Position Summary

The Coastal Planning Lead is responsible for the strategic oversight, management, and development of the Coastal Planning team. This role serves as the lead strategist for maintenance scheduling, ensuring all activities align with contractual requirements, company goals, and applicable maintenance programs. The Lead is the coastal point of contact for clients, senior management, and the PMO Planning Group regarding resource forecasting and long-term maintenance projections (1-year, 5-year, and 10-year plans). The Team Lead is accountable for continuous improvement of processes, KPI monitoring, and the career development of team members, ensuring accurate and timely reporting for ships homeported on their coast.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Strategic Planning & Oversight

Scheduling Strategy: Lead the overall maintenance scheduling strategy, ensuring alignment with contractual obligations and organizational objectives.
SDAOP & Forecasting: Provide 5-year maintenance forecasts (SDAOP) to the PMO for cost estimation and develop annual plans identifying requirements for upcoming fiscal years.
Project Validation: Prepare, organize, and validate annual and individual work period maintenance schedules.
Process Improvement: Maintain accountability for continuous improvement of scheduling processes, methodologies, and software tools.

Stakeholder Management & Liaison

Primary Point of Contact: Act as lead liaison for clients (DND), senior management, and the PMO regarding scheduling, resource forecasting, and maintenance planning.
Resource Loading: Support the PMO Planning Group by providing data for resource forecasting and identifying suitable project execution strategies.

Performance Monitoring & Execution

KPI Accountability: Track, monitor, and report performance against contractual KPIs; identify and analyze variances to drive corrective actions.
Schedule Maintenance: Oversee preparation, monitoring, and maintenance of work period lists and integrated schedules throughout the year.
Data Reconciliation: Reconcile system-generated performance data with actual project performance through regular communication with ship teams and Performance Managers.
Reporting: Prepare and distribute reports and charts detailing schedule progress, performance trends, and areas of concern.

People Management

Team Leadership: Supervise the Coastal Planning Team (planning, organizing, leading, and controlling) to achieve agreed outcomes within delegated authorities.
Career Development: Coach, mentor, and support professional growth of team members.
HR Administration: Manage all workday actions for the team and lead efforts to meet productivity, quality, and continuous improvement goals.
Recruitment & Onboarding: Collaborate with HR to recruit, interview, and select qualified staff while fostering teamwork.

Health, Safety & Environment (HS&E)

Compliance: Ensure team compliance with HS&E legislative requirements, policies, and procedures to minimize accidental exposures to personnel or the environment.
Leadership: Demonstrate HS&E leadership and actively promote Thales's health, safety, and environmental programs.

Basic Qualifications

Skills and Abilities

Professional Experience: Minimum of 5 years (within the last 7) performing planning, scheduling, production and maintenance of integrated master schedules for multi-disciplined projects, including resource loading and schedule interpretation.
Team Guidance: Experience in a lead capacity providing guidance, mentoring, and coordination for multi-disciplinary teams.
Communication: Excellent communication skills, including preparing and presenting reports to varied audiences.
Interpersonal Skills: Strong interpersonal skills and ability to promote cooperation at all levels.

Technical / Specialized Knowledge

Competency in specialized scheduling tools and maintenance management systems.
Sound knowledge of project planning principles and demonstrated analytical skills.
Experience in shipbuilding, repair, or marine maintenance industry is highly desirable.
Advanced computing skills, specifically Microsoft Office.

Preferred Qualifications

Technical Software:

Experience with: MS Project, IBM Maximo, Isherwoods MIS, SAP Plant Maintenance (DRMIS), JIRA, MS Excel (Advanced).

Education

Primary: College graduate with preferable trade experience; or
Advanced: Post-graduate qualifications or training in Business, Finance/Accounting, Project Management, or Engineering are an asset.

Physical Demands

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

Regulatory Compliance Requirements

Canada: Controlled Goods Program clearance and Security Clearance required.

What We Offer

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for full-time employees (24+ hours/week) and eligible dependents, including 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 company contribution and 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.

The reference Total Target Compensation (TTC) market range for this position, inclusive of annual base salary and variable compensation target, is Total Target Cash 101,200.00 - 126,500.00 CDN Annual. This reflects market data and other factors such as career history, competencies, skills, performance, budget, customer program requirements, and internal equity. Thales may offer additional benefits and compensation depending on circumstances not related to protected status.

We use AI-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. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters.

Thales is an equal opportunity employer valuing diversity and inclusivity. Thales provides accommodations during the interview process; applicants requiring accommodation should advise upon invitation. Accommodation information will be treated confidentially and used only to provide an accessible candidate experience.

This position requires access to hardware, software, or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the Canadian Controlled Goods Program, the Canadian Industrial Security Program, US ITAR and/or EAR. Applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access, including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and ability to obtain a Canadian NATO Secret clearance.

Coastal Planning Team Lead