Proposals Engineering Delivery Manager

Thales; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended Health

Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Thales in Ottawa, Canada is seeking a Proposals Engineering Delivery Manager (EDM) to lead the estimating of work packages and drive governance to ensure on-time, on-budget project execution. The role requires excellent communication, influence, and deep technical and project management expertise to guide an integrated team.

The EDM will collaborate with the growth team to assemble estimates and proposals for new business across diverse projects, leveraging strong engineering fundamentals and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science.
• 10+ years of technical experience (with 4+ in Project Management).
• 4+ years estimating technical work within an engineering environment.
• Prior proposal and business development experience.
• Demonstrated experience streamlining estimating process.
• Experience using Waterfall/Agile methodologies within a Project Environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership, direction, and technical guidance to a cross-disciplinary project team.
• Plan, organize, and control staff and resources to achieve project goals within delegated authority.
• Develop, integrate, and manage the project and engineering Work Breakdown Structures (WBS/OBS) in alignment with project plans.
• Establish project governance, using Thales methodologies and best practices throughout the lifecycle.
• Create and maintain a detailed technical project schedules, ensuring achievement of milestones and performance objectives.
• Oversee technical program deliverables, ensuring solutions meet requirements and secure customer acceptance.
• Monitor and control project schedule, scope, and technical performance against approved baselines.
• Implement predictive monitoring and robust risk/opportunity management to ensure timely delivery and compliance.
• Promote a safe working environment and ensure activities meet legal and company standards.
• Foster collaboration and maintain effective relationships with the PM, PDA and other internal stakeholders.
• Embed continuous improvement, promote execution excellence, and capture lessons learned across the project.
• Support team recruitment, resource planning, and contribute to broader company or program objectives as required.

Skills

Project management

Cross-disciplinary leadership

Communication skills

V-Model

Risk management

Agile/Waterfall

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science

P. Eng

MBA

PMP

Agile Scrum Master

Lean Six Sigma

Trade Compliance Training

Tools

Jira

Confluence

P6

MS Projects

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.

Proposals Engineering Delivery Manager (EDM)

Ottawa, ON- Hybrid

Regulatory Compliance Requirements

• Requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the ITAR or the EAR.
• Requires a positive Controlled Goods assessment as personnel will have direct access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the Canadian Controlled Goods Program.
• Required to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance at the NATO Secret Level.

Position Summary

We have a current vacancy for a Proposals Engineering Delivery Manager (EDM) who is responsible and accountable for the estimating of the assigned work package, how it feeds into the business 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. Additionally, technical depth and domain experience will be required to ensure Thales delivers the project to the schedule, cost and quality requirements and to the satisfaction of the customer. The ability to lead and motivate an integrated technical team will be key to the success and execution of the work.

For this position, the EDM will work with the growth team to put together all the estimates and proposals for new business. The range of projects is vast and will require someone with strong engineering and project management fundamentals.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Provide overall leadership, direction, and technical guidance to a cross-disciplinary project team.
• Plan, organize, and control staff and resources to achieve project goals within delegated authority.
• Develop, integrate, and manage the project and engineering Work Breakdown Structures (WBS/OBS) in alignment with project plans.
• Establish project governance, using Thales methodologies and best practices throughout the lifecycle.
• Create and maintain a detailed technical project schedules, ensuring achievement of milestones and performance objectives.
• Oversee technical program deliverables, ensuring solutions meet requirements and secure customer acceptance.
• Monitor and control project schedule, scope, and technical performance against approved baselines.
• Implement predictive monitoring and robust risk/opportunity management to ensure timely delivery and compliance.
• Promote a safe working environment and ensure activities meet legal and company standards.
• Foster collaboration and maintain effective relationships with the PM, PDA and other internal stakeholders.
• Embed continuous improvement, promote execution excellence, and capture lessons learned across the project.
• Support team recruitment, resource planning, and contribute to broader company or program objectives as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science
• 10+ Year of Technical Experience (with 4+ of those Years in Project Management)
• Experience Using the V-Model to Execute Technical Work
• 4+ Years estimating technical work within an engineering environment
• Prior proposal and business development experience, especially
• Demonstrated experience streamlining estimating process
• Experience Using the Waterfall/Agile Methodologies within a Project Environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in defining and/or implementing Business Process Automation (BPA) flows/processes
• Experience with planning tool such as Jira, Confluence, P6, MS Projects
• Experience Delivering for both Fixed Firm and Time & Material Contracts
• Experience Working with In-Service Support Contracts
• Experience Following, Creating and Updating Workflows/Processes
• P. Eng
• MBA
• PMP
• Agile Scrum Master
• Lean Six Sigma Process Management
• PROSCI Change Management
• Trade Compliance Training

Special Position Requirements

The reference Total Target Compensation (TTC) market range for this position, inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target, is between Total Target Cash (TTC) $140,000 - $170,000 CAD Annual.

This reflects how companies in a similar industry and geographic region generally pay for similar jobs. This range helps the Company make pay decisions as one data point among many. Where a position falls within this range is also dependent on other factors including – but not limited to – the employee’s career path history, competencies, skills and performance, as well as the company’s annual salary budget, the customer’s program requirements, and the company’s internal equity. Thales may offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s status protected by local, state, or federal law.

We use artificial intelligence–enabled tools as part of our recruitment process to support activities such as candidate discovery, résumé matching, and interview scheduling. These tools may help screen and assess applications and recommend potential matches based on the requirements within the job description. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters. Artificial intelligence does not make hiring decisions on our behalf.

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Hybrid

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:

• Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.
• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.
• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.
• Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.
• Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the Canadian Controlled Goods Program, the Canadian Industrial Security Program, the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and able to obtain a Canadian NATO Secret clearance.