Reporting to the FLX Business Line and integrated into the PMO management, the PMO Montreal position's mission is to support and pilot the support for all projects in Canada, as well as to provide direct operational support to the various offers and strategic projects managed by Thales in Montreal.

The position plays a key role in structuring, coordinating and monitoring project activities, financial management, as well as in maintaining budgetary tracking, scheduling and performance dashboards.

The incumbent fully participates in the structuring of new projects launched in Canada and strives to guarantee the best performance of deliverables, budget consistency, and compliance with deadlines and reporting obligations, in a multi-partner and international context.

The PMO Montreal reports directly to the FLX PMO Manager, interfacing with Finance teams, Engineering Canada departments, project managers, as well as project partners and stakeholders.

The PMO Montreal intervenes in a complex, multi-project scope, with frequent interactions between Montreal teams, the central management in France, major industrial players (aircraft OEMs), and Canadian funding bodies. The tracked projects integrate strong compliance and justification issues regarding public partners, as well as competitiveness and innovation challenges on structuring bid responses for the growth of Thales Canada.

Essential Functions

Support for bids & projects:

- Provide expertise and know-how to bids and projects for better performance throughout the offer/project lifecycle through harmonized services
- Ensure the validity of offer and project data, including supervision
- Collect offer/project information and consolidate it into a dashboard for monthly reviews
- Participate in the preparation of responses to calls for tender (Bids)
- Support the establishment of new project activities in Canada
- Intervene as back-up on the administration of project management tools (Primavera, Deviprop, etc.)
- Track internal orders (PO IGTR), ensure signature validation and billing follow-up in connection with Finance
- Improve and maintain fundamental offer and project management practices (PPE):
- Ensure the continuity of offers to projects
- Set the pace for offer and project milestones
- Challenge and maintain the schedule (adjusted to the project) and the quality of baseline deliverables
- Develop,



centralize and share know-how between offers and projects through best practices and recommendations

- Collect feedback, manage the lessons learned analysis process, and share cross-functionally for the benefit of future offers and projects

Specific support for R&T; Canada projects:
- Provide operational support for the extraction and justification of expenses to be claimed
- Coordinate the collection and validation of supporting documents with Engineering department managers and the R&T; Canada manager
- Assist with budget management, claims, and government payment tracking
- Maintain and update R&T; tracking dashboards (quarterly reviews)

Transversal tracking and piloting:
- Track and update schedules (Primavera, MSP, Timeline Pro)
- Ensure milestone tracking and report completeness
- Gather and consolidate key performance indicators for the portfolio (KPI, EVM...)
- Organize the restitution of lessons learned and coordinate the tracking of associated actions
- Set up and track the non-technical requirement matrix to ensure customer compliance
- Align S&OP; load requirements and resources on offers/projects

The incumbent directly influences project performance within their scope (budgetary piloting, milestone compliance, deliverable quality), contributes to securing public funding, optimizing reporting for local and group management, while promoting the structuring and maturation of the project organization in Montreal.

In close collaboration with the Finance team, project managers, Engineering managers, and other FLX PMOs, the incumbent demonstrates leadership in enforcing and tracking project procedures and indicators. They also manage relations with external funding bodies and industrial clients in a context of heightened confidentiality and requirements.

The position requires adaptability, rigor, and proactive proposals to continuously improve pilot tools, reporting, KPI tracking, and to respond to the diversity of client/governmental requirements. It involves anticipating needs, structuring information,



and daring to propose new analysis axes to increase project efficiency.

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent diploma in project management or technical fields
- Confirmed experience (3 to 5 years minimum) as a PMO or managing complex projects, ideally in industry (aerero, defense, tech) and in an international environment
- Solid mastery of budget management, planning tools, and project reporting (Primavera, MSP, advanced Excel)
- Experience in public financing/R&T; projects
- Multidisciplinary coordination capacity, interpersonal skills, and diplomacy
- Organization, reactivity, ability to work cross-functionally
- Project planning tools: MS Project and Primavera P6 Pro
- Mastery of Excel, an asset if Visual Basic macro skills
- Quote generation tool (Deviprop)
- Fluent French and English required (written and oral)

This position requires a valuable knowledge of English for drafting technical documents, interacting with, supporting and/or providing services to international clients, employees and/or partners as well as foreign government authorities who do not speak French.

Desirable Qualification

- Experience in an international context, knowledge of Thales and the aircraft manufacturer ecosystem appreciated
- IPMA or PMP certification is an asset

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, 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 insurance (home, and auto).

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. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

📌 Junior FLX PMO Montreal
🏢 Thales Canada
📍 Montreal