Project Manager

Job Description

About Cheme:

This is an opportunity to join a thriving process engineering firm serving a wide range of industries from pharmaceutical and biologics to science and technology and food and beverage.

Cheme is a team of dedicated professionals that are passionate about what we do and how we do it. Cheme is a place where you will be challenged, supported, and given the freedom and ownership to thrive. We attract the best because we continually invest in our people through career planning, training and development, and mentorship. At Cheme we know that our business is successful when our clients succeed, and our clients succeed when our people reach their potential.

Job Description:

Cheme Project Managers use their leadership and management skills to deliver projects on time, according to specifications, and on budget for our clients. The successful candidate has proven experience and familiarity working on capital projects in the pharmaceutical, food & beverage, or science and technology industries.

Cheme Project Managers are leaders who will lead a multi-disciplinary team on a variety of projects and provide coaching, and mentorship to younger staff.

The duties of the successful candidate will consist of a combination of the following tasks:

• Management of assigned team members
• Project scope definition and engineering fees estimation
• Preparation of proposals
• Primary point of contact with clients
• Preparation and maintenance of budgets and schedules
• Equipment installation and cost estimating
• Leadership of project execution including coordination of contractors, vendors, and progress reporting to the client
• Oversight of equipment selection, sizing calculations and P&ID development against client requirements
• Preparation of construction specifications, user requirements, functional specifications, and scope documentation
• Commissioning and validation protocol preparation and review
• Attendance of factory acceptance testing and on-site coordination and execution of commissioning and validation activities
• Travel to client sites for site review and troubleshooting

Minimum Required Education:

• Bachelor of Applied Science degree in engineering from a recognized Canadian university

OR

• Bachelor of Science degree in a physical science from a recognized Canadian university

Professional Requirements:

• Designation as a Project Management Professional is not required but is considered an asset

Core Competencies:

• Project management and process development or technology transfer skills with 3 years of current work experience.

AND

• Experience managing capital projects from $5,000-$20,000,000.
• Experience executing capital projects in a GMP regulated environment is considered a strong asset.
• Management of projects, systems, staff, clients, money, and business relationships.
• Supervision of team members
• Training and development of junior staff
• Proficiency in written and spoken English with the ability to communicate clearly with clients.
• Adept at dealing with client's and other people in a professional and courteous manner.
• Knowledge of common business practices and techniques such as quoting, preparation of requirements, marketing and sales.
• Use of Microsoft operating system and Microsoft Office Suite to navigate a server environment and prepare engineering documents.

We are creating a candidate pipeline to support potential new projects in the coming months.

Salary Range:
$78,000–$100,000 annually, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Hiring Process Disclosure:
Cheme does not use artificial intelligence tools to screen, assess, or select applicants for this role
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