Senior Project Manager

MEININGER Hotels; Ontario; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the hospitality industry is looking for a seasoned Project Manager to lead complex projects in various industrial sectors. This role includes full lifecycle project management, budget and schedule creation, as well as on-site supervision during installation and commissioning phases. The ideal candidate will have a degree in engineering, extensive experience in project management, strong technical understanding, and excellent interpersonal skills to effectively communicate across all levels of the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of strategic project management experience in relevant industries.
• Valid G class driver’s license and personal transportation required.
• Bilingual in French is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Complete Life Cycle Project Management of projects from initiation to closure.
• Create and manage project budgets and schedules.
• Conduct start-up, commissioning, and site acceptance tests.

Skills

Strategic project management

Negotiation

Leadership

Communication (English)

Conflict resolution

Time management

Regulatory compliance understanding

Education

Engineering Degree

Tools

SAP

SharePoint

Job description

• Complete Life Cycle Project Management of projects ranging from 1M – 120M.
• Gather Project Requirements: based on requests and information that has been provided by the customer.
• Establish Design Specifications: establish conceptual design parameters. Participate and coordinate meetings with the customer and equipment vendors to outline solutions and finalize the complete design.
• Clarify Project Deliverables: solidify the outcome of the project: i.e., what equipment will be in place; what technical requirements need to be met, etc.
• Create Project Budget: in partnership with the customer obtain official approval to invest an exact amount of capital funds. Budget creation through the gathering and prudent assessment of estimates provided by 3rd party vendors and/or contractors.
• Create Project Schedule Timelines & Milestones from Start to Finish: ensure all equipment and services can be purchased, scheduled and implemented in alignment to meeting the official launch date. Contact all vendors to obtain lead-times of equipment and services from the point of PO (purchase order).
• Create the skeleton model of the primary project task list with specific deadlines in alignment to ‘key’ project milestones.
• Create, Issue & Award Tenders: 3-step process with the last step (award) typically done as a joint venture with the customer and their purchasing department (e.g., price negotiation, SLA’s etc.)
• Overall Execution: organize and manage all installation activities i.e., dates of equipment delivery; identifying each step for installation; project schedule attainment; managing and updating project plan, keeping key stakeholders abreast of any changes to the plan, etc.
• Construction Management: on-site management when all equipment arrives, and the contractors are on site. Daily supervision of all contractors and overall site activities is required.
• Start-Up & Commissioning: go-live point where all equipment has been installed and now ready to begin production. Work with the vendors and provide hands-on technical assistance to troubleshoot equipment being commissioned.
• Final Acceptance & Project Closure: assist in the site acceptance tests to ensure all equipment and systems meet the performance guarantees originally committed to as part of the equipment supplier contract agreements.

• Engineering Degree
• 10+ years of strategic and tactical project management experience in industrial beverage or brewing manufacturing, bakeries, high speed packaging of consumer goods, heavy industrial and/or pharmaceutical life science industries.
• Diverse experience in bulk materials handling CIP (filtration, utilities & services, filling and packaging, cartoners and case packers, palletizers).
• Diverse technical process systems understanding, complimented with a keen eye and willingness to dive into the details and trouble shoot, where appropriate, to ensure system performances are measured and achieved.
• Excellent English communication skills (verbal and written)
• Exceptional project, time and priority management skills
• Strong leadership, negotiation, meeting facilitation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Must have the ability to effectively interact with and communicate to all levels of a manufacturing organization – shop floor to board room.
• Led diverse project teams including engineers, designers, automation specialists, mechanical/electrical contractors, customer personnel etc.
• General understanding of regulatory requirements for electrical and safety systems i.e., CSA, ESA, etc.
• Good comprehension of construction work and its safety requirements
• Ability to work with a local team of professionals, internally and externally to ensure the execution of customer projects is successfully completed to the customer’s satisfaction.
• Valid G class driver’s license and personal transportation to travel to customer job sites.

Beneficial Qualifications

• PMP Certification
• P. Eng Designation
• In depth Knowledge of instrumentation, controls and automation, Rockwell Allen-Bradley.
• Experience working with SAP and SharePoint
• French communication skills (verbal and written)