Project Management

Major Duties

Responsible for projects from receipt of purchase order through final installation and final customer acceptance.

Job Description

• Leads the project team to execute projects on schedule, at or below budget deliver the contracted scope of work to all applicable codes and standards
• Key customer contact for assigned projects. Responsible for customer satisfaction. Maintain regular contact (verbal and written) with key customer representative(s) ensuring all key project events and issues are documented in writing
• Manage project risks including:
  • Assess and Identify risks
  • Develop and implement Risk Mitigation Plan(s)
  • Forecasting
• Project Planning
  • Develop suitable budget allocations for ATS labor and materials
  • Oversee project schedule development and identify all critical path activities
  • Enter/Update all relevant information into PRD system
  • Conduct Initial Project Build Plan meeting
  • Manage project resources. Ensure that adequate resources are assigned to all project tasks
• Project financial management
  • Work with the financial analyst, ensure all billings and invoicing is submitted on time. Ensure all project deliverables are accomplished and supporting documentation is prepared for each project milestone payment. Obtain necessary FAT, SAT, and any other customer approvals needed to enable on-time payment including Final payment and project closure
  • Project Forecasting - Prepare accurate financial and resource forecasts. Prepare reports as required by ATS Management
  • Update Project Financial Data in ERP

Qualifications

Must have experience managing automation projects in excess of $1 million with multiple disciplinary teams. Must have a proven track record of providing positive leadership and coordination to a multi-disciplined project design and construction team. Must have acted in a leading role with a minimum of three years' experience in a variety of projects/markets on a multidiscipline team. Must have a practical working knowledge of robots, PLCs, instrumentation, or other machine controls packages, sensors, and pneumatics. Preference will be given to those who possess and excellent manufacturing or process engineering background, a superior mechanical aptitude, and proven trouble-shooting skills. An ability to work effectively with customers according to deadlines and under pressure-filled conditions is essential. In addition, must be familiar with the use of computerized work processing and computerized spreadsheets and AutoCAD or similar drawing package.

Post-secondary college diploma, engineering degree or equivalent, specializing in electronics, electrical, mechanical, or controls engineering. Completion or in the process of achieving the Project Management Professional (PMP) designation is an asset.

Join our globally growing team at ATS Industrial Automation where we create complex automation solutions at the highest level that sustainably impact lives around the world.

At ATS, a publicly traded global company with a proud 40-year history, we help drive the future with our factory-wide automation solutions. At ATS Industrial Automation, what we do matters - both to our customers and to their customers. With 600 skilled employees around the world, we design, build and service mission-critical automated assembly and test solutions for mobility, nuclear and specialty automation. Our customers are leaders in their industries and rely on us to deliver what we promise - on time and on budget. Combined with our broad product portfolio, financial strength and global presence, we provide our customers with the best automation solutions wherever and whenever they need them.

Join our ATS Industrial Automation Team because:

• We VALUE our People: The foundation of a great company is having the best team which is why we continuously work to develop, engage, empower, and energize our people.
• We've got GREAT Work Perks: We provide a variety of perks to our employees. Make sure you ask more about our flexible work schedules, employee events, employee referral program and safety shoe programs.
• We offer COMPETITIVE Total Rewards: Competitive starting salaries, overtime pay eligibility, paid vacation, company paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance, comprehensive health benefits, 401K matching program, Employee Incentive Bonus program and optional Employee Share Purchase Program.
• We support internal GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT: ATS Automation offers endless opportunities for professional growth and development, including tuition reimbursement programs and our commitment to promoting from within.