Senior Project Manager

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Location: London, ON or Cambridge, ON.

Overview

Convergix is a global automation systems integrator serving diverse end markets. We design, build, test, and integrate custom solutions to automate our customers’ operations with a focus on solving unique challenges that others struggle to address. We are on an improvement journey to become the ultimate trusted partner, capable of solving any industrial automation challenge with our passionate people, world‑renowned processes, and diverse experience.

Project Managers (PMs) at Convergix Automation are key leaders and mentors to their peers. They act as the “CEO” of the projects assigned to them, managing cost, schedule, and scope from start to finish. They strive for project execution excellence, mentor teams, and deliver business results that meet or exceed company expectations. This position reports to the Director of Project Management.

• Lead and deliver a variety of projects to customer satisfaction, on time delivery with a “beat the budget” mindset while managing and mentoring the project team resources.
• Strictly adhere to and coach team members on Convergix’s project management fundamentals.
• Initiate and sustain project related documentation consistent with Convergix Project workbook including budget management, labor forecasts, risk register, schedule, open issues list, change management/ECO tracker, lessons learned, and final acceptance testing.
• Facilitate internal and customer‑attended design reviews with special attention to avoid scope creep while applying pre‑determined risk mitigation plans.
• Maintain a detailed schedule (MS Project for complex jobs) with a clearly identified critical path, ensuring the customer and project team are aware of related constraints.
• Help the team identify un‑planned costs and their associated root causes that feed into Convergix’s systemic problem‑solving efforts.
• Work closely with Engineering and Supply Chain management to ensure timely design release, ordering of materials, and develop Supplier Statements of Work for outsourcing of custom subsystems.
• Control all project changes that impact scope, schedule, budget, or FAT/SAT acceptance testing by using Convergix tools and systems to log initial change requests; then follow Convergix change‑management process for resolution.
• Look for opportunities to document lessons learned during all project phases and document per Convergix standards.
• Lead customer review meetings for project proposals and initiate regular project updates to customers consistent with the Project Execution Map while interacting with all levels of management, clients, contractors, and vendors.
• Travel to customer site and oversee the Site Acceptance Testing and final buy‑off.
• Perform any additional reasonable tasks as required.

• Reliable transportation and ability to travel; requires ability to travel within the US and Canada.
• Project Management experience; PMP certification preferred.
• Technical capacity and experience in custom automated equipment business is an asset.
• Experience managing a diverse portfolio of high‑value projects with new and existing customers.
• Team‑oriented approach to leadership.
• Highly developed problem‑solving skills.
• Facility proficiency is a must.
• At least six (6) years of experience in engineering or a related industry.
• Including at least two (2) years of experience in project management or a related field.
• Two (2) years from an accredited university with a degree in engineering or a related field.
• Two (2) years of progressively responsible engineering experience; or any combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

• Regular standing, walking, sitting, using hands to feel objects, reaching with hands and arms, stooping, kneeling, talking and hearing.
• Occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds.

• RRSP with company match.
• OT after 40 hrs for hourly employees.
• Long term disability.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Virtual online tele‑health.
• Benefits plan including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Profit sharing.

• Integrity – Respect, transparency, commitment.
• Excellence – Continuous improvement, innovation, collaboration, communication.
• Passion – Momentum, sense of urgency, growth, success, velocity.

CONVERGIX Automation Solutions has an accommodation program in place that provides reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or a medical need, please contact Human Resources.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.