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Project Lead (Permanent)

Babcock International Group

Victoria

On-site

CAD 67,000 - 101,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Project Lead to join their team in Victoria. This role involves coordinating interdisciplinary teams to ensure project milestones are achieved, developing workface plans, and managing subcontractor activities. The ideal candidate will have experience in project management, strong communication skills, and a commitment to fostering relationships with stakeholders. The company values a culture of trust and teamwork, making this an exciting opportunity for those looking to make a significant impact in the defense and space manufacturing sector.

Benefits

Comprehensive health and dental benefits

Wellness days

Flexible work schedule

Employer matching of retirement contributions

Employee recognition and bonus programs

Support for professional development

Relocation assistance

Qualifications

Minimum of 4 years' experience in Project Management or Operations.
Strong knowledge of Project Management principles.

Responsibilities

Support day-to-day coordination of interdisciplinary teams.
Lead development of workface plans and project schedules.

Skills

Project Management

Operational Management

Communication Skills

Education

Post-secondary education in a relevant field

PMP Certification or equivalent

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Victoria, BC

Expected Salary: $67,021 to $100,532

Underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, asset management, and specialist training, Babcock International works with customers around the world to improve the capability, reliability, and availability of their most critical assets within the key market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear.

In Canada, Babcock works in the Marine sector, where our teams provide critical and complex support to Canada’s submarine fleet. Our Canadian team is proud to be trusted to deliver key naval in-service support for the Royal Canadian Navy. We also operate in the Aviation sector, where Babcock ensures that the aircrew trainees of our partner nations receive the world’s best flying training. We deliver vital aerial emergency services and are proud to have been selected by the Government of Manitoba to deliver their wildfire suppression services, as well as key components of their critical air ambulance services.

Whether it is providing technical training instruction, developing training materials or maintaining critical training assets, Babcock is trusted by its customers to deliver world-class training solutions.

Babcock’s Purpose is to create a safe and secure world, together. Our Principles create the foundation for how we will do this. They keep us on the right course, unify the way we work and guide us towards success. By thinking, connecting, and acting in line with these Principles, we’ll deliver better outcomes for our Culture, Customers and Communities. Collectively at Babcock, our employees embody the Principles that help make us great at what we do:

Challenge the status quo, Be Curious, and ask, ‘how might we?’
Whenever measuring success, Think: Outcomes and positive impacts.
Be Kind to ourselves, each other, and our planet.
Babcock employees Collaborate – we are greater than the sum of our parts,
Be Courageous – be brave, ambitious, and determined.
Everyone has a part to play - Own and Deliver to be successful.

Babcock is grateful to work on the traditional territories of many Nations across Canada. Babcock respects the special relationship that the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis have with the land and recognizes that we are privileged to use and share this land. Babcock is committed to being a good neighbor, ensuring that we are positively contributing to society’s progress and building meaningful and mutually beneficial relations with Indigenous peoples, businesses, and communities.

We encourage you to explore our Babcock Canada website to learn more about us at www.babcockcanada.com .

In this role, you will:

Support the Operations Delivery Manager in the day-to-day coordination of the interdisciplinary teams to deliver planning, production, engineering, commissioning, and subcontract work scopes to achieve project milestones
Lead the development of the daily and weekly workface plans, and support the Operations Delivery Manager in the development of the detailed project planning schedules
Provide coordination for subcontractors, including:

Coordination of requirements definition, HS&E, execution strategy & deliverables through liaising with functional departments
On-site management of subcontract activities, including daily reports
Performance and cost monitoring to contracted scope

Collaboratively develop team metrics to monitor Operational team performance and provide pro-active management solutions
Monitor material availability and other pre-requisites to delivery as required
Actively manage issues for ongoing work scopes to ensure timely delivery
Focus on project delivery, utilizing skills and experience to accelerate activities to meet or better the project cost and schedule targets
Participate in the active management of risk to the project in consultation with the Delivery & Risk Teams
Contribute to building strong relationships with all stakeholders with a focus on embedding a culture of trust, teamwork, empowerment, and accountability
Challenge existing processes and procedures and identify opportunities for improvements for the successful delivery of the project

The ideal candidate brings:

A minimum of 4 years’ experience in a Project Management or Operational environment
A post-secondary education in a relevant field, preference for a technical /engineering discipline
A sound working knowledge of Project Management principles and operational management
PMP Certification or equivalent, or be actively working towards this certification within eighteen months of attaining this role
Submarine experience is considered an asset
Strong communication skills that foster strong relationships and clarity of requirements
You are eligible for a Canadian Secret Security and ITAR Clearance

Babcock Canada supports the safety and wellbeing of our employees through the following programs:

Contributions towards an employee’s physical and mental health
Wellness days
Supportive work life balance: flexible work schedule and competitive annual vacation time off
Comprehensive health and dental benefits
Pregnancy and Parental Leave top-up available
Employer matching of employee retirement contribution
Employee recognition and bonus programs
Support of professional development and reimbursement of membership dues
Relocation assistance for individuals and families

Babcock is committed to promoting a workforce without boundaries. One that welcomes everyone to contribute to our success regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, or disability, and conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered. If you require accommodation during any stage of our recruitment process, please let us know how we can assist you.

Applicants, please apply online at https://www.babcockinternational.com/careers/

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Project Management and Information Technology
Industries
Defense and Space Manufacturing

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