Lead Project Management Specialist - Automation

September 17

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10,000+

Description

• Project manager with strong engineering background, electrical- (automation-) or mechanical-engineering. • Field experience a plus • Project management activities related to the supervision, organization and execution of a service project, including scope, time, contract (if not covered by a dedicated Contract Manager) cost & quality management. • Responsibility for project methodologies and standards including scheduling and cost-control, to fulfill a customer order or need according to financial/commercial parameters and ensuring customer satisfaction. • Project engineering activities related to the fulfillment of technical deliverables associated with the controls and governor product line. • Responsibilities include control system hardware and electrical designs, programming/configuration of PLC and HMI systems, production of supporting technical documentation and site commissioning support. • Utilizes in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline and analytical thinking and technical experience to execute policy/strategy. • Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others • Uses some judgment and has some ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters to address more complicated manufacturing processes with technical variety and/or interdependent production cycles. • Uses technical experience and analytical thinking. • Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions. • Works in close collaboration with engineering, contract management and commercial operations • Support commercial quotation activities including the development of technical descriptions, cost estimates and project schedules • Communicate directly with internal and external customers, evaluate on-site project conditions during tendering phase.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or a degree from a Technical college • A minimum of 8 years of related work experience and 5 years of related experience in PLC-based automation control systems • Ability and willingness to travel 20% of the time both within the US and Canada • Demonstrated Project Management experience • Be fluent in French & English languages (reading, writing and verbal expression) • Proficiency with MS Office • Strong oral and written communication skills. • Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. • PMP Accreditation or established project management skills • AutoCAD experience • Communication Networking experience • Electrical and mechanical aptitude • Field commissioning experience • General understanding of power generation systems (i.e. Hydroelectric) • Detail oriented; ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities effectively • Ability to work within a matrix work environment with remote teams

Benefits

• Available health and welfare benefits include healthcare, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage; • savings account options (such as a Health Care Flexible Savings Account, Health Reimbursement Account, Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account, and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account); • and an employee assistance program. • Additional benefits include a defined contribution 401(k) plan, employee life insurance, optional dependent life insurance, employee accidental death or dismemberment insurance coverage, salary continuance program benefits for disability, optional long-term disability, pre-tax transportation/commuter program, paid holidays, paid time off, parental leave, a layoff plan for salaried employees, tuition reimbursement program, use of Cariloop, adoption assistance, optional identity theft prevention insurance, optional personal legal assistance, and optional personal excess liability insurance.