Development Project Manager

SOCOMEC

$120K — $145K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering preferred
  • 5+ years in electrical equipment engineering project management
  • PMP certification strongly preferred
  • Experience structuring, recovering, and delivering complex projects
  • Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Project Online
  • Mastery of change control and risk management practices
  • Strong competency in scope definition, WBS, and critical path analysis
  • Familiarity with ERP (Syspro) and Power BI preferred

Responsibilities

  • Manage projects focusing on financials, scheduling, risks, and quality metrics
  • Lead a multi-disciplinary team across various project work packages
  • Structure the project and maintain timely project information
  • Monitor deliverables for milestone completion
  • Adhere to established project management rules
  • Resolve conflicts proactively in collaboration with stakeholders
  • Engage in project reviews for continuous process improvement

Benefits

  • Proactive involvement in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Opportunity to work on complex mission-critical equipment
  • Commitment to ongoing process improvement
  • Direct communication with stakeholders across all levels
  • Hands-on management experience with a variety of project types
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Technical Project Manager will lead a multi-disciplinary team with the mission of achieving the objectives of the project contract (according to the Quality/Cost/Time components specific to the project), while implementing the company's strategy at the activity level. is responsible for managing the project from its development to its closure. This role ensures that all schedules are reliable, resourced, baselined, and continuously monitored using the corporate tools.

Projects involve the development of mission-critical electrical equipment such as STSs, PDUs, RPPs, transformers, and UPS systems for Datacenters. Due to the technical complexity of the product, a solid understanding of electrical equipment is mandatory.

Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities

PROJECT EXECUTION:
  • Manage the projects using financial data (project business plan), scheduling, risk management, project prioritization, and the objectives of Quality, Cost, and Time.
  • Drive a multi-disciplinary team, possibly across multiple sites, covering all project work packages (technical, services, industrialization, commercial launches, qualification/certification, documentation, etc.).
  • Structure the project (e.g. WBS, Work packages, assigned responsibilities) and maintain up-to-date project information at all times.
  • Ensure the smooth progress of the project by monitoring the availability and maturity of deliverables required for milestone completion.
  • Maintain strict adherence to established project management rules as outlines in the project plan.
  • Proactively resolve priority, resource, or decision conflicts in collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Engage in project and business reviews to drive ongoing process improvement.


REPORTING / EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION:
  • Keep project indicators and status up to date, with complete objectivity and accuracy.
  • Proactively escalate issues and recommend corrective actions to restore project alignment.
  • Communicate and present project progress to various stakeholders and at different levels of the organization.


CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT:
  • Based on feedback and lessons learned, propose efficiency improvements in project management.


Essential Qualifications, Experience, And Skills
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred).
  • 5+ years in electrical equipment engineering project management.
  • PMP certification strongly preferred.
  • Proven experience structuring, recovering, and delivering complex projects.
  • Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Project Online (server config, shared resources, baselines, auditing).
  • Mastery of change control and risk management practices.
  • Strong competency in scope definition, WBS, and critical path analysis.
  • Familiarity with ERP (Syspro) and Power BI for decision support preferred.
  • Strong facilitation and executive communication skills.
  • Ability to drive accountability and discipline across cross-functional teams.


Compensation: $120,000 - $145,000 CAD

All applications are reviewed directly by the Socomec North America Talent Acquisition team and other human reviewers. No automated or AI-based systems are used to make decisions in the application review process.

We thank all those who apply. However, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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