Engineering Delivery Sub-Discipline Manager

Location: Ottawa, Canada

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

For decades, Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Today, Canada’s capital holds one of the brightest and most diverse technological ecosystems in North America. Voted as Canada’s best place to live 2017 by Maclean's, Ottawa offers a low cost of living with a high quality of life. The Thales Ottawa office has been a major supplier and long-term trusted partner to DND, enabling the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard to achieve mission success.

Engineering Delivery Sub-Discipline Manager (ED-SDM)

Ottawa, ON Hybrid

Regulatory Compliance Requirements

• Requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the ITAR or the EAR

• Requires a positive Controlled Goods assessment as you will have direct access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the Canadian Controlled Goods Program

• Required to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance at the NATO Secret Level

Position Summary

We have a current vacancy for an Engineering Delivery Sub-Discipline Manager (ED-SDM) who reports to the Engineering Delivery HoD and is responsible for estimating, managing and directly overseeing the technical execution of a work package, he/she delivers within the approved budget and schedule. Additionally, the EDM works closely with the Project Design Authority (PDA) and the Project Manager (PM) in order to execute effectively. Also, the ED-RM will be responsible for the resource management of other EDMs in the group.

Key Areas of Responsibility  

• As a Resource Manager,

  • Provides appropriate resources to deliver bids, projects and products

  • Plans the team’s workload in the short, medium and long term

  • Develops team skills to support bids, projects and products

  • Supports recruitment, onboarding, performance management, career management and succession planning for the team

  • Coaches, mentors and develops the team

  • Leads the team to meet company expectations for productivity, chargeability, quality, continuous improvement and accomplishment of objectives

  • Ensures that company policies and procedures are followed, including timesheets, time off, and travel

• As an Engineering Delivery Manager

  • Contribute to Bids/Estimates for projects and changes

  • Responsible for the technical program deliverables

  • Define the Engineering team’s WBS and OBS, the engineering lifecycle, the schedule of work and the Engineering Management Plan (includes Software Development Plan)

  • Direct and lead the team to achieve the project stage reviews and milestones to cost, schedule and acceptable quality

  • Provide strong technical leadership to ensure the solution is matured such that it will satisfy the requirements and achieve customer acceptance, accreditation and certification

  • Manage project and technical risk and opportunity

  • Implement an objective and predictive monitoring regime to enable early identification of issues and risks, and definition of recovery actions to ensure on time acceptable delivery is achieved

  • Ensure that all activities are conducted in a safe manner in line with Legal and Company requirements

  • Support interviews for new candidates and be the M2 manager for the project team

  • Work collaboratively with the wider project team, alliance partner, customer/end-user, functions, suppliers and sub-contractors to ensure the Project Team successfully delivers against commitments to the internal and external customers

  • Work with the EDM team to deploy best practices and tools tailored for Work Package Management

Minimum Qualifications  

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer science or similar technical domain

• At least 10 Years of Engineering experience with at least 3 of those years functioning as a technical leader of people (hiring, performance reviews etc.)

• Experience Using the V-Model/Waterfall and/or Scrum Agile to Execute Technical Work

• Experience Estimating and Quoting Technical Work

• Experience with Resource Loading

• Experience Managing Project Risks

• Experience Planning, Delegating and Controlling Technical Work

• Experience in Configuration and Data Management

• Experience in Change Management

• Experience Closing Projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in defining and/or implementing Business Process Automation (BPA) flows/processes

• Experience with TCDS EDM Tools: Jira, DOORS, Windchill, Palma, PowerBI

• Experience Delivering for both Fixed Firm and Time & Material Contracts

• Experience Working with In-Service Support Contracts

• Experience Following, Creating and Updating Workflows/Processes

• P. Eng

• MBA

• PMP

• Agile Scrum Master

• Lean Six Sigma Process Management

• PROSCI Change Management

• Trade Compliance Training

If you’re excited about working with Thales, but not meeting the requirements for this position, we encourage you to join our Talent Community!

Special Position Requirements

The reference Total Target Compensation (TTC) market range for this position, inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target, is between Total Target Cash (TTC) $145,000 - $195,00 CAD Annual.

This reflects how companies in a similar industry and geographic region generally pay for similar jobs. This range helps the Company make pay decisions as one data point among many. Where a position falls within this range is also dependent on other factors including – but not limited to – the employee’s career path history, competencies, skills and performance, as well as the company’s annual salary budget, the customer’s program requirements, and the company’s internal equity. Thales may offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s status protected by local, state, or federal law.

We use artificial intelligence–enabled tools as part of our recruitment process to support activities such as candidate discovery, résumé matching, and interview scheduling. These tools may help screen and assess applications and recommend potential matches based on the requirements within the job description.  All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters. Artificial intelligence does not make hiring decisions on our behalf.

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Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following: 

• Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.

• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.

• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave. 

• Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.

• Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the Canadian Controlled Goods Program, the Canadian Industrial Security Program, the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and able to obtain a Canadian NATO Secret clearance.