Job Description

Overview

Did you know that Tantalus' networked solutions are the key to helping electricity distribution utilities keep the lights on?

Does the challenge and ownership that comes from leading and driving complex cross-functional projects and initiatives that directly impact the daily lives of millions of people interest you?

Did you know that Tantalus has a robust and highly scalable Industrial IoT solution that is uniquely designed to meet the needs of deep rural and geographically diverse regions? Our solutions enable utilities to ensure the safety, security, reliability and efficiency of their electricity, water and gas distribution systems . We are building on our core strengths to enable high value solutions for our customers in the areas of wireless communications, control, analytics, networking, grid management, grid automation, grid optimization, voltage conservation, outage management (keeping the lights on), system planning and design, analytics, load control, street light automation and other smart city analytics and automation initiatives. Tantalus is accelerating product and solution development to meet the rapidly evolving needs of our expanding customer base.

Do you enjoy working in an entrepreneurial environment solving complex technical problems and delivering innovative solutions? Come join us in taking the innovation in our business and technology to the next level. We are looking for a Technical Project Manager to lead the delivery of new solutions.

About the Role

In this role you will work closely with stakeholders, and cross functional product teams of software, firmware, embedded systems, RF engineers, front end and back-end developers. to deliver our high quality, scalable products and solutions deployed across a challenging rural footprint.

You will collaborate with the product teams to deliver the best product with most efficient use of resources and technologies.

You will lead complex multi-disciplinary and multi-faceted projects that include internal and external product development resources. You will use your experience with outsourced projects to accelerate the product delivery roadmap while ensuring tight integration and ownership from the core technology team.

You will leverage your deep technology, process and domain experience in hardware and systems design along with your strong project management skills and disciplined, structured approach to ensure the delivery of value and the desired project outcomes within scope, time, budget and quality.

You will plan requirements with external customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating them to project stakeholders. You're equally at home explaining your team's analyses and recommendations to executives as you are discussing the technical trade-offs in product development with engineers

You will work with all the stakeholders to assemble project teams, assign responsibilities, identify appropriate resources needed, and develop schedules to ensure timely completion of projects by meeting project milestones.

You will also assess risks, anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, make trade-offs, balance the business needs versus technical constraints and encourage risk taking behavior to maximize business benefit.

Successful candidates will have a strong technical background, be detail driven and have excellent problem solving abilities.

You should not only be passionate about delivering extensible, on-time solutions, but should also be obsessed with contributing to the development of high-performance teams through rigorous goal-setting, disciplined attention to performance metrics, and continuous process improvement.

You will coach project team members and other engineers in enhancing project management skills.

Qualifications & Requirements

• BSc. or M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Design Engineering or related discipline
• Experience in Project Management or related field
• PMP certification is an asset
• PEng certification is an asset
• At least 5 years of leadership experience in project management leveraging Agile methodologies
• Minimum of 5 years working in a embedded systems environment, hardware engineering and new product development
• Demonstrated team player. Capability to manage and motivate project teams
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience in communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills: Ability to influence stakeholders, overcome obstacles and lead project teams
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to influence and achieve buy-in on proposed plans
• Strong facilitation skills
• High energy, positive individual loving operational challenges
• Strong analytical and strong problem solving skills -communicates in a clear and succinct manner and effectively evaluates information / data to make decisions, anticipates obstacles and develops plans to resolve, creates actionable strategies and operational plans
• Change oriented - actively generates process improvements, champions and drives change initiatives, confronts difficult circumstances in creative ways, balances multiple and competing priorities and executes accordingly
• Prior experience as a Scrum Master and experience applying Agile methodologies in a hardware development ecosystem. Certified Scrum Master designation is an asset
• Knowledge and expertise in Electricity Transmission, Distribution & Industrial markets is an asset
• Experience with contract drafting and SOW review - managing both commercial and legal terms within a customer agreement

About Tantalus

Over the past three decades, Tantalus has consistently and creatively developed technology that enhances the safety, security, reliability and efficiency of public power and electric cooperative utilities across North America and the Caribbean Basin. Tantalus provides mission-critical smart grid solutions that include a market-leading edge computing platform, robust software applications and an advanced IoT communications network. Tantalus empowers utilities to access granular data from both legacy meters and cutting-edge two-way intelligent devices to improve customer service, facilitate consumer engagement, realize cost savings and streamline system operations. Its comprehensive suite of smart grid solutions includes advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), demand-management technologies, data analytics, distribution automation and street lighting control systems. This broad portfolio of solutions is purpose-built to support smart community initiatives essential to both the near-term and long-term success of the utilities Tantalus supports and the communities they serve.