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<p><strong>Boccard Life Sciences</strong>, industrial integrator, located in 35 countries, designs, manufactures, assembles, and installs process solutions for its customers worldwide in the <strong>Food & Ingredients, Pharmaceutical</strong>, <strong>Cosmetics, and Brewing Industries</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Automation Project Manager</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The Automation Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the successful execution of automation projects, with a primary focus on the Electrical, Industrial IT, and Automation (EIA) phase. This includes planning, organizing, and coordinating resources to ensure projects are delivered on time, on scope, and aligned with organizational standards. The role serves as the central point of accountability for project scheduling, staffing, and stakeholder communication throughout the EIA process.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Position Functions</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Coordination with other departments and division to establish an offer by estimating EIA part and proposing an architecture</li><li>Take note of user requirement specification</li><li>Defend the offer to the customer with the team designated to establish the offer</li><li>Define a schedule with different milestones and weekly monitoring</li><li>Manage budgets and control the changes</li><li>Define internal and external resource requirements</li><li>Develop a specification of EIA material</li><li>Define the design with process team and validate the functional description and write functional analysis</li><li>Establish a regular client contact and document each meeting</li><li>Supervise contractors and advancement of manufacturing (supplier and customer site)</li><li>Coordinate and ensure the commissioning of facilities</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>When large-scale projects, manage a functional team to perform the following phases or in smaller projects, perform the following phases:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Establish a requirement specification for electrical consulting (cabinet manufacturing and wiring on site)</li><li>Develop I/O List from Equipment List and P&ID</li><li>Develop Automation program and/or HMI program from internal development specifications or those of the client</li><li>Update as-built electrical drawings</li><li>Make internal tests / FAT / SAT / Commissioning documenting their respective protocols</li><li>Make internals tests, Factory Acceptance Test, Site Acceptance Test and Commissioning, document their respective protocols</li><li>Write Operator Manual of installation and provide user training as well as the technical file of the equipment</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Requirements: </strong>B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer <strong>Or </strong>Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Computer.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Experience: </strong>B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer or equivalent with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience <strong>Or </strong>Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Computer or equivalent with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Automation Knowledge </strong></p><p><strong>Programmable Logic controllers:</strong></p><ul><li>Rockwell Studio 5000</li><li>Schneider Unity</li><li>Modicon</li><li>Siemens TIA Portal</li></ul><p><strong>Human Machine Interface:</strong></p><ul><li>Rockwell Factory Talk SE and ME</li><li>Wonder ware InTouch and WSP</li><li>GE iFIX</li><li>Siemens WinCC</li></ul><p><strong>Communication protocols:</strong></p><ul><li>AS-i</li><li>Ethernet IP</li><li>Profinet</li><li>Profibus</li><li>CANopen</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Skills and Abilities</strong></p><ul><li>Basic understanding of automation systems and technologies (PLC, SCADA, DCS)</li><li>Strong willingness to learn and perform more than assigned tasks</li><li>Ability to adapt to changing project requirements and have a continuous improvement mindset</li><li>Familiarity with project management methodologies and ability to use project management tools</li><li>A strong interest in technical tasks and willing to go out in the field</li><li>Basic data analysis and reporting skills</li><li>Great communication and interpersonal skills</li><li>Excellent organizational skills and a strong attention to detail</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This position requires <strong>proficiency in both French and English</strong>, as the nature of the duties involves regular communication with clients across Canada and the United States. The requirement for English is essential to perform these responsibilities effectively.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Travel</strong>: up to 30% required</p>

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