Job Number:

J0826-0647

Job Title:

Lead Applied Reserch Project Coordinator

Job Type:

Temp FT, Support

Campus:

Progress & Ashtonbee Campus / Hybrid

Location:

Greater Toronto Area

Pay Range:

$40.39 - $46.64/Hour

Pay Band:

Support I

Hours/Week:

35

Shift Schedule:

Monday Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm

Open Positions:

1

Date Posted:

August 20, 2026

Closing Date:

August 27, 2026

Contract Dates: September 2026 - September 2027

Position Summary
The Lead Applied Research Project Coordinator within the Centennial Innovates Team provides support and facilitation of research opportunities and activities within the College. The Project Coordinator reports to the Director of Applied Research and Innovation and is responsible for coordinating and monitoring research projects in accordance with funded proposals. This includes supporting the review of grant applications, serving as a liaison for student researchers, and attending meetings and events as required.

The incumbent will also prepare project management documentation, including project schedules, charters, budget tracking records, lessons learned reports, and other project-related reports. Working closely with the Centennial Innovates staff, faculty, and industry partners, the Project Coordinator provides advice and support to the Director on research planning, project execution, and operational matters.

Responsibilities

• Oversee applied research project coordination in the renewable energy and clean transportation fields to ensure that the project deliverables are met within the time, quality and budgetary constraints.
• Chair regular internal and external meetings with all project stakeholders, which include student researchers, principal investigators, senior industry technical staff and other researchers from other academic institutions.
• Document all meetings with proper minutes to track decisions and archive the presentations and the meeting minutes.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders according to project communication plan.
• Oversee the work and reporting of technical staff including student researchers and principal investigators, ensuring the quality of the work is to the customer's satisfaction.
• Participates in networking/promotion opportunities such as conferences, Centennial Innovates events etc.
• Create project charters including work breakdown structures, timelines and Gantt charts, budget plans, schedules, minutes, reports, lessons learned documentation and estimation of resources.
• Identify and recommend the hardware and software requirements needed to support research projects and project deliverables.
• Evaluate and track the in-kind support from industry.
• Assist in hiring student researchers, ensuring proper project staffing with the right skill sets.
• Creation of job posting according with the specific skills sets requirements of the projects.
• Work closely with industry partners to gather all information needed to submit proposals to funding agencies.
• Office administrative procedures, review, evaluate and implement new procedures.

Qualifications/Experience

• Four (4) year degree in Engineering, ideally in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, software or renewable energy; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years' experience in direct project work for NSERC funded transportation and energy applied research projects with industry partners.
• Project Management Certificate or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience managing sensitive, high-risk, and multi-functional projects involving key industry partners and academic institutions.
• Demonstrates problem-solving and analytical skills with keen attention to detail.
• Comfortable managing ambiguity and navigating shifting priorities.
• Demonstrates problem-solving and analytical skills with keen attention to detail.

Apply online: www.centennialcollege.ca/careers

Proof of credentials or equivalencies from accredited regional or federal post secondary institutions and/or their foreign equivalents will be required at the time of job offer.

When applying, your cover letter and résumé must include examples that reflect all of the requested skills and qualifications and must be submitted online by August 27, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. Please quote Job ID J0826-0647. Misrepresentation of applicant information will be grounds for your exclusion from the competition or for dismissal should you subsequently be hired for the position. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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