Project Manager, NPI & Sustaining

Socket.dev; Calgary; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation and flex days

Comprehensive benefits: Dental, Drugs,

Optical, Paramedical and Health Spend

Dress for your day

The Big Coffee Break retention rewards

Company-funded RRSP contributions

Job summary

CoolIT, founded in Calgary, Alberta, leads in sustaining and improving hardware products such as CDUs and PCLs. The Sustaining Project Manager will drive cross-functional teams across engineering, supply chain, and production to ensure on-time delivery of sustaining and continuous improvement initiatives.

The role requires 5+ years in PM for hardware, emphasis on manufacturability and cost efficiency, plus strong communication and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience in hardware, manufacturing, or supply chain.
• Engineering or technical diploma or bachelor’s degree.
• Proficient in project planning and execution using tools such as ClickUp and Arena.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Knowledge of cross-functional workflows in manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead sustaining projects to improve manufacturability, cost, and scalability of CDUs and PCLs.
• Use ClickUp to manage scope, schedules, resources, risks, and deliverables.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to remove execution roadblocks and ensure milestone alignment.
• Use Arenato manage engineering changes and support design change control.
• Use NetSuite and Factory Logix tools to track and report project performance.
• Communicate status to stakeholders, including KPIs for cost, schedule, and quality.
• Support global coordination with APAC teams.

Skills

Project Execution

Schedule Risk Management

Cross-Functional Leadership

Tool Proficiency

Process Adherence

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Engineering or technical diploma or bachelor's degree

Tools

ClickUp

Arena

NetSuite

MES platforms (Factory Logix)

Job description

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

The Sustaining Project Manager leads cross-functional teams to execute high-impact projects that improve manufacturability, cost efficiency, and scalability ofCoolIT'shardware products, including CDUs and PCLs. This role ensures on-time delivery of sustaining and continuous improvement initiatives by managing scope, risk, and performance across engineering, supply chain, and production functions.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead sustaining projects to improve manufacturability, cost, and scalability of CDUs and PCLs.
• UseClickUpto manage scope, schedules, resources, risks, and deliverables.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to removeexecutionroadblocks and ensure milestone alignment.
• UseArenato manage engineering changes and support design change control.
• UseNetSuiteandFactory Logixtools totrack and report project performance.
• Communicate status to stakeholders, including KPIs for cost, schedule, and quality.
• Support global coordination with APAC teams.

WHO YOU ARE:

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of project management experience in hardware, manufacturing, or supply chain
• Engineering or technical diploma or bachelor's degree
• Proficient in project planning and execution using tools such asClickUpand Arena
• Strong communicationand stakeholder engagement skills
• Knowledge of cross-functional workflows in manufacturing environments

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP certification or equivalent project management training
• Experience managing sustaining or continuous improvement projects in a Lean manufacturing environment
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as NetSuite and MES tools like Factory Logix
• Experience working with electromechanical designs and cross-regional teams
• Exposure to high-volume production ramp planning and supplier coordination

Skills:

• Project Execution- Drives on-time, on-scope, on-budget delivery
• Schedule & Risk Management- Identifies and mitigates delays or blockers proactively
• Cross-Functional Leadership- Aligns engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing teams
• Tool Proficiency- Skilled in ClickUp, Arena, NetSuite, and MES platforms
• Process Adherence- Manages change control and quality through documented workflows
• Communication- Provides clear updates, escalates issues early, and drives accountability
• Problem Solving- Navigates complexity with practical solutions and team collaboration

WHY COOLIT?

We strive to be an employer of choice and as such we believe in rewarding our employees with career and development opportunities that willmaintainand strengthen our culture whilealigningtoour vision and values.

We are a company that is full of vibrant, innovative people who love what we do. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Vacation and flex days, and paid company-wideshutdownduring the holiday season.
• Comprehensive benefits including Dental, Drugs, Optical, Paramedical and Health Spending. These costs are covered by CoolIT and are enacted from your first day.
• Dress for your day - in a casual yet professional environment.
• Retention rewards like "The Big Coffee Break" that reward tenure withadditionalvacation time and a monetary bonus.
• Company-funded RRSP contributions to support your long-term financial goals.

WHY COOLIT?

We strive to be an employer of choice and as such we believe in rewarding our employees with career and development opportunities that willmaintainand strengthen our culture whilealigningtoour vision and values.

We are a company that is full of vibrant, innovative people who love what we do. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Vacation and flex days, and paid company-wideshutdownduring the holiday season.
• Comprehensive benefits including Dental, Drugs, Optical, Paramedical and Health Spending. These costs are covered by CoolIT and are enacted from your first day.
• Dress for your day - in a casual yet professional environment.
• Retention rewards like "The Big Coffee Break" that reward tenure withadditionalvacation time and a monetary bonus.
• Company-funded RRSP contributions to support your long-term financial goals.

We thank every candidate inadvance,however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Successful candidates for this position willbe requiredto undergo background checks including criminal records check and education.

AboutCoolIT, An Ecolab Company

Founded in Calgary, Alberta in 2001,CoolITSystems is the leading Direct Liquid Cooling technology provider for data centers, supercomputers, and desktop computers. We design and manufacture solutions used by the largest tech companies globally.

Recognized as one of "The Americas' Fastest Growing Companies 2023" by Financial Times and honored with the Deloitte Fast 50 Clean Technology award in 2022, as well as the Deloitte Fast 500distinctionin both 2021 and 2022,CoolIT'srapid growth is capturing global attention.

As demand for generative AI,high performancecomputing and cloud solutions rapidlyexpands, there has never been a more exciting time to join our team.