[Hiring] Project Manager @Tolko Industries

Role Description

Our Project Managers (Electrical/Controls) develop and implement controls solutions to optimize production processes, improve plant safety, enhance product quality, and increase production throughput. Project Managers are responsible for:

• Controls standards
• PLC/HMI programming
• Equipment commissioning
• Historian maintenance
• Troubleshooting of control system issues
• Project support

We are looking for a highly motivated Project Manager (Electrical/Controls) to join our operational divisions across Northern Alberta. Preference will be given to Slave Lake location first, with the option to be remote-based in Edmonton, Alberta. Travel to our manufacturing sites is required between 40%-70% of the time.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree/diploma in a technical/engineering discipline
• Professional certification as an Engineer or Technologist
• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) is considered a strong asset
• 7+ years' experience in Controls and Automation roles within an industrial industry
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing forest products considered an asset
• Ability to work on various projects simultaneously with minimal supervision
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical documents including schematics and prints
• Experience as technical lead on multiple medium to large sized projects
• Extensive experience with:
  • Visualization systems (HMIs)
  • Industrial programming: ladder logic, function block, structured text
  • Motion control: hydraulic, electric
  • Motor control: Variable frequency drives, soft starters, smart overloads
  • Industrial networking: Ethernet, DeviceNet
  • Microsoft Project

Requirements

• Travel regularly based on project schedules to the three SBB mills in your company provided vehicle
• Approximately 70% of your time will be spent traveling
• Provide technical and project management expertise on capital projects as needed
• Act as an industry subject matter expert for Tolko
• Assigned projects up to $1M
• Define, design, develop, and commission plant-wide control
• Design control system’s technical specifications (control narratives, functional descriptions), system architecture drawings, PLC programming (Allen-Bradley), HMI configuration (Rockwell Software)
• Prepare the technical portion of the detailed control engineering scope, inspection and test plans, construction scope of work, and commissioning plans
• Review and develop LV power systems, MCC layouts, VFD specifications and selection, cable schedules and electrical equipment installation
• Review system calculations and studies for electrical power systems including load flow, voltage drop, motor starting, short circuit studies, and relay coordination studies
• Provide construction supervision and lead commissioning and start-up activities during control system implementation
• Utilize project management tools for managing budget, project schedules, and scope of various sized projects
• Provide support to the project management with team scope change requests and project estimations
• Provide remote and off-hour remote support during system failures or challenges during commissioning phases

Benefits

• Exciting new challenge with supportive team members
• Competitive salary based on skills and experience (expected base salary range: $102,000.00 to $136,000 per year)
• Excellent benefits for wellbeing and future
• Potential for relocation support including community connections
• Support for continued development through on-the-job and classroom training and reimbursement of tuition and membership fees
• Positive, innovative, and inclusive work environment