Project Manager

• Develop maintain and manage integrated project plans and schedules ensuring delivery against approved scope cost quality and schedule commitments.

• Manage project deliverables against contractual requirements milestones acceptance criteria and customer commitments escalating potential delivery impacts as required.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams including commercial engineering operations quality supply chain and support functions.

• Track project performance using appropriate tools and KPIs escalating risks and variances as needed.

• Develop and maintain project documentation including project charters schedules risk registers and status reports.

• Support proposal and bid activities by contributing to project plans estimates and schedules.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers suppliers and internal stakeholders ensuring clear communication and alignment.

• Ensure compliance with all contractual regulatory and security requirements particularly those specific to the defence industry.

• Monitor and control project budgets forecasts costs and financial performance identifying variances and implementing or escalating corrective actions as required.

• Manage project change control processes ensuring impacts to scope schedule and cost are assessed approved and communicated.

• Lead project closeout activities including completion of deliverables lessons learned financial closure and transition of outstanding actions.

• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in project delivery processes.

• Identify assess track and manage project risks assumptions issues and dependencies (RAID) developing mitigation and recovery actions and escalating where required.

• Manage stakeholder engagement and expectations across internal and external groups

• Support and adhere to project governance frameworks including PLF stage gates and reporting requirements.

• Strong knowledge and practical application of traditional Agile and hybrid project management methodologies.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

• Demonstrated ability to engage influence and maintain effective relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders

• Ability to work flexibly to meet changing customer and business needs

• Proficient user of Microsoft Office Suite and project management tools including Project Insight and Jira.

• Familiarity with change management principles and leading through transformation (desirable)

Education/Work Experience Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in business management Engineering or related field from a recognized institution (or equivalent work experience).

• 35 years of progressively responsible project management experience including demonstrated experience independently managing project scope schedule cost risk and stakeholder requirements.

Additional Desirable Assets

• Project management certification such as PMP PRINCE2 CAPM or equivalent is considered an asset.

• Strong understanding of project governance risk management and cost/schedule control

• Experience working within a structured PMO and project governance environment.

• Experience in defence aerospace uncrewed systems or other highly regulated industries with an understanding of defence customers markets and operating environments is desirable.

Travel Requirements