Resource Management Coordinator

Fidus is a global high-tech design firm headquartered in Ottawa, with additional design centres in Kitchener-Waterloo and San Jose. We specialize in leading-edge electronic product development, with hardware, embedded software, FPGA/ASIC, and signal integrity teams working together to design and deliver next-generation products for clients in emerging technology markets.

Position Overview

The Resources Management Coordinator is responsible for planning and allocating resources to client engagement or internal projects, maximizing utilization while protecting service quality.

This role works closely with project managers, technical leaders, sales, and designers to ensure the right skills are aligned to the right projects at the right time. The position is well suited to someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced, project-driven environment at the intersection of people, process, and data.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Collaborate with project managers, sales and key stakeholders to understand resource needs
• Maintain an up-to-date view of the assignment and availability of resources, and identifies capacity gaps
• Work closely with technical managers to effectively assign resources
• Communicate resource allocation and updates to relevant stakeholders
• Optimize resource utilization by identifying and resolving scheduling conflicts, bottlenecks, or workload imbalances
• Work with stakeholders to resolve resource-related conflicts, negotiate resource sharing and balance competing priorities
• Ensure resource skill profiles are reviewed and updated in the system on a quarterly basis
• Meet with new designers to explain resourcing processes
• Work closely with project managers on various items such as scheduling questions and resource requests
• Create and maintain comprehensive skillset summaries
• Coordinate and prepare designers for customer interviews
• Collaborate with the broader resource management team on cross-discipline staffing needs

Who You Are:

• Completion of post-secondary education
• Minimum five years of experience in resource management or a related role, ideally in a high-technology services organization
• Demonstrated skills in resource planning and allocation
• Exposure to working in a project management environment
• Ability to perform well under pressure and adapt to changing priorities and deadlines
• Experience using resource management software or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems such as Salesforce
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to assess resource demands and optimize resource allocation
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Exceptional organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously
• High attention to detail
• Experience in working with remote or geographically dispersed teams is an asset

This role is being posted to fill an existing vacancy

Annual base salary ranges from $80,000 to $100,000. The final offer within this range takes into account the variations in knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions, and with consideration to internal equity.

Our competitive compensation package also includes a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, matching GRSP contributions, annual profit-sharing bonus, along with other supplementary benefits.

We also recognize that candidates show interest throughout different career stages and welcome all applications. When there is a great fit, the level of the role may be shifted as applicable.

About Fidus & Why Work Here

Since 2001, Fidus has completed over 4,000 projects for more than 400 customers across industries including Telecom/Datacom, Aerospace & Defence, Consumer, Semiconductors, Industrial/Automotive Controls, and Medical. As a Premier Adaptive Computing Partner for AMD North America, we combine deep technical expertise with industry-leading tools to solve complex design challenges.

Fidus designs high-speed, high-complexity electronic systems using emerging technologies, often well before they reach the broader market. Our teams work across FPGA/DSP, hardware, embedded software, verification, SI/PI, PCB layout, and mechanical/thermal design to deliver real products for our customers.

Our work spans space and satellite systems, next-generation communications and networking, high-performance compute and storage platforms, advanced video and imaging, and industrial, medical, and automotive systems. We are not tied to a single product or industry—our work follows the technology, not just one roadmap.

At Fidus, collaboration is at the core of how we work. We value openness, trust, and shared ownership, and we create an environment where people are encouraged to contribute ideas, learn from one another, and have a meaningful impact through the work they do.

If all of this excites you, has your attention, and you can’t wait to join our amazing team and work environment, then we want to hear from you!

Fidus has a commitment to ensure a fair and transparent recruitment process. Automated tools (including AI) support our initial screening of applicants against our job posting to identify candidates whose qualifications, experience, and skills align most closely with the position requirements. All further candidate assessments and final selection are conducted by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.

Thank you for your interest in Fidus. We welcome and encourage diverse candidates to apply. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Fidus is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.