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Senior Project Manager

Hybrid
Ottawa, Ontario
Senior Level
full_time

Top Benefits

Medical and dental coverage
RRSP matching program
20 days annual vacation

About the role

We are SEA.

Engineered to protect. We protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our people, our environment, our world.

Join us.

It’s an exciting time for SEA as we expand our Canadian operations and team. We are currently looking for outstanding people to form the core of our growing team in Ottawa.

As our Senior Project Manager you will manage the design, development, delivery and support of our products in Canada. You will be a key member of the SEA Canada team, working closely with our customers and our teams in Canada and the UK to deliver and support highly engineered naval systems, and build our Canadian business.

What you’ll be doing

  • Lead and manage projects of the highest risk and complexity throughout the entire project lifecycle.
  • Work collaboratively with design authorities, engineering, supply chain and production teams to develop and implement plans to manufacture highly engineered naval systems, transition them into service and support them through life.
  • Support Business Development, including the management of proposals and bids.

The skills you need

  • Deep knowledge of the full range of project management competencies including: financial management; earned value management; risk and opportunity management; and supplier and subcontractor management.
  • Experience of managing the development and delivery of complex products and systems through the full engineering lifecycle, ideally within the Canadian defence environment.
  • Hands-on experience of working with project management tools, such as Microsoft Project Online, including the ability to use advanced features when necessary.
  • Knowledge of highly engineered naval systems and the maritime domain would be an asset.
  • The ability to work within and lead multi-functional teams to deliver common goals.
  • An excellent communicator and able to demonstrate both effective change and conflict management with highly developed influencing skills
  • Project Management Professional Certification would be an asset.
  • Must have, or be able to secure, a Canadian security clearance.

What we offer

We encourage innovation, flexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to solve problems, so we’re always looking for talented, flexible, and creative people to bring their best to SEA. In return we offer generous rewards, a fantastic work/life balance, and excellent career and training opportunities that include:

  • Medical and dental benefits.
  • RRSP matching.
  • 20 days annual vacation.
  • Half day Fridays.
  • Flexible working arrangements.
  • All Staff bonus

Join us and be part of something smaller, doing something bigger: protecting what matters.

About Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd

Defense and Space Manufacturing
201-500

For over 60 years, SEA has delivered research, development, manufacturing, training, and support of complex maritime systems to the Royal Navy, international partners, and customers across the globe. We are also the UK’s leading provider of intelligent traffic management solutions, offering a range of enforcement technologies designed for supporting the demands of the current Traffic Management and Civil Enforcement Acts.

In the defence domain, we have applications in ship protection, agile-platform anti-submarine warfare and integrated underwater situational awareness. We manufacture and support a wide range of systems designed to provide a rapid response to threats, defend a fleet against attack, track and monitor targets, and ensure system effectiveness and interoperation. Our complex systems are in-service globally and provide agile solutions in nature’s most challenging environment.

In the traffic management domain, we supply high-integrity software and systems development for complex engineering environments. Our mobile, fixed and portable enforcement systems utilise modern 3D vehicle tracking software, visible and infra-red cameras, encrypted evidence pack data collection/handling and secure interfacing with a wide range of back-office equipment suppliers. Our systems and products support transport organisations such as TfL, Network Rail and UK councils.

Our systems are underpinned by robust research, training and simulation capabilities.