Manager, Configuration Management

Location: Ottawa Canada

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For decades Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Today Canadas capital holds one of the brightest and most diverse technological ecosystems in North America. Voted as Canadas best place to live 2017 by Macleans 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.

Manager of Configuration Management

Position Summary

This position is Hybrid Ottawa Halifax or Victoria.

Thales is looking to hire a Manager of Configuration Management. The Manager of Configuration Management is the Head of Discipline (HoD) responsible for Configuration Management (CM) across the organization. They are also the Resource Manager for the CM team. The Manager of Configuration Management reports to the Director of Engineering.

Regulatory Compliance Requirement

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List and/or the US the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• As a Resource Manager you will provide appropriate resources to deliver bids projects and products; Plans the teams workload in the short medium and long term; Develops team skills to support bids projects and products; Supports recruitment onboarding performance management career management and succession planning for the team; Coaches mentors and develops the team; Leads the team to meet company expectations for productivity chargeability quality continuous improvement and accomplishment of objectives; Ensures that company policies and procedures are followed including timesheets time off and travel.
• As a Head of Discipline; you will be responsible for the establishment standardization and evolution of processes procedures and tooling for the discipline; Ensures that the discipline processes procedures and tooling meet the current and future needs of the bids projects and products; Responsible for development of lessons learned and the sharing of knowledge and experience across the discipline; Responsible for bid project and product estimates for the discipline.
• As Manager of Configuration Management you are to Implement and sustain the Companys Configuration Management capability; Perform Configuration Management Planning and Management; Responsible for Configuration Identification Control Status Accounting Verification and Audits; Responsible for managing the CM budget; Manages Configuration Identification (CI) activities and the CI structure for projects and products; Responsible for the integration of Configuration Item technical data between the Configuration Management System and other applications including Maximo SAP DOORS Omega PS JIRA and SharePoint; Responsible for subcontractor Configuration Management requirements and activities.
• As a member of the CM team you will be responsible for performing CM work on bids projects and products.

Minimum Requirements

• An engineering degree or 3-year technical program diploma in a technical field from a recognized university or college program or certified as a technologist by a recognized provincial state or federal (national) licensing body in a related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in the last 10 years managing a CM team; A minimum of 5 years of experience in the last 10 years of responsibility for CM functions; A minimum of 5 years of experience in the last 10 years as a Configuration Manager for a Capital or In-Service Support contract.
• Expertise in the deployment maintenance use of at least one Configuration Management tool; Expertise in at least one Configuration Management standard
• A minimum of 5 years of experience as a people or resource manager; A minimum of 5 years of experience managing a budget; A minimum of 5 years of experience managing an Engineering Discipline including responsibility for associated policies and procedures.

Other Experience

• Expertise in the deployment maintenance use of Configuration Management tools
• Expertise in at least one Configuration Management standard (EIA 649 ISO 10007)
• A minimum of 5 years of experience as a people or resource manager
• A minimum of 5 years of experience managing a budget
• A minimum of 5 years of experience managing within an Engineering Discipline including responsibility for associated policies and procedures
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

Preferred Qualifications

• A Masters degree in Engineering Science IT or a related field
• Management of budget worth at least 500kCAD
• Experience in the Defence industry
• Experience in Data Management

Special Position Requirements

• Occasional national and international travel. About 4 times per year.
• Schedule: 40 hours per week

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) $123000 $147000 -$171000 CAD Annual.

This reflects how companies in a similar industry and geographic region generally pay for similar jobs. This range helps the Company make pay decisions as one data point among many. Where a position falls within this range is also dependent on other factors including but not limited to the employees career path history competencies skills and performance as well as the companys annual salary budget the customers program requirements and the companys internal equity. Thales may offer additional benefits and other compensation depending on circumstances not related to an applicants status protected by local state or federal law.

We use artificial intelligenceenabled tools as part of our recruitment process to support activities such as candidate discovery résumé matching and interview scheduling. These tools may help screen and assess applications and recommend potential matches based on the requirements within the job description. All hiring decisions including candidate evaluation selection and disposition are made by human recruiters. Artificial intelligence does not make hiring decisions on our behalf.

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( 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.