WHAT YOU’LL DO:

The Sustaining Project Manager leads cross-functional teams to execute high-impact projects that improve manufacturability, cost efficiency, and scalability of CoolIT’s hardware products, including CDUs and PCLs. This role ensures on-time delivery of sustaining and continuous improvement initiatives by managing scope, risk, and performance across engineering, supply chain, and production functions.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Lead sustaining projects to improve manufacturability, cost, and scalability of CDUs and PCLs.
- Use ClickUp to manage scope, schedules, resources, risks, and deliverables.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to remove execution roadblocks and ensure milestone alignment.
- Use Arena to manage engineering changes and support design change control.
- Use NetSuite and Factory Logix tools to track and report project performance.
- Communicate status to stakeholders, including KPIs for cost, schedule, and quality.
- Support global coordination with APAC teams.

WHO YOU ARE:

Basic Qualifications:

- 5+ years of project management experience in hardware, manufacturing, or supply chain
- Engineering or technical diploma or bachelor's degree
- Proficient in project planning and execution using tools such as ClickUp and Arena
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Knowledge of cross-functional workflows in manufacturing environments

Preferred Qualifications:

- PMP certification or equivalent project management training
- Experience managing sustaining or continuous improvement projects in a Lean manufacturing setting
- Familiarity with ERP systems such as NetSuite and MES tools like Factory Logix
- Experience working with electromechanical designs and cross-regional teams
- Exposure to high-volume production ramp planning and supplier coordination

Skills:

- Project Execution – Drives on-time, on-scope, on-budget delivery
- Schedule & Risk Management – Identifies and mitigates delays or blockers proactively
- Cross-Functional Leadership – Aligns engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing teams




- Tool Proficiency – Skilled in ClickUp, Arena, NetSuite, and MES platforms
- Process Adherence – Manages change control and quality through documented workflows
- Communication – Provides clear updates, escalates issues early, and drives accountability
- Problem Solving – Navigates complexity with practical solutions and team collaboration

WHY COOLIT?

We strive to be an employer of choice and as such we believe in rewarding our employees with career and development opportunities that will maintain and strengthen our culture while aligning to our vision and values.

We are a company that is full of vibrant, innovative people who love what we do. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

- Vacation and flex days, and paid company-wide shutdown during the holiday season.
- Comprehensive benefits including Dental, Drugs, Optical, Paramedical and Health Spending. These costs are covered by CoolIT and are enacted from your first day.
- Dress for your day – in a casual yet professional environment.
- Retention rewards like “The Big Coffee Break” that reward tenure with additional vacation time and a monetary bonus.
- Company-funded RRSP contributions to support your long-term financial goals.

WHY COOLIT?

We strive to be an employer of choice and as such we believe in rewarding our employees with career and development opportunities that will maintain and strengthen our culture while aligning to our vision and values.

We are a company that is full of vibrant, innovative people who love what we do. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

- Vacation and flex days, and paid company-wide shutdown during the holiday season.
- Comprehensive benefits including Dental, Drugs, Optical, Paramedical and Health Spending.



These costs are covered by CoolIT and are enacted from your first day.
- Dress for your day – in a casual yet professional environment.
- Retention rewards like “The Big Coffee Break” that reward tenure with additional vacation time and a monetary bonus.
- Company-funded RRSP contributions to support your long-term financial goals.

We thank every candidate in advance, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Successful candidates for this position will be required to undergo background checks including criminal records check and education.

About CoolIT, An Ecolab Company

Founded in Calgary, Alberta in 2001, CoolIT Systems is the leading Direct Liquid Cooling technology provider for data centers, supercomputers, and desktop computers. We design and manufacture solutions used by the largest tech companies globally.

Recognized as one of “The Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies 2023” by Financial Times and honored with the Deloitte Fast 50 Clean Technology award in 2022, as well as the Deloitte Fast 500 distinction in both 2021 and 2022, CoolIT's rapid growth is capturing global attention.

As demand for generative AI, high performance computing and cloud solutions rapidly expands, there has never been a more exciting time to join our team.

Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging
Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.

📌 Project Manager, NPI & Sustaining (Calgary)
🏢 Ecolab
📍 Calgary