or laboratory technologies, with a proven track record of delivering complex projects in regulated environments.
- You have hands-on experience supporting proposal phases, including engaging in customer discussions to clarify requirements and expectations, defining and adjusting scope based on technical and commercial constraints, designing and presenting tailored technical solutions, estimating costs and budgets, qualifying and coordinating vendors, identifying and mitigating risks, and preparing comprehensive technical and commercial documentation.
- You are driven by innovation and collaboration, with strong stakeholder management, problem-solving, and cross-functional leadership skills.
- You hold a degree in Engineering, Biotechnology, Computer Science, or a related field, with extensive knowledge of robotics and automation technologies.
- You have excellent command of English, both written and spoken.

What’s in it for you?

We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

More about us

At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity, generations, etc. Together, we are embarking in a journey where each one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.

Call to Action

Meet the moment. This is where progress never stops, teams push boundaries, and we’re engineered to outrun the challenges ahead. Run What Runs the World.

We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.