R&D Project Manager

Socomec Group (Socomec) is a global leader in electrical equipment engineering and manufacturing, specialized in low voltage energy performance.
Socomec North America (NAM) is Socomec’s organization overseeing all operations in North America.

About This Role

The Technical Project Manager will lead a multi-disciplinary team with the mission of achieving the objectives of the project contract (according to the Quality/Cost/Time components specific to the project), while implementing the company’s strategy at the activity level. is responsible for managing the project from its development to its closure. This role ensures that all schedules are reliable, resourced, baselined, and continuously monitored using the corporate tools.

Projects involve the development of mission-critical electrical equipment such as STSs, PDUs, RPPs, transformers, and UPS systems for Datacenters. Due to the technical complexity of the product, a solid understanding of electrical equipment is mandatory.

Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities

PROJECT EXECUTION:

• Manage the projects using financial data (project business plan), scheduling, risk management, project prioritization, and the objectives of Quality, Cost, and Time.
• Drive a multi-disciplinary team, possibly across multiple sites, covering all project work packages (technical, services, industrialization, commercial launches, qualification/certification, documentation, etc.).
• Structure the project (e.g. WBS, Work packages, assigned responsibilities) and maintain up-to-date project information at all times.
• Ensure the smooth progress of the project by monitoring the availability and maturity of deliverables required for milestone completion.
• Maintain strict adherence to established project management rules as outlines in the project plan.
• Proactively resolve priority, resource, or decision conflicts in collaboration with stakeholders. 
• Engage in project and business reviews to drive ongoing process improvement.

REPORTING / EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION:

• Keep project indicators and status up to date, with complete objectivity and accuracy.
• Proactively escalate issues and recommend corrective actions to restore project alignment.
• Communicate and present project progress to various stakeholders and at different levels of the organization.

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT:

• Based on feedback and lessons learned, propose efficiency improvements in project management.

Essential Qualifications, Experience, And Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred).
• 5+ years in electrical equipment engineering project management.
• PMP certification strongly preferred.
• Proven experience structuring, recovering, and delivering complex projects.
• Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Project Online (server config, shared resources, baselines, auditing).
• Mastery of change control and risk management practices.
• Strong competency in scope definition, WBS, and critical path analysis.
• Familiarity with ERP (Syspro) and Power BI for decision support preferred.
• Strong facilitation and executive communication skills.
• Ability to drive accountability and discipline across cross-functional teams.

Compensation: $120,000 - $145,000 CAD

Upon request, we will provide reasonable accommodation for disabilities to support participation of candidates in all aspects of the recruitment process. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

All applications are reviewed directly by the Socomec North America Talent Acquisition team and other human reviewers. No automated or AI‑based systems are used to make decisions in the application review process.

We thank all those who apply. However, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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