Project Specialist
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 5, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 4, 2026.
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This position reports to:
Senior Project Manager__
Your role and responsibilities
In this ABB Smart Power role, you will work closely with Project Managers to coordinate high demand projects at Data Centers across the US. Each day, you will support execution of project activities. You will also showcase your expertise by helping ensuring on-time delivery within project budget and our operating model.
The work model for the role is: #LI - hybrid in Richmond, VA.
This role is contributing to the ABB Smart Power team within our Electrification Service division.
You will be mainly accountable for:
- Aligning field resources in accordance with schedules provided by project managers.
- Supporting coordination of various administrative tasks, ensuring proper documentation and follow up are provided via email, SharePoint, and Project Management software.
- Creating and maintaining service cases ensuring administrative information is complete and up to date.
- Creating and following up on purchase requisitions.
- Maintaining timely communications with all project stakeholders (HSE, Service, PM, etc), ensuring proactive up-to-date engagement across all assigned projects.
- Troubleshooting and resolving coordination and/or administrative concerns.
- Acting as key interface between Projects and Service (internal and external) teams.
Qualifications for this role
- Bachelor's Degree preferred. High school diploma or GED required. Combination of higher education and relevant work experience highly preferred.
- CAPM certification or PMP highly preferred.
- 2+ years experience in service and/or Electrical-based project support highly preferred.
- Current experience with Microsoft Office Suite required, including Excel, Outlook, and Word.
Microsoft Project Planner a plus.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
- Ability to work across all U.S. based time zones as needed.
- Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
Why ABB?
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.
ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.
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: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf
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 1-888-694-7762.
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ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees
[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]
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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.
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