Manager, Project Management (Design)

Join our globally growing team at ATS Industrial Automation where we create complex automation solutions at the highest level that sustainably impact lives around the world.

At ATS, a publicly traded global company with a proud 40-year history, we help drive the future with our factory-wide automation solutions. At ATS Industrial Automation, what we do matters - both to our customers and to their customers. With 1000 skilled employees around the world, we design, build and service mission-critical automated assembly and test solutions for mobility, nuclear and specialty automation. Our customers are leaders in their industries and rely on us to deliver what we promise - on time and on budget. Combined with our broad product portfolio, financial strength and global presence, we provide our customers with the best automation solutions wherever and whenever they need them.
As a Project Manager at ATS Industrial Automation, you will take ownership of complex, high-value automation projects from purchase order through to final installation and customer acceptance. In this dynamic and highly visible role, you will be the primary point of contact for our customers—guiding them through each phase of the project while ensuring every solution is delivered on schedule, within budget, and to the highest technical and quality standards.
You will lead and motivate cross-functional teams spanning engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and commissioning to drive project performance and achieve critical milestones. Your ability to balance strategic oversight with hands-on coordination will be key to managing risk, resolving challenges, and maintaining strong customer relationships.
Leads the project team to execute projects on schedule, at or below budget delivering the contracted scope of work to all applicable codes and standards.
Key customer contact for assigned projects. Responsible for customer satisfaction. Maintain regular contact (verbal and written) with key customer representative(s) ensuring all key project events and issues are documented in writing;
Project Schedule, Risk, Financial, and Change Management:
Develop Project Plan. Conduct Initial Project Build Plan meeting. Oversee project schedule development and identify all critical path activities.
Lead assessment and identification of project risks. Develop and manage Risk Mitigation Plan(s). Manage budget allocations for ATS labour, materials and risks.
Prepare reports as required by ATS Management. Drive accountability by ensuring all project deliverables are accomplished and supporting documentation is prepared for each project milestone payment. Obtain necessary customer approvals needed to enable on-time payment of invoices, including final payment and project closure. Collaborate with department leads to manage project staffing. Ensure adequate technical staff are assigned to all project tasks when needed.
Develop customer Change Order Requests to manage changes to scope. Ensure formal agreements are in place with customers before changes to scope are acted upon. Leads regular team communications meetings to ensure project goals and milestones are understood and project challenges are communicated and overcome. Manage projects and project teams in accordance with all applicable ATS procedures and ensure project teams follow the required procedures
Coordinate the post project employee assessment process to collect team input on how to improve project and process performance.
Ensure that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the ATS Code of Business Conduct.
Lead Project Safety. Ensure that all project activities are conducted in accordance with ATS and Legal standards, including work at ATS and at customer sites. Carry out hazard assessments, inspections, and audits as required.
Participate or lead continuous improvement activities using the ATS Business Model (ABM) tools and processes within ATS and with customers to drive improved results. Customer Relationship Management:
Travel to customers’ sites for project kickoffs, status reports, installations, buyoffs and other check-in meetings. Travel could be local within Canada, to the US or international.
Act as an advocate for our customers within ATS. Ensure our customers and ATS are mutually successful.
Deliver maximum customer satisfaction, by ensuring risks, open issues and customer concerns are managed in a proactive and professional manner.
Elevate customer issues when required to the next level of ATS management
Partner with ATS account manager to manage the customer
Assists Applications Engineering with preparing quotations and customer interaction. Management Reporting:
Attend the project status meeting as requested by the Program Manager and/or Director, Project Management. All employees have the responsibility to work in a healthy and safe manner, report any health, safety or environmental concern to their manager or supervisor in a timely manner, and participate in the safety culture of the organization.
Work in conformance with divisional health, safety and environmental procedures and compliance to legislative requirements;
Refrain from removing or altering safety devices or guarding unless hazardous energies are controlled through lockout-tagout methods;
Attend all required health, safety and environmental training;
Assist in investigating accidents/incidents where applicable;
Post- secondary College Diploma, Engineering Degree or equivalent; specializing in Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical or Controls Engineering.
PMP Certification is an asset. Minimum of five years’ experience working with multi-disciplined project teams, preferably in an automation or systems integration environment.
Experience managing a project portfolio of in excess of $5M at any time or individual projects of $3M or greater with a proven track record of providing positive leadership and coordination to a multi-disciplined project design and construction team.
Must have a practical working understanding of factory automation tools and processes covering such area as: PLC’s, robotics, automated manufacturing, or similar.
Preference will be given to those who possess an excellent manufacturing or process engineering background, a superior technical aptitude and proven trouble-shooting skills.
An ability to work effectively with Customers according to deadlines and under pressure-filled conditions is essential.
Demonstrated ability to lead others and to complete related management tasks on time.

Why should you join ATS Industrial Automation?
We offer a robust total rewards package- Competitive starting salaries, comprehensive health and dental benefits, overtime pay, employee bonus, RSP matching, Employee Share Purchase Program
We provide awesome work perks such as treat days, gourmet coffee and beverages, subsidized breakfast and lunches in our cafeteria, employee referral bonuses and lots more.
ATS is in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA), 2005 and will, upon request, assist those who may require specific accommodations due to a personal disability. We would ask that those who require assistance to notify our offices as soon as possible if accommodation is necessary