Senior Project Manager – Electrical and Automation

Tasks

• Collaborate with clients to define their technical requirements and develop service proposals, including budget estimates and projected schedules.
• Organize activities with the two project managers, establish priorities, and coordinate assignments to ensure efficient execution.
• Motivate project managers toward common objectives and foster a work environment focused on collaboration, performance, and professional development.
• Contribute to various human resources management activities in collaboration with project managers, including workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, performance evaluations, and employee development.
• Participate in engineering activities and oversee the various phases of electrical and automation projects, from technical solution design to testing and commissioning.
• Monitor project progress, costs, and deliverable quality to ensure commitments made to clients are met.
• Maintain professional relationships with clients, suppliers, and partners to facilitate communication and project execution.
• Participate in coordination meetings and facilitate the flow of information among internal and external stakeholders.
• Occasionally visit client facilities to better understand their needs, monitor project execution, and support on-site teams.
• Ensure compliance with technical standards and health and safety procedures throughout project execution.
• Optimize work methods and participate in implementing practices aimed at improving operational efficiency and quality.
• Provide direct technical support to the team during critical project phases, particularly in programming, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Perform any other related duties.
• If you are ready to take on new challenges, we would like to meet you!

Advantages

• Comprehensive group insurance (life, disability, dental, prescription drugs, and more).
• RRSP with employer contributions.
• Professional association dues paid by the employer.
• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Hourly compensation with paid overtime.
• Opportunity to accumulate overtime hours in a bank and convert them into vacation time.
• Allowance for business travel expenses (fuel, accommodation, meals, etc.).
• Paid travel time when visiting clients.
• Company-provided laptop.
• Opportunity to work on diverse and customized projects.
• Ongoing training and support from a dynamic team of experts.

Job requirements

• Hold an engineering designation and be a member in good standing of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ).
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, with a specialization or significant experience in automation and industrial electrical systems.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager in industrial electrical systems or automation.
• Proven experience managing and coordinating project managers or technical leads, as well as supervising multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent knowledge of industrial control systems, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human-machine interfaces (HMIs), industrial networks, and instrumentation.
• Experience managing technical projects, including resource planning, budget tracking, and schedule management.
• Ability to analyze complex technical issues, evaluate different solutions, and make sound decisions.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor, support, and develop a team of specialized professionals.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and client relationship management skills.
• Proficiency in French, both spoken and written.
• Functional bilingualism (up to 40% of communications may be conducted in English with certain clients and suppliers).
• Valid driver's license and availability for occasional travel to client sites.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and familiarity with project management software or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.