Site Commissioning Operations Leader - Virginia - ABB Inc.

Description

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 Position reports to: Director, Data Center Services Center of Excellence

In this role

In this role, you will have the opportunity to manage all site activities at local or regional level. Each day, you will ensure that site operations and activities are executed in accordance with various company procedures and standards. You will also showcase your expertise by coordinating and overseeing team development and standardized process development to continually improve the effectiveness of projects.

The work model for the role is: Remote

This role is contributing to the ELSE Data Center Services team in the United States.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Identifying site management staffing needs, and hiring team members to support staffing requirements.
• Leading the implementation of continuous improvements across various Site Management processes and tools within local or regional Site Operations.
• Coordinating on‑site activities across the project portfolio, ensuring successful execution of start‑up, construction, erection, testing, and commissioning activities in alignment with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and Health, Safety and Environment requirements.
• Guiding and overseeing the Site Management teams locally/regionally, ensuring that ABB policies are consistently followed.
• Working in close collaboration with the service and factory organizations in ensuring sites are connected to the central document handling system.

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Business Management (Advanced degrees are a plus)
• Ability to demonstrate 10+ years of experience in data center start‑up and commissioning (OPTIONAL: working as a field service resource or commissioning engineer with low and medium voltage electrical switchgear, switchboards, and other electrical equipment.)
• Highly skilled in low and medium voltage start‑up and commissioning strategies and techniques and the Data Center construction market.
• Passionate about the data center construction industry.
• At ease communicating in English.
• This position requires US citizenship and ability to obtain US Government facility site clearances.

What's in it for you

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You'll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that's tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff…
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

For more information regarding your EEO rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites:

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the 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

Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request 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 or by sending an email to US- Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.

While base salary is determined by things such as the successful applicant's qualifications and experience, this position is expected to pay between $116,200 and $185,920 annually and is eligible for a short‑term incentive plan/annual bonus.

ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

[excludes ABB E‑mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]

Go to and click on "Candidate/Guest" to learn more

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

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

• ABB provides 11 paid holidays.
• Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

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