Lead, Program Management 1

L3HHCM20 • Montreal, QC

35d • CA$100,500 - CA$150,500 • Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Program Manager will be responsible for managing major projects and programs across various company functional groups, including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality. This role involves leading strategic projects, providing support for bids and proposals, and making critical decisions on project issues. The position requires ensuring compliance with internal program procedures and project control guidelines, while also managing relationships and expectations with domestic and international customers. The Lead Program Manager will liaise with all stakeholders and departments to ensure technical, schedule, and budget compliance, and will manage suppliers, subcontractors, and manufacturers. Key responsibilities include evaluating project risks, developing mitigation plans, reviewing project expenditures, cash collection, and EAC forecasts, and preparing monthly progress reports and status reviews. Keeping management informed of progress is essential. The role requires the ability to travel 10% of the time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, commerce or management.
• 10+ years’ experience leading complex, multi-disciplinary projects .
• Proven leadership managing full project lifecycle from requirements definition through design, integration, testing, commissioning, and turnover.
• Adept at planning and overseeing Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), simulation/testing programs, and commissioning activities.
• Recognized for building strong, cross-functional relationships and driving collaborative problem solving across engineering, operations, and field services to deliver integrated solutions.
• Extensive experience managing vendor interfaces, engineering deliverables, and configuration baselines.
• Skilled in risk management, schedule development, earned-value tracking, and cost control for multimillion-dollar projects.
• Effective communicator able to translate project status, constraints, and decisions to technical teams, management, and external partners.
• Track record of establishing robust change-management processes and maintaining alignment with stakeholders.
• Proficient with project management methodologies and tools (PMBOK, Agile hybrid approaches, MS Project SharePoint, collaborative PM platforms).
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills both in French and English.
• Must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program;
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a government of Canada Reliability status and Secret Level 2/NATO Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with various standards pertaining to nuclear applications would be an asset.
• Familiarity with industrial I&C (Instrumentation & Control) systems, digital control platforms, and plant automation architectures would be an asset.

Responsibilities

• Ensures major projects and programs are managed across company functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality.
• Lead strategic projects; and provide support with bids and proposal.
• Provide guidance and make decisions on project issues
• Ensures compliance with internal program procedures and project control guidelines.
• Interfacing and managing relationships and expectations with Domestic and International customers.
• Liaise with all stakeholders and departments to ensure technical, schedule and budget compliance;
• Management of suppliers/subcontractors and manufacturers of products for the projects
• Evaluate project risk and develop mitigation plans, as required;
• Review project expenditure, cash collection and EAC forecasts;
• Prepare and submit monthly progress reports and Lead and participate in Internal monthly project status reviews.
• Keep management fully informed on progress.

Benefits

• L3Harris is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to treating all of its employees and job applicants with respect and dignity and to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination.
• L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug and alcohol testing and background checks, in accordance with applicable law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior