Ship Maintenance Lead - Victoria BC

Location

Victoria - 905 Ellery, Canada (Mill Bay or Victoria, BC) — Hybrid

Regulatory Compliance Requirements

• Required to access and work in DND facilities and therefore must comply with Federal facility health regulations
• Requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the ITAR or the EAR.
• Requires a positive Controlled Goods assessment as personnel will have direct access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the Canadian Controlled Goods Program.
• Required to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance at the NATO Secret Level.

Position Summary

We have a current vacancy for a Ship Maintenance Lead, Corrective Maintenance (CM) who will oversee defect notifications, system-of-record updates, chair regular meetings with various program stakeholders and provide task assignment updates for naval vessels. Reporting to the Ship Maintenance Team Lead, the Ship Maintenance Lead, CM will work closely with the Naval Engineering Management Lead, platform-specific Ship Maintenance Leads, Maintenance Coordinators, Engineering and external stakeholders. Other duties relating to ship maintenance will be assigned as capacity dictates.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Search for newly raised defects within the Royal Canadian Navy's maintenance management information system (DRMIS) and ensure relevant details are populated into Thales' maintenance management information system and associated tracking tools.
• Chair the bi-weekly AJISS Assignment Team (AAT) meeting and conduct all associated meeting administration including distributing information on new defects prior to each meeting and distributing job assignments at the conclusion of each meeting.
• Review high-level scope of all corrective maintenance jobs assigned to Thales and assign follow-on Specification/Statement of Work development tasks to an appropriate member of the Thales Waterfront Team.
• Draft, review and approve Statements of Work using Thales' document management system.
• Work with the Coastal Planning Team and Ship Maintenance Leads to ensure corrective maintenance jobs assigned to Thales are added into scope for upcoming short work periods based on materiel availability and other resource constraints.
• Liaise with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) who have annual support agreements with Thales and identify opportunities for OEMs to complete corrective and preventative maintenance assigned to them under their agreements.
• Provide updates to internal stakeholders and draft and distribute reports related to corrective maintenance as required.
• Support data entry and data validation in the Royal Canadian Navy's maintenance management information system (DRMIS) as required.
• Perform other duties in support of the Coastal Service Delivery Team as assigned by the Waterfront Manager.

Minimum Qualifications

• Three or more years of experience managing projects and teams, preferably in the ship/dockyard and naval environments.
• Experience supervising teams undertaking maintenance activities.
• Strong computer literacy, with proven experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience interfacing between various internal and external stakeholders within a project.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to balance multiple priorities.
• Language: English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Possess a minimum 3-year Technical Program diploma from a recognized technical institute, be certified as a technologist by a recognized licensing body, or certified to the QL-6B level of military technical training.
• Accreditation as a Certified Practicing Project Manager or equivalent.
• Experience within procurement, project management or warehouse environments.
• Experience with the Defense Resource Management Information System (DRMIS) or a comparable document management system.
• Experience working within or leading In Service Support projects.
• Experience working within a defence environment with active defence force personnel.

Special Position Requirements

Predominantly working onsite in the Naval Dockyard and onboard naval vessels; will also be required to work from the office or from home.

Will be required to undertake inspections, including confined space entry, on naval ships involving bending and twisting. Tasks may also require working at heights.

Schedule: 40 hours per week

Physical Environment: Office and naval ships alongside in harbour, or at sea; therefore must meet all federal government requirements to access Canadian government facilities, including naval dockyards.

Travel: Occasional domestic or international travel will be required, which will include access to government facilities and assets, including naval vessels.

Customer Location Based or Site Visits: Access to government facilities and assets, including naval vessels.

Compensation

The reference Total Target Compensation (TTC) market range for this position, inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target, is between Total Target Cash (TTC) $100,000 - $125,000 CAD Annual.

Recruitment screening

We use artificial intelligence-enabled tools as part of our recruitment process to support activities such as candidate discovery, résumé matching, and interview scheduling. These tools may help screen and assess applications and recommend potential matches based on the requirements within the job description. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters. Artificial intelligence does not make hiring decisions on our behalf.

Why Join Us?

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Benefits

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:

• Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.
• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.
• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.
• Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.
• Employee discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

Diversity and accommodations

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. Accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

Security and export controls

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the Canadian Controlled Goods Program, the Canadian Industrial Security Program, the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and able to obtain a Canadian NATO Secret clearance.