Senior Project Manager

Company Description

Our client is a well-established Canadian automation and industrial engineering organization with a long track record of delivering sophisticated, custom-engineered solutions to a blue-chip customer base. Known for tackling complex, high-value projects, the organization operates at scale, blending engineering depth, manufacturing capability, and disciplined project execution under one roof.

The culture is collaborative, inclusive, and performance-driven, with a strong emphasis on safety, accountability, and continuous improvement. This is an organization where experienced professionals are trusted to lead, influence outcomes, and make a measurable impact.

Compensation

Salary range : $85,000 to $135,000 , commensurate with experience, scope, and technical depth. A competitive total rewards offering is provided, which also includes comprehensive health and dental coverage, an annual bonus, and professional development support.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

Education

Additional Information

How to Apply

Please click on the “Apply” button located elsewhere on this job posting (preferred) or email your resume to : jbarron@stoakley.com

Existing Vacancy

This is a critical role within the organization and, following the recruitment and selection process, the selected candidate should expect to receive an offer promptly.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

We do NOT use artificial intelligence to screen, rank or select candidates. The merits of every single application will be judged by a. AI may be used to craft correspondence or write a job posting but never in the decision making as to candidate suitability.

EEO Statement

In accordance with Canadian laws, it is the policy of Stoakley-Stewart Consultants to consider all qualified individuals for available positions without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, country of origin, age, disability etc.

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