Project Planner
at Thales Canada Inc., Defence and Security

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.

For decades, Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Today, Canada's capital holds one of the brightest and most diverse technological ecosystems in North America. Voted as Canada's best place to live 2017 by Maclean's, Ottawa offers a low cost of living with a high quality of life. The Thales Ottawa office has been a major supplier and long-term trusted partner to DND, enabling the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard to achieve mission success.

Ottawa, ON, Halifax, N.S., Victoria, B.C., (CAN.), Hybrid

Position Summary

The Project Planner will be responsible for the planning and scheduling of engineering changes and their implementation across the Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships & Joint Support Ships (AJISS) Program. Reporting into the Planning Group Lead and forming part of the PMO, you will develop and maintain integrated schedules that enable predictable delivery, effective change control and informed decision-making.

Key Areas of Responsibility 

This role is well suited to a planner who is comfortable working closely with engineering, configuration management and project leadership to manage complex change activities.

The main duties of the Project Planner include:

•    Developing and maintaining detailed integrated project schedules, principally for engineering changes.
•    Translating engineering scope into structured WBS, activities, logic and milestones.
•    Facilitating planning workshops with engineering, project and functional stakeholders.
•    Establishing and maintaining schedule baselines and supporting formal change control.
•    Performing schedule quality checks (logic integrity, float analysis, constraints, critical path).
•    Tracking progress, forecast completion and analyzing schedule variance and impacts.
•    Identifying schedule risks related to design and implementation activities.
•    Conforming to PMO-standard reporting: milestone status, critical path, lookahead plans and management dashboards.
•    Supporting the established business delivery rhythm through timely updates and accurate forecasting.
•    Aligning schedule with cost/resource inputs (where applicable) and supporting integrated performance reporting.
•    Contributing to continuous improvement of PMO planning standards, templates and governance.
 

Minimum Qualifications

•    Undergraduate qualifications or training in Business, Engineering or Project Management.
•    Minimum 4 + Years of experience in planning roles, preferably in a multi-disciplined engineering environment.
•    Strong understanding of planning best practices.
•    Demonstrated communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
•    Competent user of Primavera P6.
•    Experience with Earned Value principles, systems and techniques.
•    Experience with Schedule Risk Analysis is considered beneficial.
•    Advanced MS Excel skills and general data analysis competencies; familiarity with Power Query or BI tools is beneficial.

If you're excited about working with Thales, but not meeting the requirements for this position, we encourage you to join our Talent Community!

Preferred Qualifications

•    Knowledge and understanding of the Defense Sector.
•    Experience across the In-Service Support phases of a project lifecycle.
•    Experience working in a complex, multidisciplinary, multi-site organization.
•    PMI-SP, PMP, PRINCE2, or similar credentials.

Special Position Requirements

Type of Role: Hybrid (Home/Office) – flexibility to work from home for up to two days per week but expected to be in office at least three days per week.

Schedule: 40 hours per week.
Physical Environment: Office.
Travel: As required primarily within Canada.

What We Offer
* 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.

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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) 79,950.00 - 139,079.00 CAD Annual

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.