Project Manager Global Expansion at Bombardier

Bombardier; Dorval; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance plans

Competitive base salary

Retirement savings plan

Employee Assistance Program

Tele Health Program

Job summary

Bombardier invites seasoned professionals to join our team in a leader role focused on strategic analyses, market sizing and expansion planning. The candidate will develop comprehensive financial models, ROI analyses, and drive cross-functional governance across Finance, Operations and Legal to enable data-driven expansion decisions.

Responsibilities include managing end-to-end projects, negotiating leases and contracts, overseeing construction governance, and ensuring operational readiness.

Qualifications

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Management, Business Administration or related field
• Master’s degree in Strategy, Finance, Project Management or MBA preferred
• At least 7–10 years of experience in project management, finance, strategy or management consulting
• At least 2 years of experience in the business aircraft industry
• Strong project management and negotiation skills
• Excellent problem solving and financial modelling abilities
• Ability to align and drive stakeholders to decisions
• Strong leadership and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic and market analyses using regional data
• Develop business cases with ROI and NPV/IRR, coordinate with Finance/Operations/Legal/HR
• Manage end-to-end expansion projects, budgets, timelines, risks, governance
• Support negotiations and development of leases, contracts and supplier deals
• Oversee construction governance, design specifications, and milestone reviews
• Lead operational readiness initiatives, hiring, certifications, IT, processes
• Drive international expansion projects and strategic partnerships
• Prepare presentations for senior executives and align cross-functional teams

Skills

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Financial modelling

Project management

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder alignment

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Financial acumen

Business case development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Management, Business Administration or related field

Master’s degree in Strategy, Finance, Project Management, or MBA preferred

Tools

MS Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

Why join us?

At Bombardier, we design, build and maintain the world’s peak-performing aircraft for the world’s most discerning people and businesses, governments and militaries. We have been successful in setting the highest standards by putting our people at the heart of it all, and defining excellence, together. Working at Bombardier means operating at the highest level. Every day, you are part of a team that delivers superior experiences and products, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in our industry and beyond. By prioritizing employee growth and development, we empower everyone to reach their full potential on their own terms, because the best work happens when you are free to be yourself and share your unique expertise.

Bombardier’s Benefits Program

• Insurance plans (Dental, medical, life insurance, disability, and more)


• Competitive base salary


• Retirement savings plan


• Employee Assistance Program


• Tele Health Program

What are your contributions to the team?

Lead Strategic & Market Analyses

Conduct regional economic, political, workforce, and competitive assessments, perform market attractiveness, demand sizing, and competitive benchmarking, recommend expansion priorities based on data-driven insights.

Business Case Development

Build full financial models to support future expansion project business plan including ROI, NPV/IRR, and scenario modeling. validate assumptions with Finance, Operations, Legal, HR, and other stakeholders. prepare approval materials for Leadership and the Board.

Project & Program Management

Support or lead end-to-end execution of expansion initiatives, manage project plans, governance routines, project budgets and timelines, risk registers, and mitigation strategies, coordinate alignment among internal cross-functional teams. Provide regular governance to senior executives to drive decision making and obtain senior executive alignment and approvals

Commercial Structuring & Negotiations

Support processes to obtain competitive and quality offers (RFPs, RFQs) and support commercial, contractual, and financial negotiations. You will participate in development and review of leases, agreements, and contracts with external stakeholders such as contractors, financiers, partners, suppliers, consultants, airport management, etc.

Construction Oversight & Governance

You will lead construction governance, establishing a structured oversight framework that ensures full alignment between all internal and external stakeholders involved in facility design and construction. This includes coordinating internal teams to translate operational requirements into clear design specifications. You will collaborate closely with architects, contractors, developers, and our customer representatives to monitor progress, validate milestones, and proactively address risks. You will ensure construction remains on time, on budget, and compliant with Bombardier specifications by driving regular governance routines, leading design and progress reviews, escalating issues when required, and maintaining transparency across all stakeholders through disciplined reporting and communication.

Operational Readiness

Lead full implementation plan process to ensure facility is ready to start operations once construction is completed. Coordinate with all key workstream to support hiring, certifications, tooling, IT setup, processes, and compliance readiness and work with site teams to ensure alignment to timelines and budgets.

Strategic Aftermarket Initiatives

Lead international projects such as organic expansions, and strategic partnerships to optimize Bombardier’s maintenance footprint capacity and capabilities, from strategic assessment to completion

How to thrive in this role?

• You hold a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Management, Business Administration or related field


• Master’s degree in Strategy, Finance, Project Management, or MBA preferred


• You have at least 7 to 10 years of relevant experience in project management, finance, strategy and/or management consulting, or a related discipline


• You have at least 2 years of relevant experience in business aircraft industry


• You have strong project management skills


• You have good negotiation skills


• You have experience in developing business cases and have a good financial acumen


• You have excellent problem solving skills


• You have the ability to align and drive stakeholders towards required decision points


• You are assertive and results-oriented and demonstrate leadership


• You have strong financial and analytical skills, including financial modelling


• You have experience in managing and aligning cross-functional stakeholders in a large company (legal, HR, finance, procurement, operations, etc.)


• You have experience in preparing presentations and presenting to senior executives


• You have excellent communication skills (written and verbal)


• You have a self-starter and can work independently as well as in a team


• You can manage multiple priorities simultaneously and work well under pressure


• You demonstrate strategic thinking as well as strong business acumen


• You are advanced in MS Office suite (specifically Excel, Word and PowerPoint)


• You are available to travel 10-30% of the time (as required)


• International experience is preferred

Please note: You don’t need all the skills, knowledge, and experience listed to apply for this position. We’re not looking for the perfect candidate, we’re looking for great talent and passionate individuals.

Bombardier is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons of any race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, immigration status, disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics to apply.

Primary Location Administrative Centre (CA)

This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth. When applicable, Bombardier promotes flexible and hybrid work policies.