Manager, Drawing Extraction

J.D. Irving, Limited•Dartmouth, NS

About The Position

The Manager, Drawing Extraction is a people-leadership role accountable for managing Fleetway’s drawing extraction scope through effective leadership, resourcing, and oversight of delivery teams. This role owns how work is scoped, organized, and assigned, ensuring the right people with the right capabilities are positioned to deliver high-quality technical outputs that meet BAE Systems NS norms and Gold Standards. This role provides direct leadership to Supervisors and their teams, balancing workload, addressing capacity and capability gaps, and supporting performance through coaching and mentoring. The Manager, Drawing Extraction ensures teams clearly understand scope, priorities, and expectations, and works closely with internal stakeholders and the customer to manage scope clarification and change as required. Quality delivery is achieved through strong people leadership supported by well-defined processes. The role is accountable for embedding appropriate quality practices, ensuring standards are applied consistently, and that outputs are reviewed and accepted against defined requirements. Through effective scope control, resourcing, and team leadership, the Manager, Drawing Extraction ensures compliant, reliable, and fit-for-purpose drawing extraction outcomes.

Requirements

Must meet requirements for Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP).
Must meet requirements for Canadian Government Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

Managing Fleetway’s drawing extraction scope through effective leadership, resourcing, and oversight of delivery teams.
Owning how work is scoped, organized, and assigned.
Ensuring the right people with the right capabilities are positioned to deliver high-quality technical outputs that meet BAE Systems NS norms and Gold Standards.
Providing direct leadership to Supervisors and their teams.
Balancing workload, addressing capacity and capability gaps, and supporting performance through coaching and mentoring.
Ensuring teams clearly understand scope, priorities, and expectations.
Working closely with internal stakeholders and the customer to manage scope clarification and change as required.
Embedding appropriate quality practices.
Ensuring standards are applied consistently.
Ensuring outputs are reviewed and accepted against defined requirements.
Ensuring compliant, reliable, and fit-for-purpose drawing extraction outcomes.

Benefits

Starting salary based on applicable experience and demonstrated knowledge, skill, and abilities.
Growth and development opportunities for future career advancement.
Direct support for training and development plans, including support towards professional certifications, memberships, or designations.
Flexible work hours (with core hours).
Mental Health first aid trained staff in all offices.
A flexible medical, dental, and vision plan, with an enhanced focus on mental health and wellness.
Company matching RRSP program.
15-week maternity leave top-up program.
Employee & Family Assistance Program.
Annual health & wellness reimbursements.
Business casual work environment, with casual Fridays.
Company jacket.