Project Manager (Woodbridge, ON, CA, L4L 8K9) en ATS Test / ATS Industrial Automation

Major Duties

Project Manager oversees projects from purchase order to final installation and customer acceptance, ensuring delivery on schedule, within budget, and to required standards. In this role you will act as the primary customer contact and lead cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives. 

Job Description

• Lead project teams to deliver contracted scope, meeting codes and standards.
• Serve as main customer contact; maintain regular written and verbal communication, documenting key events and issues.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks; develop and implement risk management plans.
• Plan projects, allocate budgets for labor/materials, oversee schedules, and assign resources.
• Monitor project progress, resolve team conflicts, and track contract changes via Change Order Requests.
• Manage project financials: coordinate billing, invoicing, milestone documentation, and customer approvals for payments and closure.
• Prepare accurate financial/resource forecasts and management reports.
• Elevate deficiencies to department managers or Program Manager.
• Foster team morale and efficiency; mentor and lead by example.
• Ensure compliance with ATS procedures, ethical standards, and Code of Business Conduct.
• Oversee health, safety, and environmental compliance; conduct hazard assessments, audits, and ensure training per matrix.
• Implement corrective measures for unsafe conditions/acts; provide supervision and instruction.
• Ensure provision and maintenance of safe equipment and PPE; enforce ARC Flash and Shock Hazard PPE requirements.
• Attend HSE Due Diligence training and support CSA pressure boundary component testing as needed.
• Advocate for customer satisfaction; proactively address concerns and escalate as required.
• Partner with ATS account managers and assist Applications Engineering with quotations and customer interactions.
• Attend project status meetings; may report to Program Manager for larger programs.
• Track and execute contract changes only after customer agreement.

Health & Safety:

• Demonstrate leadership in health, safety, and environment compliance.
• Hold team accountable for HSE compliance in performance reviews.
• Maintain and implement HSE management system requirements.
• Conduct hazard assessments, inspections, and audits.
• Ensure training, safe equipment, and protective devices are provided and maintained.
• Take all reasonable precautions for employee protection

Qualifications

Education:

Post- secondary college diploma, engineering degree or equivalent, specializing in electronics, electrical, mechanical or controls engineering; Completion of or in the process of achieving the Project Management Professional (PMP) designation is an asset.

Experience:

• Must have experience managing automation projects in excess of $1 million with multiple disciplinary teams.
• Must have a proven track record of providing positive leadership and coordination to a multi-disciplined project design and assembly team.
• Must have acted in a leading role, preferably as a Project Manager, with a minimum of three years’ experience in a variety of projects/markets on a multidiscipline team. 
• Must have a practical working knowledge of robots, PLC’s, instrumentation or other machine controls packages, sensors and pneumatics. 
• Preference will be given to those who possess an excellent manufacturing or process engineering background, a superior mechanical aptitude and proven trouble-shooting skills. 
• An ability to work effectively with customers according to deadlines and under pressure-filled conditions is essential. 
• In addition, must be familiar with the use of computerized word processing and computerized spreadsheets and AutoCAD or similar drawing package.