Student, Program Management

General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada; London; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Land Systems–Canada in London, Ontario seeks a candidate to contribute to the Canadian Program team designing, delivering, and supporting world class Light Armoured Vehicles. You will interact with the Department of National Defence during visits, calls, and reporting, while advocating for the customer across departments to ensure on-time, high-quality deliverables.

The role supports Bid & Proposal activity, monitors cost, schedule, and performance, and may lead projects

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a university program related to Management and Organizational Studies, Political Science, Governance, Leadership and Ethics, or Business.
• Excellent oral and written communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proven analytical and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrates well-developed organizational, time management and decision making skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Powerpoint).

Responsibilities

• Contribute your talent and energy to help the Canadian Program team design, deliver and support world class Light Armoured Vehicles.
• Interact externally with the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) when helping to host visits, conference calls, preparing reports and submission of contractual correspondence.
• Act as the Customer's advocate internally across all departments to ensure deliverables are received on time, are of high quality, and meet contractual requirements.
• Support Bid & Proposal activity for new task bids to the customer, monitor cost, schedule, and performance on task activities.
• Support or lead projects for the Canadian Program; including, Business Case development for Performance Based Agreement initiatives (Value Engineering or Repair & Overhaul)
• Support organizational change through Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) initiatives
• Other special projects, as required opportunities will exist to support other International Government programs, off sites, visits or special projects.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Time management

Education

University program in Management/Organizational Studies

Business

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

The pay range for this position is $25.50 - $26.00 per hour.

• Contribute your talent and energy to help the Canadian Program team design, deliver and support world class Light Armoured Vehicles.
• Interact externally with the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) when helping to host visits, conference calls, preparing reports and submission of contractual correspondence.
• Act as the Customer's advocate internally across all departments to ensure deliverables are received on time, are of high quality, and meet contractual requirements.
• Support Bid & Proposal activity for new task bids to the customer, monitor cost, schedule, and performance on task activities.
• Support or lead projects for the Canadian Program; including, Business Case development for Performance Based Agreement initiatives (Value Engineering or Repair & Overhaul)
• Support organizational change through Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) initiatives
• Other special projects, as required opportunities will exist to support other International Government programs, off sites, visits or special projects.

Description

The anticipated start date for the role is May 2027, with an expected 4-month term. However, a variety of start dates and durations for this role are possible. Feel free to indicate your availability on your application.

The pay range for this position is $25.50 - $26.00 per hour.

Key Job Elements

• Contribute your talent and energy to help the Canadian Program team design, deliver and support world class Light Armoured Vehicles.
• Interact externally with the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) when helping to host visits, conference calls, preparing reports and submission of contractual correspondence.
• Act as the Customer's advocate internally across all departments to ensure deliverables are received on time, are of high quality, and meet contractual requirements.
• Support Bid & Proposal activity for new task bids to the customer, monitor cost, schedule, and performance on task activities.
• Support or lead projects for the Canadian Program; including, Business Case development for Performance Based Agreement initiatives (Value Engineering or Repair & Overhaul)
• Support organizational change through Continuous Improvement Process (CIP) initiatives
• Other special projects, as required opportunities will exist to support other International Government programs, off sites, visits or special projects.

Required Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a university program related to Management and Organizational Studies, Political Science, Governance, Leadership and Ethics, or Business
• Excellent oral and written communication, and interpersonal skills
• Proven analytical and problem solving skills
• Demonstrates well-developed organizational, time management and decision making skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Powerpoint)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Project Management / Planning
• Knowledge / experience in a technical / production environment
• Database creation / management experience