Project Manager
About The Position
Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing. Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta. Summary We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead complex, cross-functional technical programs from planning through execution. This role is responsible for managing project roadmaps, milestones, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communication across multiple workstreams. The ideal candidate brings strong technical fluency, disciplined project management practices, and the ability to align engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to deliver projects on time, within scope, and within budget.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, project management, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10+ years of project management experience in a technical, engineering, manufacturing, software, infrastructure, or high-technology environment.
- Demonstrated success managing multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities, shared resources, and interdependent deliverables.
- Proficiency with MS Project or similar project planning tools, with the ability to develop schedules, track milestones, and manage dependencies.
- Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Asana, Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms used to manage work, report progress, and present data.
Nice To Haves
- PMP, CSM, or similar project management certification preferred.
- PgMP, PMI-ACP, or similar advanced project management certification.
- Prior hands-on experience in engineering, quality, manufacturing, software, systems, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience working with globally distributed or cross-cultural teams.
Responsibilities
- Define, document, and manage project roadmaps, milestones, deliverables, and cross-project dependencies for technical initiatives.
- Partner with architects, engineering leaders, developers, and operations teams to translate product and technical requirements into clear execution plans.
- Identify technical constraints, project risks, and potential blockers, and work with stakeholders to develop practical mitigation plans.
- Coordinate resource needs and priorities across teams to support project delivery, maintain schedule discipline, and manage budget expectations.
- Apply appropriate project management methods, including Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or traditional project planning, based on project needs.
- Prepare clear project updates, metrics, risks, and decisions for business leaders, project sponsors, and cross-functional teams.
- Support vendor coordination, review statements of work, and track external deliverables to ensure commitments are met.
- Comply with all applicable quality, occupational safety, and environmental requirements.
- Follow instructions from quality, environmental, and occupational safety representatives.
Benefits
- full range of medical, financial, and other benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
