Engineering Delivery Manager

Thales Canada; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales Canada is seeking an Engineering Delivery Manager in Ottawa to oversee technical project execution and ensure delivery within budget and schedule. The ideal candidate will have extensive engineering experience, strong leadership skills, and familiarity with Agile methodologies. This hybrid role offers competitive benefits, including health and retirement plans, and a commitment to diversity and inclusivity.

Benefits

Extensive health benefits

Retirement plans with company contributions

Paid holidays and sick leave

Employee discounts on memberships

Qualifications

• 9+ years of engineering experience, including 3+ years in technical management.
• Experience with V-Model / Waterfall and/or Scrum Agile methodologies.
• P. Eng, MBA, PMP certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee technical execution of projects within budget and schedule.
• Define Engineering team's work breakdown structure and management plans.
• Collaborate with project teams and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.

Skills

Technical leadership

Risk management

Project management

Software Development

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Jira

DOORS

Windchill

PowerBI

Job description

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 in 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.

This position is Hybrid in Ottawa.

Engineering Delivery Manager

Position Summary

The Engineering Delivery Manager (EDM) is responsible for managing and directly overseeing the technical execution of the project, delivering within the approved budget and schedule. Additionally, the EDM works closely with the Project Design Authority (PDA) and the Project Manager (PM) to execute effectively.

Key Areas of Responsibility

1. Contribute to Bids / Estimates for projects and changes.
2. Responsible for the technical program deliverables.
3. Define the Engineering team's WBS and OBS, the engineering lifecycle, the schedule of work, and the Engineering Management Plan (includes Software Development Plan); lead the team to achieve project stage reviews and milestones within budget, schedule, and quality standards.
4. Provide strong technical leadership to ensure solutions meet requirements and achieve customer acceptance, accreditation, and certification; manage project and technical risks and opportunities.
5. Implement objective and predictive monitoring to enable early issue and risk identification, with recovery actions to ensure on-time, acceptable delivery.
6. Ensure all activities are conducted safely, addressing equipment and personnel safety in line with legal and company requirements.
7. Collaborate with the wider project team, alliance partners, customers/end-users, suppliers, and subcontractors to ensure successful delivery against commitments; work with the EDM team to deploy best practices and tools for Work Package Management.
8. Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
9. 9+ years of engineering experience, including 3+ years in technical management.
10. Experience with the V-Model / Waterfall and/or Scrum Agile methodologies; estimating technical work; resource loading; risk management; planning, delegating, and controlling technical work; configuration and data management.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Software development experience in back-end web applications with Java web services; experience with REST API creation/manage.
2. Experience defining and implementing Business Process Automation (BPA); familiarity with TCDS EDM tools such as Jira, DOORS, Windchill, Palma, PowerBI; experience delivering fixed firm and T&M contracts; working with in-service support contracts; experience updating workflows, processes, change management, and project closure.
3. P. Eng, MBA, PMP certifications.
4. Agile Scrum Master, Lean Six Sigma, PROSCI Change Management, Trade Compliance training.

What We Offer

• Extensive benefits including health, dental, HSA, life, AD&D, short-term disability, cancer care, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan, and Well-Being programs.
• Retirement plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with company contributions and matching, with no vesting period.
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
• Voluntary life, AD&D, critical illness, long-term disability insurance.
• Employee discounts on home, auto, and gym memberships.

Why Join Us? Learn more about working at Thales.

Note: This position is hybrid in Ottawa.

Thales is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity. We provide accommodations throughout the interview process upon request. All accommodation information is confidential.

This position requires access to controlled hardware, software, or technical information under various national and international regulations. Applicants must be eligible or able to obtain necessary clearances, including a Canadian NATO Secret clearance.