Who is COVE? COVE is a global technology partner advancing high-impact solutions from seabed to space. COVE transforms innovation into market-ready technologies through testing, commercialization support, market expertise and access to critical infrastructure. Leveraging its networks and mission-driven platform, COVE connects investors, innovators, industry, and the research community to drive cutting-edge capabilities for commercial and defence applications.

Based in Canada and operating internationally, COVE supports the full lifecycle of maritime and multi-domain technologies, from research and development to manufacturing, integration, and export, linking Canadian innovation to global markets. COVE has built a globally recognized innovation platform, with an ecosystem of more than 700 organizations spanning startups, multinational firms, researchers, Indigenous partners, and public sector collaborators.

As COVE experiences rapid expansion, it is actively seeking to expand its team to further bolster its transformational influence as a global technology partner in advancing high-impact solutions. COVE recognizes that its journey toward this goal hinges on the strength of its team: a group of individuals who collaborate, innovate, and continually strive for excellence. Join COVE as it embarks on this exciting journey of discovery and advancement.

The Opportunity Reporting to the Senior Manager, Major Projects, the Project Manager is responsible for overseeing and delivering the successful execution of projects that support innovation and growth within the marine sector at COVE. They will be responsible for project execution, contract administration, financial oversight, stakeholder coordination,



and performance reporting to ensure project objectives are met in line with approved scope, schedule, budget, and funding requirements.

COVE facilitates the technical work on its projects through partners in its ecosystem. The Project Manager oversees that work through delivery, managing vendor relationships, contracts, and the regular reporting COVE's clients and funders rely on.

What You'll Do

Lead and manage project activities from initiation through close-out, ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, budget, quality, and performance objectives and maintaining compliance with contractual, funding, and reporting requirements.

Build and manage relationships with clients, funding organizations, partners, vendors, and internal stakeholders as the primary project contact while coordinating project activities and stakeholder communications throughout the project lifecycle.

Identify project risks, dependencies, and issues, implementing mitigation strategies and escalating significant risks as appropriate including risks related to budget performance, contractual obligations, deliverables, and project schedules.

Manage project scope, performance, schedule, budget, forecast, quality, and resource utilization against approved project baselines and prepare and present regular project status reports, recommendations, financial summaries, KPI updates, variance analyses,



and performance updates to internal and external stakeholders.

Maintain and monitor project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements, implementing corrective actions where necessary to address variances, risks, and performance issues.

Support project governance activities, including scope management, change control, decision tracking, reporting requirements, and project close-out.

Contribute to the development of project proposals, funding applications, and project initiation activities to support business development and funding acquisition including schedule, budget, resource, and project execution inputs.

Ensure adherence to COVE's project management best practices, industry standards, contractual obligations, funding requirements, and all relevant regulations.

Ensure compliance with COVE's policies and procedures, including human resources, safety, and operational standards.

Take on additional responsibilities as required to support the success and growth of COVE's programs and strategic initiatives.

Occasional travel as required.

What You Bring

Bachelor's degree in business administration, Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline. Candidates with an equivalent combination of education, professional training, certifications, and relevant experience may also be considered.

5+ years of experience managing and executing projects, including responsibility for project reporting, stakeholder management, budget oversight, contract administration, and project coordination.

Solid organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Strong understanding of project management principles, methodologie

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