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A wholly-owned subsidiary of MDA Space, building on more than five decades of trusted Canadian defence delivery, 49North operates as a sovereign Canadian provider of mission-critical C4ISR systems, bringing disciplined prime-contractor execution to defence and security programs.\nVisit 49North | An MDA Space Company.\n49North is rooted in the execution of large, complex, and mission-critical programs developed within 49NORTH. This legacy reflects a record of delivery where engineering rigour, operational reliability, and national trust are non-negotiable.\n49North Defence strengthens Canada’s sovereign defence capability by delivering integrated mission systems and multi-domain C4ISR integration, enabling trusted Canadian and coalition operations, assured interoperability, and sustained readiness.\nProgram/Project Description:\nThe Aviation Program is comprised of two main projects Global Procedure Designed (GPD) and Automated Charting and Encoding (ACE).\nGPD was originally developed in the early 2000’s for the USAF. GPD is an easy-to-use Windows based decision support application that enables procedure design specialists to rapidly create an instrument procedure anywhere in the world. The application integrates a GIS module for procedure design visualization and drag-and-drop operations fine-tuning to avoid terrain and obstacles. GPD supports many standard input and output data formats (e.g., AIXM, ARINC, DAFIF and DVOF).\nIn 2022 GPD was enhanced for NAV CANADA with many features including TP308 criteria and support standard terminal arrival route and enroute procedures.\nGPD is currently in use by more than 350 design specialists, building and evaluating procedures for locations all over the world.\nACE is a next generation aeronautical chart management solution that provides fully automated chart production directly from aeronautical data sources. Automatically transforming digital flight procedures into interactive, publication-quality aeronautical charts. Transforming operations through a dramatic reduction in the time and cost required to generate aeronautical charts and ARINC encodings.\nThe speed, simplicity and power of ACE were drivers in the National Geospatial Agency’s decision to implement ACE as the standard for automated aeronautical chart generation.\nStrategic Impact:\nOverall authority and responsibility for the Program\nStrategic alignment of projects to business objectives and customer contracts\nStakeholder alignment & satisfaction across internal and external partners\nDelivery excellence: on-time, on-budget, in-scope\nTeam performance & accountability: clear priorities, realistic plans, predictable outcomes, empowerment\nRisk & opportunity management: identify early, mitigate, and leverage\nResponsibilities:\nExecution: Accountable for integrated cross-functional project execution, remove barriers, enforce baselines, drive issue resolutionCross-functional orchestration with Planning, Finance, Supply Chain/Subcontracts\nEstablish a continuous improvement culture to improve tools, systems and business processes\n\nSchedule & cost: Own IMS, monitor and control, act early on variances, implement recovery actions with Finance alignmentOwn overall delivery within cost, schedule, scope envelope\nMaintain quality, on-time deliveries and within budget\n\nStakeholders & communications: Own customer interface and internal stakeholders, provide transparent status, maintain shared situational awareness and supportCustomer/commercial interface, stakeholder alignment and communications\nCollaboration and communication with internal stakeholders; Engineering, Contracts, Quality and Finance departments, in support of portfolio execution\n\nEffective Team Leadership: Guides Project Leads or Team Leads within their scope, fostering accountability and efficient execution through effective leadership skillsManage Program-resourcing levels, in collaboration with Engineering and Talent Acquisition. \nGrow the technical team, onboard new hires, provide growth opportunities for the existing team, set clear goals\n\n Planning (baseline WBS & IMS): define milestones/critical path, integrate risks, resources, and assumptions validated with functions\nForecasting: surface early indicators, address root causes, drive corrective actions and options\nScope & requirements: Formal change control with Contracts/Engineering, ensure traceability and acceptance evidence, protect baselines and prevent scope creep\nRisk & opportunity management: escalate beyond authority with options & recommendations\nSupport BD to grow business: develop existing and new customers\nJob Complexity:\nOperates independently for significant periods\n~50 direct staff\n~$15m per annum revenue\nSupervision of Project Leads and Team Leads\nComplex customer interfaces, with multiple key accounts: USAF, NGA and NAV CANADA\nSignificant interaction with New Business on multiple strategic pursuits\nQualifications/ Requirements:\nBSc, BEng, or equivalent in an engineering or applied science discipline\nMinimum 15 years of experience in program/project management, preferably in a safety-critical/mission-critical regulated software or systems engineering environment\nProven past performance leading multi-disciplinary software engineering teams\nStrong understanding of financial tracking and reporting\nStrong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills\nResult orientated and exhibits excellent critical thinking\nWorks well in a dynamic environment where some of the parameters are unknown and some change regularly\nStrong knowledge of system and/or software engineering standards, methodologies, and lifecycle practices\nFlexibility: does what needs to be done, makes sure nothing slips through the cracks\nStrong understanding of Aviation domain, workflows and data requirements\nExperience in product-based, design-to-cost environments considered an asset\nWe’re a dream team of purpose-driven, collaborative and passionate people, and we are constantly looking for others to join 49North to ignite new and innovative approaches to problem-solving that push us forward.\nComments/Special Considerations:\nSuccessful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the secret level, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.\nBenefits statement:\n49North provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of 49North, you and your qualified dependents are eligible to participate in a benefit plan that ensures a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care including; extended healthcare and flexible drug plans, dental and vision benefits, disability income protection, life insurance, group retirement savings plans; and an employee and family assistance program.\nEqual opportunity statement:\n49North is an equal opportunity employer prizing diversity and inclusion. We are committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity. If you require assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please feel free to notify us.\nAccommodations\n49North is proud to provide accommodation(s) during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodations, please indicate this on your application/cover letter and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.\nThe compensation range for this position is $122,400.00 - $168,300.00 annually. 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