Director, Communications and Strategic Planning

Lead Communications for Canadas National Shipbuilder at a Defining Moment

As Canadas National Shipbuilder and North Americas most modern naval shipbuilding and inservice support provider Irving Shipbuilding plays a central role in strengthening Canadas defence capability and industrial future.

Headquartered in Halifax Irving Shipbuilding has constructed more than 80% of Canadas current naval fleet and leads major national programs under the National Shipbuilding Strategy including the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships and the future Riverclass destroyer fleet. With a transformed stateoftheart shipyard a highly skilled workforce and a coasttocoast supply chain Irving Shipbuilding is an engine of economic impact innovation and national readiness for decades to come.

Irving Shipbuilding is now seeking its next Director of Communications and Strategic Planning a strategic credible and forwardthinking leader who will continue to shape how this national industrial success story is understood internally across partners and throughout Canada.

The opportunity

As a key leader within an integrated portfolio spanning communications and strategic planning the Director of Communications and Strategic Planning will help shape how Irving Shipbuilding communicates its purpose progress and performance. Operating at the heart of Canadas National Shipbuilding Strategy this role is central to connecting strategy with execution across a large complex and highvisibility environment.

This is a unique opportunity to influence a national industrial program at scale strengthening trust cohesion and shared direction across a critical Canadian enterprise.

As Director of Communications and Strategic Planning you will provide enterprisewide leadership for internal and external communications and the integration of strategic planning into the communications function. Deeply connected to operations you will ensure that communications are intentional credible and closely aligned with organizational priorities and operating plans.

You will lead the development of clear peoplecentred internal communications that support a strong connected culture ensuring the workforce understands annual priorities performance expectations and strategic direction. Externally you will guide disciplined performancebased communications that reinforce Irving Shipbuildings role as a trusted national partner to the Government of Canada.

A visible trusted advisor you will build strong relationships across the senior leadership team and with key external partners. You will translate complex priorities into compelling narratives foster crossfunctional dialogue and help leaders understand not only what should be communicated but when and why. You will steward a highperforming communications team establishing standards of clarity accountability and continuous improvement.

As the ideal candidate you are an accomplished communications leader with significant experience in large operationally intensive and highly regulated environments ideally within industrial defence manufacturing or other complex privatesector settings. You understand how to lead communications in environments defined by scale operational tempo and a mix of unionized and nonunionized workforces and you bring strong business acumen that enables you to connect operational reality with coherent forwardlooking communications strategies.

You are a disciplined and intentional communicator who delivers measured credible messaging that reinforces organizational priorities and you excel at building trusting influential relationships with executives operational leaders and crossfunctional partners.

A strong people leader you develop and motivate highperforming teams with clarity accountability and shared purpose while fostering collaboration and continuous improvement. Known for your resilience steadiness and presence in fastpaced highvisibility environments you navigate ambiguity with confidence and provide sound counsel during moments of complexity.

Above all you bring the energy judgment and strategic perspective required to translate strategy performance and complex priorities into clear compelling narratives that drive alignment execution and longterm organizational success.

How to Apply

If you are interested in pursuing this exciting opportunity please apply online via KBRSs website at For more information or to ask any questions please contact Daniella Sam at Katherine Risley at or Erin MacDonald at.

Inclusion and Accessibility

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