Senior Manager leading complex testing, validation, and innovation projects at COVE. Overseeing project governance, financial performance, and stakeholder engagement for diverse defense and technology initiatives.
Responsibilities
Provide strategic leadership and oversight for COVE's portfolio of complex testing, validation, and innovation programs.
Ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with contractual, technical, quality and stakeholder requirements.
Collaborate with Project Engineering, Data, and technical teams to establish priorities, optimize resources, and enhance project delivery practices.
Lead portfolio financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, resource planning, financial reporting, and performance monitoring.
Promote and foster a collaborative team culture that encourages innovation, accountability, knowledge sharing, and professional growth.
Build and maintain effective relationships with internal departments, external partners, clients, vendors, researchers, and other stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery and collaboration.
Develop project management capability, methodologies, standards, and tools that improve organizational effectiveness.
Ensure compliance with organizational policies, industry standards, regulatory requirements, and project management best practices.
Requirements
Undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Science, Planning, or a related technical discipline.
6+ years of progressively responsible experience in project, program, or portfolio management.
Eligibility to obtain and maintain a Government of Canada security clearance is required.
Demonstrated experience managing technology, innovation, research, engineering, or financial-sector programs.
Proven experience managing financial performance across a portfolio of projects, including financial reporting, budget oversight, forecasting, variance analysis, cost control, and communicating financial results to senior leadership and stakeholders.
Experience developing project management plans, including objectives, resource requirements, governance structures, and terms of reference for project teams.
Experience managing subcontractors, consultants, vendors, and external partners.
Ability to work autonomously and effectively within a collaborative, matrix-based environment.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications, including Word and PowerPoint.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, and reporting skills.
Benefits
Opportunity to learn and make an impact by working for a dynamic, growing company on meaningful projects that find solutions to real-life problems.
Comprehensive paid time off including vacation, personal sick time, and additional days for family illness or medical appointments.
Hybrid work model with flexibility to work remotely 1 day/week.
Team wide bonding activities and casual work environment.
Tech focused office location, convenient via transit and bike paths.
Employee wellbeing including full medical & dental benefits and a health spending account.
Group RRSP matching program & Income Insurance Plans.
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