Project Manager
Role Overview
Novarc Technologies seeks a Project Manager to support production of its collaborative robots.
The Product Development Project Manager oversees projects from concept through delivery, coordinating cross-functional teams and client interactions while ensuring timely, high-quality outcomes.
The role is a central contact for projects, documentation, and continuous process improvement.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Novarc Technologies seeks a Project Manager to support production of its collaborative robots.
The Product Development Project Manager oversees projects from concept through delivery, coordinating cross-functional teams and client interactions while ensuring timely, high-quality outcomes.
The role is a central contact for projects, documentation, and continuous process improvement.
Responsibilities
- Manage internal and external projects throughout the lifecycle, meeting scope, schedule, and business goals.
- Coordinate hardware engineering, software engineering, production, supply chain, and customer success teams.
- Maintain project templates, action and risk registers, lessons learned, communication logs, and complete, current project records.
- Manage client expectations and provide updates on milestones, timelines, and potential issues.
- Build project dashboards and provide status reports to leadership and stakeholders.
- Manage risks, scope changes, and issues; escalate when needed, implement corrective actions, and execute Variation Orders.
- Improve and standardize processes to increase efficiency and reduce risk.
- Monitor profitability, cash flow, payments, and gross margin against contract terms and goals.
- Coordinate project logistics and customer-site installations across departments.
- Help prepare sales and marketing presentations and client-facing project materials.
- Travel occasionally, up to 10%, for site visits, installations, and logistics coordination.
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent education and experience.
- At least 3 years of project management experience in a related sector; start-up manufacturing or small-scale production experience is ideal.
- External client experience is required.
- Experience with project software such as Jira, Wrike, Zoho, or Microsoft Project.
- Strong understanding of product development from design through manufacturing and installation.
- Knowledge of project accounting, earned value management, and cash flow forecasting.
- Ability to manage scope changes and execute Variation Orders.
- Strong written and spoken English, problem-solving, proactive issue resolution, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- PMP or PRINCE2 certification preferred; Agile certification and industrial automation familiarity are pluses.
About Novarc Technologies
Novarc describes itself as a full-stack robotics company working in applied robotics and AI, with welding technology and international operations.
Company values
The company asks employees to demonstrate its Hungry, Humble, and Smart values in daily work and interactions.
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