Desjardins project delivery manager coordinating application and technology delivery for complex cross - sector projects. Supervising contributors, budgets, timelines, risks and implementation strategies.
About the role
- Project Manager leading CAE’s Canadian defence and aerospace acquisition, modernization, training, and sustainment programs. Managing complex customer-facing projects, budgets, governance, and multidisciplinary teams.
Responsibilities
- Manage the human, financial, operational, and technical resources required to execute projects, meet contractual commitments, achieve business objectives, and support customer satisfaction.
- Lead projects across CAE’s Defense & Security Canada Acquisition and Updates portfolio.
- Lead planning, execution, and delivery of defence acquisition, modernization, training, sustainment, and capability development projects.
- Manage activities supporting aircraft fleet modernization, Ground-Based Training Systems (GBTS), training and learning solutions, aviation and operational support capabilities, digital and IM/IT solutions, infrastructure projects, and future defence acquisition initiatives.
- Support development, integration, implementation, and delivery of complex operational and training capabilities with customers, industry partners, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Develop and maintain project plans covering scope, schedule, cost, resources, communications, procurement, and risk management.
- Establish project objectives, milestones, deliverables, and performance metrics.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including engineers, aviation and training specialists, instructional designers, digital and technology professionals, subject matter experts, subcontractors, and operational stakeholders.
- Manage project scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ensure compliance with CAE project governance processes, Project Management Reviews (PMRs), and customer requirements.
- Manage project budgets, forecasts, revenue milestones, and overall financial performance.
- Report and present project status, risks, opportunities, key performance indicators, and financial results, including support for EVM, forecasting, estimate at completion, and governance reviews.
- Assess and manage scope changes and contractual, financial, and schedule impacts.
- Serve as primary interface with customers and stakeholders.
- Provide leadership to cross-functional teams in a matrix organization.
- Support business growth, proposal development, project mobilization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- PMP certification.
- 5 to 8 years of project management experience in defence, aerospace, training systems, engineering, technology, infrastructure, or related industries.
- Experience delivering complex technical, training, aviation, infrastructure, or systems integration projects.
- Experience managing customer-facing projects with contractual deliverables.
- Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate diverse stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of project management disciplines, including scope, schedule, cost, risk, change, stakeholder, and requirements management.
- Experience managing project budgets, forecasting, financial performance, and contractual commitments on complex customer-facing projects.
- Experience working within a matrix organization and collaborating with multidisciplinary technical teams.
- Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.
- Strong customer focus and results orientation.
- Ability to obtain and maintain the required Canadian security clearance.
- Ability and willingness to travel as required.
- Bilingualism in English and French is preferred.
- Experience supporting the acquisition, development, integration, modernization, or sustainment of complex aerospace, defence, or training systems is preferred.
- Knowledge of simulation and training systems, instructional systems design (ISD), digital learning environments, or courseware development is preferred.
- Experience supporting aviation training, aircraft operations, operational support, fleet modernization, or sustainment programs is preferred.
- Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM) and integrated master scheduling is preferred.
- Knowledge of Royal Canadian Air Force organizations, military aviation operations, or defence acquisition environments is preferred.
- Experience working with military end users, government stakeholders, and industry partners in complex program environments is preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.
- Access to career mobility across multiple programs, capability areas, and leadership opportunities within a global organization.
- Flexible work environment
- Contribute to some of Canada’s most significant defence modernization and capability development programs.
- Work across a diverse portfolio spanning defence acquisition, training and simulation, operational capability development, digital transformation, and sustainment programs.
- Collaborate with military customers, government stakeholders, and industry partners on strategically important national defence initiatives.
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