- Lead delivery of defined projects from initiation through closeout
- Own day-to-day execution for one or more projects, translating goals into clear scope, milestones, and success criteria
- Build and maintain project plans covering scope, schedules, milestones, dependencies, priorities, and trade-offs
- Facilitate kickoffs, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives; document and follow through on decisions and action items
- Track execution against commitments and surface risks, issues, blockers, scope changes, and resourcing conflicts
- Coordinate tasking and timelines with team leads and functional stakeholders across workstreams
- Escalate risks and broader trade-offs to Senior Project Managers and Program Managers as needed
- Maintain project artifacts including charters, RACI, RAID logs, schedules, meeting notes, and status reports
- Provide weekly status reporting covering progress, next steps, risks, budget/timeline impacts, and decisions required
- Follow PMO standards for traceability and change control
- Use Jira, Smartsheet, SharePoint, Excel, and appropriate AI-assisted workflows while validating outputs and respecting confidentiality and IP sensitivity
- Capture lessons learned and contribute to continuous improvement of project processes and templates

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, science, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 3–6+ years of experience managing projects in a cross-functional environment (R&D;, engineering, operations, or product preferred)
- Working knowledge of project management fundamentals (scope, schedule, cost, risk, change control) and common artifacts (RAID, RACI, project charter)




- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; able to drive alignment and influence without authority
- Comfort working with project tools (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, SharePoint, Excel) and building simple dashboards/status reports
- PMP, CAPM, or Agile/Scrum training is an asset
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a rapid-moving environment
- Cover letter required with resume in one file

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in project management fundamentals, including scope, schedule, cost, and risk management, while effectively utilizing tools like Jira and Smartsheet to drive project success. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills are essential for aligning cross-functional teams and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

- Project Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Jira
- Smartsheet
- PMP Certification

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

- Project Management Fundamentals
- Scope Management
- Schedule Management
- Cost Management
- Risk Management
- Change Control
- RAID Logs
- RACI
- Project Charter
- Dashboard Creation

Soft Skills

- Strong Communication
- Detail-Oriented
- Organizational Skills
- Influencing Without Authority
- Continuous Improvement

Certifications & Qualifications

- PMP
- CAPM
- Agile Training
- Scrum Training

Industry Keywords

- Cross-Functional Environment
- R&D;
- Engineering
- Operations
- Product Management

Tools & Technologies

- Jira
- Smartsheet
- SharePoint
- Excel
- AI-Assisted Workflows

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📌 Project Manager (Coquitlam)
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📍 Coquitlam