# Subcontracts Program Manager, International AirID:

REF1426E:

Ottawa, ON, CACategory:

Project ManagementEmployment Type:

Full-timeHiring Company:

General Dynamics Mission Systems–CanadaApply Now### Company Description*Build bold. Deliver impact. Win together.*At General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada, we’re not just engineering technology — we’re shaping the future of defence and security. Our teams design and deliver advanced, mission-critical solutions that enhance national security, strengthen communities, and protect the people we serve.
If you’re looking for meaningful work that contributes to a safer, more secure world, you’ll find purpose here. Every day, your skills will directly impact programs that matter.###

Job Description
The Air & Naval (A&N;)
- International Air Division delivers sophisticated, mission-critical systems for air and maritime applications. Our teams work across airborne and maritime mission systems, integrated sensors, command-and-control solutions, training and simulation environments, and data management platforms. We collaborate closely with defense partners to deliver reliable, effective, and operationally relevant capabilities.
We are seeking a Subcontracts Program Manager (SPM) to lead the development, procurement and management of complex aircraft systems with Subcontractors. Systems may consist of
- anti-submarine warfare sensors, aircraft communications systems, radars, navigation systems, weapon systems and electronic countermeasures for both fixed-wing and rotary-wing platforms. The SPM will ensure subcontracted solutions meet technical, commercial, schedule, quality, airworthiness, and integration requirements while maintaining strong relationships with subcontractors. The role may also support other A&N; subcontract portfolios as business needs evolve.




Reporting to a Program Manager, the SPM will be accountable throughout the pre-contract and post-contract award lifecycle and will coordinate closely with program, engineering, supply chain, commercial, quality, and configuration management teams.
Pre‐Contract Award Responsibilities
* Identify, assess, and develop relationships with qualified suppliers and subcontractors whose technical capabilities, quality systems, capacity, and business practices align with program requirements.
* Support Request for Proposal (RFP) development, including technical and programmatic requirements, evaluation criteria, deliverables, milestones, and project management expectations.
* Develop subcontract Statements of Work (SOWs), data requirements, and supplier deliverables aligned with Prime Contract obligations, system requirements, and aircraft interface constraints.
* Evaluate bid responses for cost, schedule, scope alignment, technical feasibility, integration maturity, quality, airworthiness evidence, and overall risk posture.
* Support negotiations and supplier selection recommendations, balancing technical, commercial, schedule, and program risk considerations.
Post‐Contract Award Responsibilities
* Manage subcontract cost, schedule, scope, performance, quality, and risk while leading cross-functional teams to resolve complex technical and commercial issues.




* Coordinate risk and opportunity management with Program Managers and technical leads, with particular attention to aircraft interfaces, dependencies, obsolescence, and certification or airworthiness impacts.
* Monitor subcontractor design, development, qualification, verification, production, and delivery progress, and present clear status during internal and customer reviews.
* Ensure subcontract changes and amendments remain aligned with Prime Contract requirements, approved configuration baselines, interface control documentation, and program change-control processes.
* Prepare estimates for subcontract management effort and assess the cost, schedule, technical, and integration impacts of proposed changes.
* Serve as the primary interface with subcontractor Program and Project Managers, driving timely decisions, issue resolution, delivery momentum, and team-oriented working relationships.
* Develop and oversee corrective action and recovery plans to achieve timely, cost-effective delivery and readiness for aircraft
- and system-level integration, verification, and acceptance.
* Support the Program Manager to ensure program goals are achieved and customer-related issues are resolved.### Qualifications
* Experience managing subcontracts, contracts, suppliers, or related program activities.
* Experience managing major contracts or complex subcontract work packages, including cost, schedule, scope, performance, risk, and change control.
* Working knowledge of project planning, financial management, earned value concepts, and supplier performance reporting.
* Ability to communicate effectively with customers, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders; influence outcomes; negotiate solutions; and maintain a high level of customer satisfaction.
* Ability to

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