Senior Project Manager

Job Description

Able to lead and manage multiple small to medium size projects with same or similar customer / region. Responsible to contribute to the company’s financial targets while meeting all deliverables and milestones for the project.

• The Senior Project Manager has the overall projects supervision and is responsible for their project P&L.
• Coordinate the team regarding resources allocations within the projects with the Project Portfolio Director / Project Director.
• monitor and control the Projects and reports on the overall performance.
• Drive project execution and controlling until contract closure, supporting the team with a particular focus on:
• Managing performance, costs, schedule, quality, and risks & opportunities for mitigation actions.
• Managing interface with key customers, ensuring customer satisfaction for the project(s).
• Understanding product development dependencies
• Implementing with the support of Operations (PMO) a solid and comprehensive EAC process, sales and cash forecasts and risks & opportunities management
• Follow Group processes, methods, tools and practices to deliver projects
• Monitoring the performance of the different activities in all work packages.
• Ensuring lessons learned and drive Projects execution towards continuous improvement. This covers, in particular, direct contribution to Transformation plans and execution of postmortem Projects lessons learnt.
• Managing URS Projects Management resources in their project(s), ensuring their optimum competence, development, satisfaction, supporting the Company’s footprints and SBP business goals.
• Ensuring the development and training of Project skills and expertise to ensure that the required level is achieved and sustained.
• Possess the ability to share vision and demonstrate direction from a leadership perspective, thus fostering a single path for the projects team in their project(s). Furthermore, demonstrate strength with compassion, creating an environment where the project team is motivated and focused on the objectives.
• Display strong communications skills ensuring clarity with senior management, key customers and the projects teams of their projects.

• 15 years of experience in related industry or from technical/aerospace field
• 5
  -10 years of experience as a project manager with people management / leadership experience
• University degree in Engineering (Electronic, Telecommunications, or Informatics) or equivalent experience gained through professional practice.
• Strong technical expertise in Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) railway signaling system
• Previous experience leading international projects in a matrix environment
• Able to deliver under pressure.
• PMP or IPMA
• Located in GTA area

$151,559 - $190,964

• Health, Dental and Vision plans - 100% of premiums are company-paid
• Retirement Savings Plan with a company contribution and a match, and without vesting period
• Company paid holidays - 3 weeks of vacation, Holiday closure, personal emergency leave days and sick days
• Maternity/Parental/Adoption top up pay
• Annual Incentive plan
• Company provided Life Insurance, STD and Employee Assistance Plan

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.