Senior Project Manager
Posted Sep 23, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about the largest or most complex project you have led from handover to closeout.
What they are checking: Whether their experience matches the medium to large, complex projects this role leads.
Tell me about a time a customer wanted work outside the contract. How did you handle the change?
What they are checking: Whether they can manage scope with change orders while keeping the customer relationship healthy.
How do you lead a project team when most of the people do not report to you?
What they are checking: Whether they can direct internal and external resources through influence and clear expectations.
What is one process you simplified that made project execution faster or cleaner?
What they are checking: Whether they contribute to continuous improvement, which the posting asks senior project managers to lead.
What would you do
Your project is drifting over budget halfway through. Walk me through what you do.
What they are checking: Whether they can find the cause, recover margin and report honestly to management rather than hope it improves.
You manage a portfolio of projects and two need the same specialist in the same week. How do you decide?
What they are checking: Whether they weigh risk, contract penalties and customer impact instead of reacting to whoever pushes hardest.
About the work
How do you take over a project from sales and find the risks the contract quietly created?
What they are checking: Whether they review scope, terms and margin at handover so problems are caught before execution starts.
How do you bring HSE requirements into the plan for renewables service work at remote sites?
What they are checking: Whether safety is designed into execution planning, which ABB lists alongside schedule and finances.
What cybersecurity requirements have you had to manage on a project, and how did you make sure they were met?
What they are checking: Whether they take the posting's cybersecurity standards seriously, since connected energy equipment is a target.
How do you report project status so leadership sees problems early without being buried in detail?
What they are checking: Whether they communicate forecasts and risks clearly enough for management to act on them.
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