Hybrid Assistant Project Manager

at Thales

• Job title: Assistant Project Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: CA$90,000 - CA$110,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: PMP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Ottawa, Canada

About the role

• Assistant Project Manager at Thales managing project scope, schedule, and risk for defense programs. Overseeing integration across project areas and ensuring compliance with governance standards.

Responsibilities

• Support integration of scope, schedule, cost, risk, and quality activities across assigned areas of the JSS program.
• Maintain alignment between project plans, contractual requirements, and Thales PMO governance.
• Manage assigned work packages or discrete project activities under the direction of the Project Manager.
• Support definition and control of project scope in accordance with contract and statement of work.
• Assist with development and maintenance of work breakdown structures (WBS).
• Develop, update, and maintain detailed schedules for assigned scope.
• Support cost forecasting, variance analysis, and estimate-at-completion (EAC) updates.
• Support risk identification, analysis, and mitigation planning.
• Prepare project status reports, dashboards, and briefing materials.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Business, Project Management, or a related field or in lieu of a degree, 3 years of directly relate education and/ or experience as equivalency
• At least 3 years of experience in a project coordination or assistant project management role.
• Experience supporting complex programs in defence, naval, marine, aerospace, or other regulated industries.
• Strong understanding of standard project management practices across scope, schedule, cost, and risk.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite, particularly Project, Excel, and PowerPoint (or equivalent tools).
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ideally a candidate would also have PMP / CAPM Certification.

Benefits

• 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.