Engineering Project Manager

Universal Matter Inc.; Burlington; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing cleantech innovator is seeking an Engineering Project Manager to lead capital projects and improve engineering workflows. The role demands strong project management skills, engineering expertise, and team leadership. The successful candidate will guide projects from concept to commissioning, ensuring technical execution while mentoring junior engineers. This position offers competitive compensation in Burlington, Ontario.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits

High autonomy and career growth potential

Qualifications

• 7 years of progressive engineering experience, including 3 years managing capital projects.
• Strong technical understanding of industrial process systems, utilities, and mechanical equipment.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams or external engineering firms.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical execution of capital projects and maintenance engineering initiatives.
• Develop engineering standards and design documentation.
• Manage full project lifecycle including scope, cost, and scheduling.

Skills

Project management

Engineering leadership

Technical oversight

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Process Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Engineering Project Manager

Location : Burlington, Ontario

Employment Type : Full‑Time

Company : Universal Matter Inc.

About Universal Matter Inc. Universal Matter is a rapidly growing advanced materials and cleantech innovator developing next‑generation graphene‑based solutions. As we expand our industrial and manufacturing operations, we are growing our engineering capabilities to support capital projects, industrial process improvements, and equipment reliability across the facility.

Position Summary

Universal Matter is seeking an experienced Engineering Project Manager (EPM) to lead the technical execution and delivery of capital projects, process equipment installations, industrial utilities upgrades, and maintenance engineering initiatives across a rapidly scaling operation. This role blends hands‑on project management, engineering leadership, and technical oversight. Early on, you’ll act as both the engineering authority and project driver—overseeing the scope, schedule, budget, and risk management while ensuring strong technical execution. As the company grows, this position will evolve into leading a dedicated engineering team, building project engineering workflows, developing standards, and mentoring future engineering talent.

Key Responsibilities

• Own engineering solutions for capital projects and maintenance engineering initiatives from concept through commissioning.
• Translate operational and manufacturing needs into engineering requirements, specifications, and deliverables.
• Develop engineering standards, design documentation, and as‑built packages.
• Provide technical guidance across mechanical, process, electrical, controls, and industrial utilities systems.
• Lead design reviews, value engineering, and equipment selection activities.
• Ensure full compliance with ISO, CSA, OSHA / OHSA, and internal safety and quality systems.
• Manage full project lifecycle—scope, cost control, scheduling, risk assessment, and stakeholder communication.
• Lead external engineering firms (EPC / EPCM), contractors, and suppliers to performance, safety, and cost targets.
• Support procurement with RFQs, bid analysis, vendor evaluation, and contract coordination.
• Oversee construction, installation, commissioning, and start‑up activities; resolve field issues promptly.
• Provide accurate project reporting, cost tracking, and mitigation planning.
• Improve equipment reliability, uptime, and lifecycle performance.
• Lead or support root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective action implementation.
• Contribute to CMMS, Reliability‑Centered Maintenance (RCM), and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Build scalable engineering workflows and project delivery processes.
• Mentor junior engineers, designers, and technicians.
• Support workforce planning and development of future engineering roles.
• Promote collaboration and continuous improvement across operations, manufacturing, and maintenance teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Process Engineering (P.Eng. or eligibility preferred).
• 7 years of progressive engineering experience, including 3 years managing capital projects.
• Strong technical understanding of industrial process systems, utilities, mechanical equipment, and equipment integration.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams or external engineering firms.
• Proficiency with project management tools (MS Project, Primavera) and CAD tools (AutoCAD, SolidWorks).
• Strong communication skills and ability to convey technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.

Preferred Attributes

• PMP certification or equivalent training.
• Experience with process equipment, facility expansions, or industrial installation projects.
• Troubleshooting experience across mechanical, process, or utilities systems.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001, safety systems, and commissioning protocols.
• Team‑oriented mindset with a focus on mentoring and development.
• Strong continuous improvement orientation.

Why Join Universal Matter?

• Help shape and grow a new engineering function in an innovative cleantech environment.
• Direct impact on scaling advanced materials manufacturing.
• High autonomy, meaningful responsibility, and career growth potential.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.

Apply directly via LinkedIn. For more details, contact: Cheryl van Leeuwen (VP of HR) – [e-mail]
www.universalmatter.com