Subcontract Manager
ABB
Subcontract Manager
At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. Write the next chapter of your ABB story.
This position reports to
SDS project manager supervisor
Your role and responsibilities
The project execution team is at the heart of our organization. It meets and exceeds customer expectations while contributing to building a profitable and sustainable future. ABB Measurement & Analysis in Quebec is a world leader in spectroscopy. Our contract engineering service is the largest Canadian supplier of space optical sensors used, among other things, for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions and global weather forecasting. Our plant is also recognized for its expertise in developing and manufacturing various products that meet several industrial analysis needs daily. By joining one of the largest engineering departments in Quebec, you will actively contribute to our clients' projects, as well as to the research and development of our technology. You will be part of a dynamic and stimulating multidisciplinary team. As part of an engineering contract project, you will be the project manager for projects executed by external suppliers for which you will be responsible. You will negotiate, draft, and ensure the execution of contracts by suppliers. You will successfully execute projects of varying complexities with budgets ranging from $50k to $10M. Attached to the project office, you will ensure the delivery of projects by rigorously orchestrating communications and monitoring all stakeholders. Under your leadership, external suppliers will be engaged to develop, within budget, cutting-edge products that meet strict quality criteria and comply with the demanding requirements of our clientele, including the Canadian and European space agencies. • Manage a project within a large-scale project. Plan, manage costs and risks. • Monitor and control project execution with alignment to the main project for WBS, overall planning, risks, and costs. • Manage the relationship with the external supplier throughout the project. Starts during the submission phase by ABB, continues through execution, and ends with contractual closure. • Draft the main contract and various documents: NDA, IP, SOW, WBS, etc. • Negotiate contracts engaging suppliers for execution. • Manage changes, delays, claims, and disputes with suppliers. Align these aspects with the main project manager. • Handle the relationship with departments: legal, procurement, and project control to ensure execution in compliance with ABB policies. • Manage with key project team members: Systems Engineer, QA, and technical leaders.
Qualifications for the role
Benefits
More about us
This offer is conditional upon the applicant obtaining Industrial Security Level 2 status and a certificate issued by the Department of Controlled Goods. We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. For the 9th year in a row, ABB Canada has been recognized as one of Canada's top employers by Forbes Magazine. Also named as Canada's Top 100 Employers, Montreal's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People, Canada's Greenest Employers and in 2021 Best Candidate Experience Award (CandE Award), ABB's culture and commitment are to provide a caring workplace where everyone collaborates, feels valued, respected, included and support-ed. Also committed to ensuring that all policies and practices respect the Employment Equity Program, we aim for our workforce to be truly representative of the four designated groups; women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities. ABB will provide reasonable accommodation to the applicant with disabilities and encourage appli-cants to self-identify in the application process. ABB's Military Reservist Policy offers Canada's Reserve Force members the flexibility to undergo military training and activities while maintaining job security, seniority, pay, benefits, and privileges as ABB employees, including up to 15 paid working days per year for training, as well as extended leave for operations both in Canada and abroad, ensuring seamless career integration with our nation's defense forces.
At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. Write the next chapter of your ABB story.
This position reports to
SDS project manager supervisor
Your role and responsibilities
The project execution team is at the heart of our organization. It meets and exceeds customer expectations while contributing to building a profitable and sustainable future. ABB Measurement & Analysis in Quebec is a world leader in spectroscopy. Our contract engineering service is the largest Canadian supplier of space optical sensors used, among other things, for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions and global weather forecasting. Our plant is also recognized for its expertise in developing and manufacturing various products that meet several industrial analysis needs daily. By joining one of the largest engineering departments in Quebec, you will actively contribute to our clients' projects, as well as to the research and development of our technology. You will be part of a dynamic and stimulating multidisciplinary team. As part of an engineering contract project, you will be the project manager for projects executed by external suppliers for which you will be responsible. You will negotiate, draft, and ensure the execution of contracts by suppliers. You will successfully execute projects of varying complexities with budgets ranging from $50k to $10M. Attached to the project office, you will ensure the delivery of projects by rigorously orchestrating communications and monitoring all stakeholders. Under your leadership, external suppliers will be engaged to develop, within budget, cutting-edge products that meet strict quality criteria and comply with the demanding requirements of our clientele, including the Canadian and European space agencies. • Manage a project within a large-scale project. Plan, manage costs and risks. • Monitor and control project execution with alignment to the main project for WBS, overall planning, risks, and costs. • Manage the relationship with the external supplier throughout the project. Starts during the submission phase by ABB, continues through execution, and ends with contractual closure. • Draft the main contract and various documents: NDA, IP, SOW, WBS, etc. • Negotiate contracts engaging suppliers for execution. • Manage changes, delays, claims, and disputes with suppliers. Align these aspects with the main project manager. • Handle the relationship with departments: legal, procurement, and project control to ensure execution in compliance with ABB policies. • Manage with key project team members: Systems Engineer, QA, and technical leaders.
Qualifications for the role
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or other relevant field.
- At least 10 years of experience in project management, contract management, subcontracting, and negotiation. Ideally in aerospace or defense.
- Experience in drafting and managing technical SOW, WBS, master planning, and payment milestones.
- Experience with large-scale and complex projects.
- International experience.
- Experience at all stages of the lifecycle, from submission to closure.
- Experience in negotiation and contractual amendments.
- Essential bilingualism in English and French. French is required. English is necessary to communicate with clients outside Quebec on a regular basis.
- Asset: Experience with projects involving the European Space Agency.
- Asset: Project management certification (PMP).
Benefits
- Retirement plan
- Accident insurance
- Healthcare plan
- Wellbeing program
More about us
This offer is conditional upon the applicant obtaining Industrial Security Level 2 status and a certificate issued by the Department of Controlled Goods. We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. For the 9th year in a row, ABB Canada has been recognized as one of Canada's top employers by Forbes Magazine. Also named as Canada's Top 100 Employers, Montreal's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People, Canada's Greenest Employers and in 2021 Best Candidate Experience Award (CandE Award), ABB's culture and commitment are to provide a caring workplace where everyone collaborates, feels valued, respected, included and support-ed. Also committed to ensuring that all policies and practices respect the Employment Equity Program, we aim for our workforce to be truly representative of the four designated groups; women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities. ABB will provide reasonable accommodation to the applicant with disabilities and encourage appli-cants to self-identify in the application process. ABB's Military Reservist Policy offers Canada's Reserve Force members the flexibility to undergo military training and activities while maintaining job security, seniority, pay, benefits, and privileges as ABB employees, including up to 15 paid working days per year for training, as well as extended leave for operations both in Canada and abroad, ensuring seamless career integration with our nation's defense forces.
JOB SUMMARY
Subcontract Manager
ABB
Quebec
11 days ago
N/A
Full-time
Subcontract Manager