Project Manager - New Equipment

TPGS; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TPGS in Canada is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead technical reviews, procurement, and logistics for projects sold by Sales. You will coordinate submittals, drawings, manuals, delivery schedules, and commissioning while ensuring customer satisfaction.

You will review customer specifications, define scope, establish schedules, track issues, manage costs to preserve gross margin, and serve as primary liaison with customers, suppliers and consulting engineers.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of relevant experience in project management and technical coordination.
• Experience with procurement and logistics within engineering projects is preferred.
• Strong communication and coordination skills across customers, suppliers, and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Execute, manage, track, and coordinate all project activities through technical review, submittals, order release, procurement, as-built drawings, delivery schedules, invoicing and commissioning.
• Review customer technical specifications and drawings.
• Define scope of work and execution planning for projects or proposals.
• Establish project schedules and milestone dates.
• Track, prioritize and resolve project issues.
• Make decisions on projects\' technical issues.
• Manage project costs to stay on or under budget while preserving gross margin.
• Act as primary customer liaison for site meetings and support.
• Oversee submittal/approval packages for customers\' and consulting engineers\' review.
• Ensure project files are complete with drawings, warranties, POs, and vendor quotes.
• Coordinate drawings, BOMs, schematics and methods of operation for manufacturing or modifications by staff.
• Manage all technical communications with customers, suppliers and internally for each project.

Job description

Responsible for the technical review, tracking, procurement, and logistic coordination of equipment and materials required for projects sold by the Sales department. The key accountability is to provide accurate and timely execution and coordination of projects, and to ensure customer satisfaction. The ability to combine professional technical, application and customer service expertise will be a key to success in this role.

What You’ll Do (Responsibilities)

Project Management

• Execute, manage, track, and coordinate all activities of the project through technical review, submittals (drawings & manuals), order release, procurement, as built drawings, delivery schedules, invoicing and commissioning.
• Review customer technical specifications and drawings.
• Establishing scope definition and scope of work for projects or proposals including execution planning.
• Establish project schedule and determine milestone dates.
• Track, prioritize and resolve project issues.
• Make decisions on projects’ technical issues.
• Manage and control the cost of the projects through execution process in relation to the initial sourcing contract. Execute project on or under budget always trying to preserve Gross Margin. Prepare final cost analysis for projects after completion.
• Monitor the project costing and report of any deviation from project quotation.
• Act as primary customer liaison for site meetings, issues, support, etc.
• Manage internal and external relationships associated with projects.
• Oversee accurate and timely ‘submittal/approval’ packages for customers’ and consulting engineers’ review.
• Review returned submittal drawings to ensure ‘comments’ and ‘change items’ are addressed and that proper equipment is released into production. Work with consulting engineers as required, managing any changes to the projects’ scope resulting in contract changes.
• Execute change, re-quote orders and update related documents for Sales Team direction.
• Ensure that all project files are complete with all drawings, warranties, purchase orders, vendor quotations and other relevant information pertaining to the project.
• Execute preparation of required drawings, BOM’s, schematics and method of operations for any projects needing manufacturing or modifications by TPL staff.
• Manage all technical communications with the customers, supply base, and internally for each project.
• Other tasks and responsibilities as may be required from time to time consistent with this position and the job description and duties set out herein.

What You Need (Requirement)

• 8-10 Years of relevant experience.
• Project management Professional certification (PMP) is preferable but not mandatory
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office modules. Experience with MS D365 will be preferred.
• Superior oral and written communication skills are required for managing communication with regulatory officials, clients, suppliers, subcontractors and internal staff.
• Strong technical background (Electrical installations and equipment, power, lighting, control systems, industrial network and electrical generation) with solid understanding of matrix and cross-functional responsibilities.
• Good familiarity with Canadian codes and national standards, particularly with CSA standards.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD is an asset.
• Familiarity with engine configurations, alternators, and electromechanical equipment (generators) is required.
• In the case of a power outage or declared State of Emergency by any level of Government, be available for work.

Working Conditions

• Manual dexterity required to use desktop computer and peripherals.
• Overtime as required & some travel may be required.
• Lifting or moving up to 10lbs may be required.