Remote Senior Project Manager — Energy Grid & Motors (NS)

WEG Electric Corp. (USA); Halifax; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

WEG Electric Corp. in Nova Scotia is seeking a Senior Project Manager to independently lead highly complex customer projects, EPC projects, engineered-to-order equipment projects, and strategic orders throughout the full lifecycle for medium and high voltage equipment.

You will interface with customers and coordinate across engineering, manufacturing, and field teams to deliver on time and within budget. The role requires strong commercial judgment, technical leadership, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management or related discipline preferred.
• Typically 8–12+ years of relevant experience in complex customer projects and EPC/ETO environments.
• PMI/PMP or equivalent project management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Independently lead multiple concurrent projects, programs, or strategic customer orders from order hand off through final project closeout
• Serve as primary customer interface throughout project execution and maintain relationships with key customer stakeholders
• Establish project execution strategies, schedules, milestones, deliverables, communication plans, and acceptance criteria aligned with contractual obligations
• Lead project kickoff meetings, execution reviews, risk reviews, and project closeout activities
• Manage project scope, approve change management activities within delegated authority, and coordinate appropriate approvals when required
• Lead resolution of complex technical, commercial, operational, and execution issues that may impact project performance
• Provide leadership and direction during escalated project situations requiring cross-functional decision making
• Lead coordination activities across engineering, manufacturing, field service, procurement, logistics, quality, vendors, subcontractors, customers, and leadership teams
• Influence stakeholders without direct authority to ensure alignment with project objectives and business priorities
• Serve as escalation point for project issues requiring advanced project management expertise or business judgment
• Support mentoring, coaching, and development of project managers and project support personnel as needed
• Conduct customer visits, supplier meetings, manufacturing reviews, and site visits as required
• Maintain ownership of project financial performance including forecasts, margins, revenue recognition, cash flow, milestone billing, and cost management
• Perform regular project reviews to evaluate schedule, cost, quality, risks, and contractual performance
• Identify commercial risks and develop mitigation strategies to protect company interests
• Manage contractual obligations and ensure execution activities remain aligned with approved commercial commitments
• Support business decisions through analysis of project performance metrics and financial results
• Lead identification, assessment, mitigation, and monitoring of project risks throughout the project lifecycle
• Ensure project activities comply with established company procedures, customer requirements, contractual obligations, regulatory requirements, and quality management system requirements
• Maintain complete, accurate, and auditable project records and documentation
• Lead lessons learned activities, root cause investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Identify opportunities to improve project execution processes, standardization efforts, and operational efficiency
• Support internal audits, external audits, process reviews, and quality initiatives as required
• Provide technical and project leadership on complex projects requiring advanced coordination and problem solving
• Influence project execution strategy and contribute to project management best practices across the organization
• Support organizational initiatives and strategic objectives within the Energy business
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support business requirements

Skills

Electrical systems

Rotating equipment

Motors

Generators

Power electronics

System integration

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

WEG Electric Corp. in Nova Scotia is seeking a Senior Project Manager to independently lead highly complex customer projects, EPC projects, engineered-to-order equipment projects, and strategic orders throughout the full lifecycle for medium and high voltage equipment.

You will interface with customers and coordinate across engineering, manufacturing, and field teams to deliver on time and within budget. The role requires strong commercial judgment, technical leadership, and the ability to