Student, Program Management

Job summary

Support the Canadian Program team in delivering Light Armoured Vehicle programs, coordinating with the Department of National Defence and advocating internally for timely, high-quality contractual deliverables. Assist with bids, cost and schedule monitoring, business cases, continuous improvement initiatives, and other program projects.

Job details

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

What you’ll do

Support the Canadian Program team in delivering Light Armoured Vehicle programs, coordinating with the Department of National Defence and advocating internally for timely, high-quality contractual deliverables. Assist with bids, cost and schedule monitoring, business cases, continuous improvement initiatives, and other program projects.

Requirements

Applicants must be enrolled in a university program related to management and organizational studies, political science, governance, leadership and ethics, or business. They should have strong communication, interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, time-management, and decision-making skills, plus proficiency in Microsoft Office; project management, technical or production environment, and database experience are preferred.

Listed skills

• Continuous Improvement · Preferred
• Time management · Preferred
• written communication · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Microsoft Office · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred
• Performance Monitoring · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Program Management
• Project Management
• Bid And Proposal Support
• Cost Monitoring
• Schedule Monitoring
• Performance Monitoring
• Business Case Development
• Continuous Improvement
• Analytical Skills
• Problem Solving
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication
• Interpersonal Skills
• Organization
• Time Management
• Microsoft Office

Job areas

• Management & Leadership
• Government & Public Sector
• Administrative
• Manufacturing

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