Project Management Office Lead

Are you ready to be part of a leading global engineering design house specializing in the design and development of embedded software/hardware, electronics, and electro-mechanics?

What we’re looking for

• Someone looking to be part of a fast growing and dynamic global organization
• An energetic, enthusiastic team player who takes pride in their work
• An eager, goal-oriented professional who is excited to continue growing and developing themselves

You are Head of Project Management Office who is accountable for the success of an initiative, often coordinating efforts across departments and managing cross-functional teams. You will be responsible to provide reporting progress to business owners or the executive team as well as inspiring team members to see the big picture and push toward their shared goals.

What you’ll do

• Plan, schedule, monitor, and report on activities related to the project, including subcontractor monitoring
• Provides project status updates at predetermined time intervals to all stakeholders
• Creates, manages, and distributes project communications artifacts like charters, schedules, and budgets
• Collaborates with stakeholders to document project scope, deliverables, goals, risks, blockers, success measures, and estimated resources needed
• Establishes key project criteria metrics
• Resolves technical and operational issues as required
• Assists in business development efforts to create project proposals, RFPs, estimates, and schedules
• Ensures adherence to legally binding requirements
• Develop, coach, and motivate the PMO team members on the application of best practices in project management within the Syntronic Business Model
• Sets and monitors project budgets and staffing requirements
• Plans and leads status review meetings, which may include internal team members, vendors, and customers
• Ensures that projects remain in-scope and meet budgetary, scheduling, and quality requirements
• Develop project control and reporting procedures and manage changes in operational plan
• Communicates routinely to management, customers, project team members, and other stakeholders, actively soliciting and addressing customer and project team feedback
• Ensure a consistent project management framework is applied across all Syntronic projects

What you’ll need to get the job done

• 7-10 years of experience as a Project Manager or similar position responsible for defining and managing project scope, timelines, profitability, and effective delivery of products or services
• Previous experience managing the team of project managers
• PMP certification or similar from an accredited organization
• Strong experience with Project planning software tools such as MS Project and Jira is a valued asset
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency with industry-standard word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software programs
• Bachelor’s degree in project management, business management, or related area of study
• Experience in managing delivery of customer-facing and internally facing products or services

What you’ll love about us:

• Career Growth Opportunities – being a design house keeps variety in your work. New opportunities happening all the time!
• Work/Life Balance – 4 weeks holidays to start and work that stays at work!
• Great Benefits – and, they start the same day you do… and, they include your family… and, the company matches your RRSP contributions!
• Company Culture – outstanding people and a flexible work environment with lots of after work activities/groups! It’s so great, we even won an award for it!

About Syntronic Canada:

Syntronic provides our customers a complete portfolio of professional services to support their product development including research & development, new product introduction, manufacturing, and aftermarket services. We adopt the latest technologies in electronics design and software development with a pool of technically skilled staff around the world. Among our customers and partners are some of the world’s most technically intensive businesses and organizations. This pushes us forward in designing to satisfy our customers’ needs with a focus on quality, competence, capacity and continuity.

Syntronic values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact our recruiting team and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.