Associate project manager Jobs in Barrie, ON

The Opportunity

This is a senior-level in-house Project Manager role based in Barrie, Ontario, responsible for leading large, technically complex automation projects from early planning through final commissioning. These are high-visibility, multi-million-dollar initiatives that require strong commercial awareness, technical credibility, and the ability to bring diverse teams together around shared outcomes.

Reporting into senior project leadership, the successful candidate will act as the central point of coordination between engineering, manufacturing, skilled trades, procurement, customers, and executive stakeholders.

Position Description

The Project Manager will own the full project lifecycle, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, and quality expectations are met or exceeded.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• End-to-end leadership of automation projects, from initiation and detailed planning through build, installation coordination, and commissioning
• Financial stewardship of assigned projects, including forecasting, cost control, and regular performance reporting
• Acting as the primary point of contact for customers, leading progress reviews, updates, and issue resolution
• Development and management of project schedules, milestones, and resource plans
• Close collaboration with engineering, shop floor, automation, procurement, and operations teams to ensure alignment and execution
• Proactive identification and escalation of risks, constraints, and scope changes
• Oversight of project documentation including commercial records, correspondence, schedules, and requisitions
• Contribution to quotation development using internal costing and estimating tools
• Ensuring safety standards, housekeeping expectations, and company policies are upheld at all times

Travel is minimal, typically limited to occasional on-site check-ins, customer meetings tied to key milestones, or monitoring progress during installation or commissioning.

Experience

• Senior-level project management experience within automation, industrial machinery, manufacturing systems, or engineered-to-order environments
• Proven track record managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
• Comfortable balancing technical, commercial, and customer considerations in real time
• Experience operating in deadline-driven environments where priorities can shift

Qualifications

• University degree in engineering, technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
• Professional Engineer or Project Management Professional designation considered a strong asset
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Strong technical foundation with the ability to engage credibly with engineers, trades, and customers
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Highly organized with strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Able to work independently while also motivating cross-functional teams
• Adaptable, detail-oriented, and comfortable navigating change

Education

• University degree in engineering, technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
• Professional Engineer or Project Management Professional designation considered a strong asset