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.

POSITION SUMMARY

Thales requires a Project Manager/Continuous Improvement Lead (CIL). As a PM/CIL, you will carry out an integral role, responsible for the delivery of the assigned project, its business rhythm and all associated governance aspects in order to ensure successful project execution. The role will demand an individual with highly developed communication and influencing skills and an equal depth of domain experience that can ensure Thales prioritizes and delivers continuous improvement initiatives to the schedule, cost and quality requirements and to the satisfaction of the customer.
The Project Manager/Continuous Improvement Lead will both manage a prioritized backlog continuous improvement initiative and manage prioritized improvement initiatives. Daily activities include producing detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and regular status reports for the customer and Thales internal management. The CIL will engage with various stakeholders within the Thales matrix organization and within the customer community on the project.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Industrial Engineering, or Relevant proven experience.
• Certified Practicing Project Manager or equivalent (IPMA and/or PMP certification).
• 5+ years of proven experience managing projects.
• Previous experience working in a PMO within the Defense and Aerospace sector.
• Experience and understanding of the Program Management process (including Change Control, Risk Management and Information Management).
  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

Type of Role: Hybrid (Home/Office) – flexibility to work from home, but expected to be in office as required to support the business.
Schedule: 40 hours per week
Physical Environment: Office environment
Travel: As required primarily within Canada

Please refer the Job description for details