Program supervisor Jobs in Halifax, NS

Description

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• Provides assistance to Program Managers to organize and facilitate project planning activities.

• Assists the program manager in developing and maintaining the Program Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

• Organize, design, develop, and maintain an Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) for projects and report on milestone status.

• Performs analysis of the Integrated Master Schedule to include schedule variance analysis, critical path analysis, resource analysis, what-if scenarios.

• Monitor schedule performance to include weekly and monthly variances.

• Coordinates with program functional teams, integrated project teams, and other stakeholders (Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, etc.) to review and understand their schedule inputs/updates and address identified gaps or issues

• Serves as the program’s schedule management subject matter expert and works with the program team and stakeholders to interpret and address schedule related items

• Proactively identifies and communicates schedule dependencies, impacts and risks to the program management team

• Participates and supports the program’s risk management and governance process

• Develops IMS custom views and reports as required

• Supports program and customer reviews

Required Skills:

• Degree/Diploma in a technical discipline

• Strong MS Project or other scheduling software experience

• 3+ years of scheduling experience for product development or manufacturing in the Electronics/aerospace/defense industry

• The Candidate must be capable of acquiring NATO Secret security clearance and a Canadian Controlled Goods assessment to the satisfaction of the company.

Desired Skills:

• Solid understanding of program scheduling processes and methodologies (PMP, PMI-SP)

• Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills and ability to coordinate with multiple project teams

• Experience applying integrated cost/schedule and critical path methodologies within an Earned Value Management (EVM) environment.

• Experience scheduling medium/large complexity government and commercial development programs.

• Experience managing project schedules with large subcontractor content

• Effective verbal and written communication skills, presentation skills

• Must possess excellent problem solving skills

• Willing to travel up to 10% of time primarily to domestic locations

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Diverse & Inclusive Employer

Ultra Maritime is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity, inclusion, equity and equality. Underpinned by our values, behaviours, and policies, we want you to feel empowered to be your best and authentic self.

We promote a workplace that welcomes people from all backgrounds and cultures; believing that this will increase our diversity of thinking, and ultimately ensure we continue delivering on our commitments to our customers.

We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status and welcome applications from all candidates.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a competitive benefits package including extended health and dental, life insurance, RRSP, deferred profit sharing, optional critical illness insurance, an EFAP and student bursaries

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We encourage regular manager-employee performance feedback, goal alignment and employee development through our Employee Performance Development Plan (EPDP) and offer employee education assistance to allow our people to acquire new qualifications and certifications.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and particularly welcome applications from Women, Aboriginal Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Visible Minorities.

Company: Ultra Maritime