Socomec Group (Socomec) is a global leader in electrical equipment engineering and manufacturing, specialized in low voltage energy performance.

Socomec North America (NAM) is Socomec’s organization overseeing all operations in North America.

About This Role

The Senior Technical Project Manager – Design Leader will lead a multi-disciplinary team with the mission of achieving the objectives of the project contract (according to the Quality/Cost/Time components specific to the project), while implementing the company’s strategy at the activity level. is responsible for managing the project from its development to its closure. This role ensures that all schedules are reliable, resourced, baselined, and continuously monitored using the corporate tools.

Projects involve the development of mission-critical electrical equipment such as STSs, PDUs, RPPs, transformers, and UPS systems for Datacenters. Due to the technical complexity of the product, a solid understanding of electrical equipment is mandatory. The candidate shall have been working as an electrical engineer and thanks to his experience he can act as a design leader.

Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities

PROJECT EXECUTION:

• Manage the projects using financial data (project business plan), scheduling, risk management, project prioritization, and the objectives of Quality, Cost, and Time.
• Drive a multi-disciplinary team, possibly across multiple sites, covering all project work packages (technical, services, industrialization, commercial launches, qualification/certification, documentation, etc.).
• Structure the project (e.g. WBS, Work packages, assigned responsibilities) and maintain up-to-date project information at all times.
• Ensure the smooth progress of the project by monitoring the availability and maturity of deliverables required for milestone completion.
• Maintain strict adherence to established project management rules as outlines in the project plan.
• Proactively resolve priority, resource, or decision conflicts in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Engage in project and business reviews to drive ongoing process improvement.

Design Leader

• Ensure that all the technical specifications are fulfilled and considered by the design team
• Ensure Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with mechanical, electrical, and software teams to ensure seamless integration of components
• Ensure that the project stages are inline with the project goals.

REPORTING / EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION:

• Keep project indicators and status up to date, with complete objectivity and accuracy.
• Proactively escalate issues and recommend corrective actions to restore project alignment.
• Communicate and present project progress to various stakeholders and at different levels of the organization.

Essential Qualifications, Experience, And Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred).
• Over 5 years of relevant experience in electrical equipment engineering project management.
• PMP certification strongly preferred.
• Proven experience structuring, recovering, and delivering complex projects.
• Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Project Online (server config, shared resources, baselines, auditing).
• Mastery of change control and risk management practices.
• Strong competency in scope definition, WBS, and critical path analysis.
• Familiarity with ERP (Syspro) and Power BI for decision support preferred.

Upon request, we will provide reasonable accommodation for disabilities to support participation of candidates in all aspects of the recruitment process. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

We thank all those who apply. However, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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