Project Management Advisor
National Research Council Canada•Ottawa, ON
•CA$64,739 - CA$183,010•Hybrid
About The Position
The NRC is looking for a Project Management Advisor to support its Aerospace Research Centre. This role involves providing strategic advice and hands-on project management support to program managers and project leaders to ensure projects are delivered efficiently and successfully, meeting timelines, budgets, stakeholder expectations, and organizational goals. The ideal candidate will share the NRC's core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect, and Creativity.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science or Business Administration or Finance.
- Significant and recent experience leading and enabling the successful delivery of projects across diverse domains, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
- Proven experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing complex, multi-stakeholder environments, including internal clients, external partners, and industry collaborators.
- Significant and recent experience in project financial management, including cost estimation, budget development, forecasting, and variance analysis throughout the project lifecycle.
- Demonstrated experience proactively identifying, assessing, and managing project risks, issues, and interdependencies, and implementing effective mitigation and contingency strategies.
- Recent experience using project management tools and systems to plan, track, analyze, and report on project performance in complex environments.
- Experience providing strategic project management advice and guidance to senior leaders and project sponsors to support informed decision-making and optimize project outcomes.
- Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB language proficiency.
- Reliability Status (requires background verification over 5 years).
Nice To Haves
- Graduation in business administration or finance or a program specializing in project management.
- Formal designation as a Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Responsibilities
- Provide professional advice and technical support to implement and maintain efficient project management practices.
- Develop and monitor project budgets, schedules, milestones, and resource allocations.
- Analyze project plans, costs, and timelines; prepare progress reports and performance analyses.
- Support Lab Directors and Sponsors in achieving business goals through data-driven insights and recommendations.
- Gather and interpret data from multiple sources to develop integrated business analyses and projections.
- Facilitate collaboration and partnerships among stakeholders.
- Contribute to program development, execution, and coordination across the Aerospace Research Centre.
Benefits
- Robust pension plan
- Comprehensive health and dental coverage
- Disability and life insurance
- Office closure at the end of December
- Additional supports to enhance well-being
- Bilingualism Bonus of $800 per year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
