Location: Ottawa, Canada

P-6 Project Planner/Scheduler
Responsible for the planning and scheduling of engineering changes and their implementation across the Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships & Joint Support Ships (AJISS) Program. Reports to the Planning Group Lead and is part of the PMO, developing and maintaining integrated schedules that enable predictable delivery, effective change control and informed decision‑making.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain detailed integrated project schedules, principally for engineering changes.

Translate engineering scope into structured WBS, activities, logic and milestones.

Facilitate planning workshops with engineering, project and functional stakeholders.

Establish and maintain schedule baselines and support formal change control.

Perform schedule quality checks (logic integrity, float analysis, constraints, critical path).

Track progress, forecast completion and analyze schedule variance and impacts.

Identify schedule risks related to design and implementation activities.

Conform to PMO‑standard reporting: milestone status, critical path, lookahead plans and management dashboards.

Support the established business delivery rhythm through timely updates and accurate forecasting.

Align schedule with cost/resource inputs (where applicable) and support integrated performance reporting.

Contribute to continuous improvement of PMO planning standards, templates and governance.

Minimum Qualifications

Undergraduate qualifications or training in Business, Engineering or Project Management.

Minimum 4 years of experience in planning roles, preferably in a multi‑disciplined engineering workplace.

Strong understanding of planning best practices.

Demonstrated communication, analytical and problem‑solving skills.

Proficient in Primavera P6.

Experience with Earned Value principles, systems and techniques.

Experience with Schedule Risk Analysis is considered beneficial.





Advanced MS Excel skills and general data analysis competencies; familiarity with Power Query or BI tools is beneficial.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge and understanding of the Defense Sector.

Experience across the In‑Service Support phases of a project lifecycle.

Experience working in a complex, multidisciplinary, multi‑site organization.

PMI‑SP, PMP, PRINCE2 or similar credentials.

Special Position Requirements

Type of Role: Hybrid (Home/Office) – flexibility to work from home for up to two days per week; expected to be in office at least three days per week.

Schedule: 40 hours per week.

Physical Environment: Office.

Travel: As required, primarily within Canada.

What We Offer

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 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations throughout the interview process. All applicants selected for an interview who require accommodations will be advised accordingly upon invitation. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only to provide an accessible candidate experience.

Security Clearance
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 a Canadian NATO Secret clearance.

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