Project Manager presso Shape Process Automation

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Initiates and integrates project across all functional groups including Customer's team. 
• Identifies key project stakeholders and manages project stakeholder's expectations within the project business case constrains. 
• Establishes communication channels and distributes key project information to provide a communication bridge between the project team and the Customer. 
• Collects project requirements, develop scope definition, and establishes high level project goals and objectives for the project team in alignment with project contract documents and the Customer. 
• Develops project cost and schedule baseline ensuring commitments from functional groups. 
• Tracks and manages project critical path activities and deliverables. 
• Provides project leadership and manages project execution. 
• Ensure project quality objectives are met by developing quality plan and performing quality checks (e.g. specification approvals, Factory & Site acceptance equipment tests). 
• Reports project progress to the Senior Management. 
• Monitors project risk and recommends mitigation strategies. Undertakes initiatives to exploit opportunities to increase project value to the company and the Customer. 
• Monitors and manages project changes and where appropriate issues Change Notices for Customers Approval. 
• Approves project invoicing according to the milestone payment schedule and work completed. 
• Monitors project cash flow and spending.
• Initiates, manages, or delegates management of subcontractors and subcontracted deliverables. 
• Collaborates with Functional Managers to meet project resource requirements while ensuring optimum resource allocation across multiple PMO projects is achieved. 
• Performs project close out according to the contractual acceptance criteria. 
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this position. 

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Excellent and experienced communicator at all levels of organization. 
• Well, organized with positive approach to Company's standards and departmental policies. 
• Excellent documentation maintenance skills.
• Relentless drive for continuous improvement and cost savings. 
• Hand-on approach to problem solving with find the root cause and "dig deep" analysis attitude. 
• Practices rigorous objectivity & cultivates balanced optimism.
• Knowledge seeker and unbiased facts source with coaching skills. 
• Strong user of MS Excel.
• Good, working knowledge of MS Project.
• Good, working knowledge of AutoCAD.
• Good grasp of ERP and Purchasing systems. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: 

• Technical College or University Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering a must.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience working as a Project Manager in a custom automation industry. 
• Training in Project Management a strong asset.
• Training in Quality a strong asset. 
• P.Eng. or PMP required.

COMPENSATION:

• $125, 000 - $130, 000 per year 
• Plus overtime