Project Manager

DLR is responsible to provide operational direction and management advice for the acquisition of systems and capabilities in support of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) missions and mandates within the Land domain. DLR requires two (2) Senior Project Managers to provide support to DLR for the coordination of project efforts which includes submission writing, project briefs, business case analyses, and other departmental documentation.

Mandatory requirements

• Undergraduate degree or diploma from a recognized Canadian university, college, or the equivalent as established by a recognized Canadian academic credentials assessment service, if obtained outside Canada
• Minimum of sixty (60) months combined experience at a supervisory level working in a project environment related to concept development, equipment requirements, organizational structure and design
• Co-authored one statement of requirement (SOR) within the last one hundred and twenty 120 months, addressing one of the following:
  Concepts development
  Equipment requirement
  Organizational structure and design

Optional requirements

• Obtained any one of the following degrees or certifications:
  Master of Business Administration
  MBA Master of Public Administration
  MPA Master of Engineering
  Applied Science Canadian Army Technical Staff Officer Course
  Project Management Professional PMP
  Other relevant Graduate degrees such as Master of Public Policy
• Has been the main author of:
  Strategic Context Document
  Business Case Analysis
  Project Charter
  Request for Information – RFI
  Request for Proposal – RFP
  Responses to RFI/RFP
• Experience working in, or with, a defence related environment; such as;
  Department of National Defence (DND)
  Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
  Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED- C)
  Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), academia, advisory body, or defence industry
• Has any of the following Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) qualifications relevant to the subject matter (or acceptable equivalency):
  Joint Command and Staff Program
  Project Approval Course
  Complex Project and Procurement Leadership Certificate

General tasks

• Determine and provide recommendations on the handling of interdependencies between DLR projects, other CAF projects or initiatives, and other CAF Level 1 organizations
• Maintain a database of interdependencies and departmental decisions on their handling
• Contribute to the drafting of strategic documents, reports, and briefings
• Give briefings on progress and concerns of projects
• Coordinate and prepare documentation in response to scheduled and unscheduled reports, returns and observations to update management on project progress
• Prepare draft evaluation plans, criteria, and evaluation schedules
• Develop, plan, analyze, evaluate, and prioritizing deliverables and requirements
• Define and document team objectives
• Determine and obtain budgetary requirements, composition, roles, responsibilities, and terms of reference for the team
• Plan, direct and control the activities of a project team within scheduled time and cost parameters
• Monitor the design, implementation, and operations start-up of the project against established goals, objectives, and milestones
• Meet with stakeholders and other project managers and state problems in a form capable of being solved
• Prepare plans, charts, tables, and diagrams to assist in analyzing or displaying problems
• Work with a variety of project management tools such as MS Project and Visio
• Formulate and manage project plans by defining deliverables, identifying key milestones, reviewing project progress, and engaging in ongoing risk management
• Ensure management staff is provided with timely and accurate project information and status updates
• Conduct post project reviews/lessons learned
• Contribute to the organization’s strategic and business planning initiatives
• Contribute to the development of organizational vision and mission
• Coordinate, draft and prepare for signature formal project documents and reports