Intermediate Project Manager

ADGA Group; Gatineau; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Project Manager to support critical defense and security projects. This role involves managing project documentation, financial planning, and stakeholder engagement to ensure successful project execution. The company values a strong work-life balance and offers comprehensive benefits, including a profit-sharing plan and flexible work options. Join a team that prioritizes your growth in an inclusive environment, where your contributions will directly impact the security and well-being of Canadians.

Benefits

Flexible Work Options

Maternity/Parental Top-Up

Reservist Leave Top-Up

Comprehensive Health & Dental Plans

Employee Assistance Program

Telemedicine Service

Gym Membership Discounts

Profit Sharing Plan

Access to 5,000+ Perks

Qualifications

• Strong project management background with at least 7 years of experience.
• Experience managing projects with budgets exceeding $1 million annually.
• Familiarity with DND procurement processes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management support and assist in documentation and planning.
• Collate and summarize financial data for project approvals.
• Engage with stakeholders and manage project documentation.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Financial Management

Risk Management

Schedule Management

Education

PMP Certification

Undergraduate Degree in Engineering

Degree in Project Management

Tools

MS Project

Power BI

IBM DOORS

M365 Productivity Apps

SharePoint

Job description

Company Description

ADGA Group is a proudly Canadian-owned and operated defence and security technology company. Our core services include value-added program management, agile software engineering development, and integrated security solutions. As an industry partner to the Canadian Government and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) for decades, ADGA is actively supporting ongoing and emerging requirements for operational readiness, reconstitution, and modernization.

For decades, we have recruited veterans to integrate their unique skillsets and highly specialized training into our workforce and work culture. At ADGA, we areunited by our social purpose tocreatemeaningful employment opportunities forveterans of the CAF and RCMP, their families,and fellow citizens who share a passion to contribute to the security and well-being of Canadians.

ADGA’s social purpose empowers us to reinvest in our employees as well as to donate generously to veteran and military family causes in our community.

Join our team at ADGA, where we prioritize your success by fostering internal movement and growth in a safe, inclusive, and agile work environment. We offer a wide variety of career and developmental opportunities, including the option to work on different projects and technologies, on-the-job training, cross-training, access to business and technical online courses, and formal education subsidies.

Job Description

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In this role, you will provide Project Management Support and will assist the Project Control Office and Project teams with various project activities which will include - documentation, financial, planning, coordination, and contracting aspects for the projects.

Tasks will include:

• Provide advice and support to project activities throughout the project’s life cycle where you will produce and reviewproject documents and costing required for each project approval phase guided by the Project Approval Directive, and the Defence Procurement Process.
• Collate, synthesize, and summarize projects’ financial data, and prepare financial documents, using predefined formats and templates.
• Plan, recommend and coordinate project management activities including financial, planning, and contracting aspects.
• Coordinate and prepare documentation in response to scheduled and unscheduled reports, andupdate management on project progress.
• Track trajectory, progress and operations of projects and report the progress of projects on an ongoing basis, including coordinating and producing brief materials and related documents.
• Develop and update dashboards using tools such as Power BI etc.
• Enter, track, and manage projects’ data into systems such as DRMIS, RDIMS, other Databases etc.
• Engage with stakeholders and other project managers (PMs) and solve problems cooperatively.
• Coordinate, draft, and prepare formal project documents and reports for signature.
• Develop project control and reporting procedures and manage changes in operational plans.
• Develop and manage project management documents and their templates, including the projectmanagement plan, communication plan, procurement strategy, risk register, document management control process and SLAs.
• Track, manage and provide recommendations for projects management plans for capital projects including all sub plans such as requirements management plan, schedule management plan, risk management plan, change management plan, communication management plan, procurement management plan, etc.
• Conduct post-project reviews; develop and manage lessons learned.
• Develop and manage SOPs, and documents for minor capital projects.
• Work with a variety of project management tools including MS Project, IBM DOORS, M365 Productivity apps, etc.
• Coordinate meetings for major capital project milestones.
• Contribute to the organization's strategic and business planning initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of the organizational vision and mission; and
• Perform any other work related to this category.

Qualifications

• A strong project management background.
• A Secret clearance with PSPC will be required. Consultants must be registered with the Controlled Goods Program. Employee's of ADGA can be assessed internally by ADGA.
• Must be able to work on-site on a full time basis. (client requirement)
• Experience using MS Project, MS Visio, Word, Excel and MS Team experience. Considered a strong asset to have experience using SharePoint,DRMIS, RDIMS, and Power BI.
• Familiar with the procurement approval process with DND or other departments. The directorate that this role is part of supports the procurement of military equipment.
• Requirements include:
  • Must have a PMP (Project Management Professional) Certificate or an Undergraduate level university degree in Engineering, Mathematics Science, Project Management, Business Administration or suitable engineering or technical field required to support Land C4ISR (Land, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance)
  • Must have at least 7 years (within the last 10 years) performing each of the tasks below: (contract requirements for this position)
    • Demonstrated experience working as a Project Manager for projects more than $1 million per year expenditure.
    • Demonstrated experience preparing and presenting technical and management documents.
    • Demonstrated experience in stakeholder and communications management in a project context.
    • Demonstrated experience in project financial management for projects more than $1 million per year expenditure.
    • Demonstrated experience in project scope management for projects more than $1 million per year expenditure.
    • Demonstrated experience in project schedule management for projects more than $1 million per year expenditure.
    • Demonstrated experience in project risk management for projects more than $1 million per year expenditure.
    • Drafting correspondence and making recommendations on the acceptance or rejection of deliverables.
    • Preparing Contract Deliverable Requirements Lists (CDRLs) and Data Item Descriptions.

Additional Information

Work-Life Balance

We strongly support a healthy and productive work-life balance. This starts with a flexible approach to work, and policies designed to support employees through their day-to-day routines and major life events. For example, we offer a Maternity/Parental Top-Up (up to 52 weeks) and a Reservist Leave Top-Up (up to 180 days).

Belong@ADGA

ADGA continuously strives to integrate advanced Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) approaches and practices into our work culture. Our employee-based DEI Committee explores activities and invites discussions that foster an environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and heard.

Compensation

Above and beyond our commitment to offer a competitive base salary, ADGA has a company-wide profit-sharing plan for all full-time and part-time employees.

Comprehensive Benefits and Total Rewards

We offer a comprehensive benefit program, providing employees with the choice between base or enhanced plans. Depending on the plan, ADGA pays for Health & Dental, a Health Spending Account, Short-Term Disability, an Employee Assistance Program, and a Telemedicine service. Also offered: discounts on gym memberships, 5,000+ perks through Perkoplis, a Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, and access to a wide range of other employee-centric services and savings programs.