Project Manager

Responsibilities
- Direct and manage project from beginning to end.
- Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
- Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
- Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
- Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
- Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
- Draft and submit budget proposals, and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.
- Where required, negotiate with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel from within the company.
- Determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants and make the appropriate recruitments if necessary during project cycle.
- Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
- Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
- Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
- Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
- Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
- Track project milestones and deliverables.
- Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
- Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.
- Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential risks, and devise contingency plans.
- Proactively manage and address Internal and External Customer expectations.
- Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.
- Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
- Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
- Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
- Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.
- Sets and communicates expectations across the business, functions, third party vendors, consulting partners, project teams, and stakeholders depending on program needs.
- Acts as an escalation point drives collaboration with program and project team members to resolution.

**Position Requirements**:

- 3 Years direct work experience in a Technical project management role.
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) a must certified Agile or Prince 2 is an asset.
- Strong familiarity with PMO governance.
- Strong familiarity with project management software, such as smartsheet, Microsoft project.
- Strong familiarity with Microsoft operating system ( Power Point, Visio, Excel)
- Engineering degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics.
- Familiar with Solidwork, AutoCAD and Design in general.
- Technically competent with various Automated Equipment and processes.
- Experience with managing Automation solution provider/ Machine builder, preferable.
- Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
- Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to read communication styles of team members and contractors who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines.
- Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.
- Ability to bring project to successful completion through political sensitivity.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Strong leader and interpersonal skills.
- Customer service skills is an asset.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.
- Strong attention to details and technicalities.
- Excellent organizational and technical skills.

**Work Conditions**:

- Some travel will be required for the purpose of meeting with clients, stakeholders, or off-site personnel/management. ( 10% global travel).