Job description:
The Project Manager leads assigned KNDS Canada projects from contract review and initiation through execution, acceptance, and closure. The role translates contractual, technical, and customer requirements into practical plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, and deliverables; coordinates Operations, Engineering, Procurement, Logistics, Finance, Quality, EHS, customers, and suppliers; and proactively controls risks, costs, changes, and deadlines. The position is accountable for timely, compliant, and high-quality project delivery, with clear reporting to management.
Key Responsibilities
- Review contracts, statements of work, specifications, and legal/commercial documents; identify obligations, deliverables, acceptance criteria, deadlines, dependencies, and risks; escalate interpretation issues to management or legal counsel.
- Lead assigned projects end to end, establishing scope, objectives, work breakdown structures, governance, accountability, execution plans, and closure requirements.
- Create, maintain, and drive detailed project schedules, critical paths, milestones, resource plans, and action trackers; follow up systematically and recover delays before contractual deadlines are affected.
- Coordinate and lead work across Operations, Engineering, Procurement, Logistics, Finance, Quality, EHS, Maintenance, customers, OEMs, and subcontractors; assign actions, resolve bottlenecks, and hold stakeholders accountable.
- Develop and monitor project budgets, commitments, cost forecasts, and variances; assess the financial impact of changes, control costs, and recommend corrective measures.
- Maintain risk and issue registers; assess contractual, technical, supplier, financial, resource, and schedule exposure; implement mitigations, contingencies, and timely escalation.
- Control project scope and changes, ensuring approvals, documented decisions, impact assessments, and alignment with contractual and customer requirements.
- Coordinate purchasing, supplier performance, materials, technical documentation, engineering changes, configuration control, obsolescence, and fleet sustainment activities as applicable.
- Track KPIs, deliverables, quality, and schedule/budget performance; provide concise dashboards, forecasts, status updates, and recommendations to customers and senior management.
- Ensure compliance with CAF/DND contractual requirements, applicable defence standards, Controlled Goods, security, ITB, safety, quality, and company procedures.
- Lead project reviews, acceptance and handover, document control, lessons learned, and continuous improvement; support proposals and future program planning as required.
- Occasionally, support company during bids preparation & submittal in addition to fulfilling ITB transactions as needed.
Qualifications & Experience
- Degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, Operations, or related discipline, or equivalent experience; typically, 3–5 years of progressively responsible project delivery experience.
- Proven ownership of complex projects from contract/SOW review to planning, budget control, risk management, delivery, and closure.
- Strong skills in scheduling, critical-path management, resource planning, financial forecasting, change control, reporting, and stakeholder leadership.
- Ability to interpret contractual requirements, manage competing priorities independently, solve problems proactively, and drive multidisciplinary teams to meet deadlines.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and MS Project or equivalent project scheduling and reporting tools; ERP/SAP experience is an asset.
- Defence, government contracts, CAF/DND, manufacturing, engineering, or fleet sustainment experience is an asset; familiarity with configuration management is beneficial.
- PMP or equivalent certification is an asset; must meet applicable Controlled Goods Program and Government of Canada security eligibility requirements.
- Proficiency in German is considered an asset
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Work Location: In person
