Automation Project Manager

For Automation Project Management Services 

WHAT MAKES YOU A FIT: 

The Technical Part:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a strictly related technical field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Professional Certifications: Holding a recognized project management credential, such as PMP, PMI-ACP, or Scrum Master.
• Bilingual skills preferred (English required; Spanish a plus).
• Shift: Administrative and according to business needs. 
• Experience in: 
  • Regulated Industry Background: GMP/GxP regulations and system validation.
  • Automation Project Experience: Automation tools (like workflows, robotic process automation [RPA], or low-code platforms) and creating future project roadmaps.
  • Financial & Budget Skills: Estimate project savings, calculate return on investment (ROI), and track project spend.
  • Process Improvement

The Personality Part:    

• Picture yourself leading a mission-critical automation upgrade in a fast-paced, highly regulated manufacturing environment. You are comfortable coordinating across engineering, IT, operations, vendors, and corporate stakeholders. You thrive in structured project environments, value clear communication, and are proactive in identifying risks before they impact manufacturing. You balance technical depth with strong leadership and enjoy driving complex projects to successful completion. If quality, teamwork, and operational reliability matter to you, this role is for you.

AS A PIECE OF FITS, YOU WILL: (The day-to-day on the job)

• Define project scope, goals, deliverables, and success metrics in collaboration with business and technical stakeholders; develop project plans, WBS, and resource strategies; and establish governance (decision rights, escalation paths, and RACI).
• Serve as primary point of contact between business units, IT/engineering, and external vendors; facilitate project meetings and steering updates; and produce clear weekly/monthly status reporting while proactively managing expectations.
• Lead process discovery and requirements workshops; document current-state workflows and functional/technical requirements; maintain traceability from business need to solution delivery; and prioritize automation opportunities based on impact, feasibility, and strategy.
• Coordinate all phases of the project lifecycle (design, development, testing, deployment, and hypercare); manage schedules/sprints and task assignments using standard tools; lead change control and impact assessments; and drive UAT, defect resolution, and stakeholder sign-off.
• Manage vendor relationships and hold partners accountable to deliverables and SLAs; support tool/platform evaluations; coordinate licensing/procurement as applicable; and review vendor deliverables for quality and alignment with project requirements.
• Maintain risk/issues logs; identify technical, operational, and organizational risks with mitigation plans; manage dependencies across concurrent automation initiatives; and escalate critical blockers to leadership in a timely manner.
• Develop and track project budgets (labor, licensing, infrastructure, third-party costs); forecast remaining spend and manage variances; support business case development with ROI/savings estimates; and provide financial summaries to sponsors and finance stakeholders.
• Ensure project execution aligns with applicable procedures and compliance expectations (e.g., documentation practices, change control, and required training); drive readiness activities such as go-live checklists, rollback plans, and hypercare support.

WHO WE ARE:

We are a Service Provider company different from the rest. We pride ourselves in how we treat the most important piece of our company's puzzle: you! We integrate Engineering, Construction, Maintenance, Utilities and Specialized Technical services across the Island (and in the US as well!). Our company is flexible, family-oriented and focused on our resources' well-being, while providing our Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Manufacturing industry clients with top-notch quality talent. We're FITS! 

Are you the Next Piece?