Automation Project Manager
$76,000–$118,000 year
On-site · Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Job Summary
Lead automation and digital transformation initiatives across Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain; develop project plans, schedules, and deliverables to ensure execution against scope, timeline, and quality expectations; translate business and operational requirements into structured project definitions; coordinate capital authorization documentation; manage project tracking and reporting; engage vendors and external stakeholders; identify and mitigate risks; support testing/validation including UAT and go-live/hypercare; drive continuous improvement of project execution processes and tools; onsite execution in Cambridge, ON with a focus on cross-functional collaboration and delivering operational performance improvements.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
- 3+ years of experience in project management, automation projects, or manufacturing/engineering environments
- Strong understanding of project management fundamentals including scheduling, budgeting, and change management
- Experience delivering automation, manufacturing systems, or operational improvement projects
- Strong capability in requirements gathering, process mapping, and stakeholder coordination
- Experience analyzing and presenting data using Excel and Power BI (or equivalent tools)
- Strong communication skills with ability to influence and coordinate across technical and operational teams
- Experience with vendor management and external stakeholder coordination
- Exposure to MES, ERP, or digital manufacturing systems considered an asset
- PMP certification or working toward certification is an asset
- Nuclear industry experience is an asset
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