Project Manager (D&S Canada) - Acquisition and Updates (Aerospace)

Location: Montreal (St. Laurent), Canada; other location: Ottawa. Ability and willingness to travel as required.

Company

hirify.global develops simulation, training, and mission-readiness solutions for critical operations, including defence and aerospace programs.

What you will do

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of defence acquisition, modernization, training, sustainment, and capability development projects.
• Manage projects involving aircraft fleet modernization, Ground-Based Training Systems, training and learning solutions, aviation and operational support, digital and IM/IT solutions, infrastructure, and future defence acquisitions.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams of engineers, aviation and training specialists, instructional designers, digital and technology professionals, subject matter experts, subcontractors, and operational stakeholders.
• Manage project scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, requirements, procurement, communications, resources, budgets, forecasts, revenue milestones, and financial performance.
• Ensure compliance with project governance processes, customer requirements, Project Management Reviews, and governance decision-making forums.
• Serve as the primary customer and stakeholder interface; support reporting, presentations, scope-change assessment, business growth, proposals, mobilization, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and PMP certification.
• 5 to 8 years of project management experience in defence, aerospace, training systems, engineering, technology, infrastructure, or related industries.
• Experience delivering complex technical, training, aviation, infrastructure, or systems integration projects with contractual deliverables.
• Experience managing customer-facing projects, budgets, forecasting, financial performance, and contractual commitments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate diverse stakeholders in a matrix organization.
• Strong understanding of scope, schedule, cost, risk, change, stakeholder, and requirements management.
• Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills, with a strong customer focus and results orientation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required Canadian security clearance.
• Ability and willingness to travel as required.

Nice to have

• Bilingualism in English and French.
• Experience with complex aerospace, defence, or training systems acquisition, development, integration, modernization, or sustainment.
• Knowledge of simulation and training systems, instructional systems design, digital learning environments, or courseware development.
• Experience with aviation training, aircraft operations, operational support, fleet modernization, or sustainment programs.
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management and integrated master scheduling.
• Knowledge of Royal Canadian Air Force organizations, military aviation operations, or defence acquisition environments.
• Experience working with military end users, government stakeholders, and industry partners in complex program environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Flexible work environment.
• Career mobility across multiple programs, capability areas, and leadership opportunities.
• Work on Canadian defence modernization and capability development programs across acquisition, training and simulation, operational capability development, digital transformation, and sustainment.
• Collaborate with military customers, government stakeholders, and industry partners on national defence initiatives.