Thales Group

Service Delivery Manager

Thales Group$160K — $210K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • University degree or diploma in engineering, business administration, project management, or logistics management.
  • At least 10 years of experience in Service Delivery in maritime or industrial environments overseeing $1M+ projects.
  • Demonstrated people management experience for over 10 years, including performance evaluations.
  • Proven ability to prepare and analyze financial forecasts for budget compliance over 8 years.
  • Experience presenting technical information to stakeholders and clients regularly.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure successful execution of all In-Service Support contract services, meeting obligations on time and within budget.
  • Manage project staff across multiple locations, standardizing relevant processes for efficiency.
  • Capture and share lessons learned from maintenance activities to prevent repeat failures.
  • Prepare and submit monthly performance reports against strategic measures, KPIs, and health indicators.
  • Develop inputs for annual operating plans related to Service Delivery processes.
  • Maintain communication with clients about technical requirements for vessel readiness and availability.
  • Oversee and develop staff accountability programs aligning with organizational goals.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and dental insurance, including life and disability coverage.
  • Retirement savings plans with company contributions and no vesting period.
  • Paid holidays, vacation days, and sick leave.
  • Employee discounts on various services including home and gym memberships.
  • Access to a well-being program and employee assistance plan.
Full Job Description
Location: Ottawa, Canada

Service Delivery Manager

Ottawa, ON, Halifax, NS or Victoria, BC- Hybrid

Regulatory Compliance Requirements

  • Requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the ITAR or the EAR.
  • Requires a positive Controlled Goods assessment as you will have direct access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the Canadian Controlled Goods Program.
  • Required to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance at the NATO Secret Level.

Position Summary

We have a current vacancy for a Service Delivery Manager who is responsible for providing the delivery of the necessary services to ensure vessel mission readiness and availability required by the Royal Canadian Navy on both coasts. This is achieved by ensuring that the people, processes and tools are in place to support the delivery of services to all vessels under the In-Service Support Programs, and that it is performed safely, and within the allocated budget

Key Areas of Responsibility

The Service Delivery Manager is responsible for:

  • Ensuring the successful execution of all In-Service Support contract Services, ensuring the delivery of all contract obligations in full and on time, achieving financial and performance targets;
  • Managing Coastal project staff (Halifax, NS and Esquimalt, BC), and ensuring that relevant processes are standardized across the operating locations;
  • Ensuring that Corrective Maintenance lessons learned are captured and shared between coasts to ensure proactive avoidance of repeat failures, and consistency of maintenance approach;
  • Ensuring that monthly reports for Performance against Strategic Performance Measures (SPMs), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and System Health Indicators (SHIs) are prepared and submitted;
  • Ensuring that inputs to the annual operating plans are developed and provided for Service Delivery;
  • Reviewing and preparing financial forecasts throughout the year to ensure that budgets remain on track;
  • Communicating directly with the customer on either coast, any technical requirements necessary to meet vessel capability, readiness and availability objectives. This includes ensuring coordination of communications between the coastal managers and the customer in the Formations;
  • Responsible for developing and implementing direct accountability programs to subordinates in line with business objectives; and
  • Management of the overall Coastal risk profile of the contract, in conjunction with the Program Managers, DND, and other Canada agencies.

Relationship Management

  • Maintaining a positive and effective relationship with the coastal members of the Client community for both Programs.
  • Identify areas of friction and potential friction with the Client on the coasts and resolve or escalate to higher authority if necessary.

People Management

  • Provide oversight and direction to a team of employees within the Service Delivery department in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures.
  • Coach, mentor, and develop staff, including overseeing new employee onboarding and providing career development planning and opportunities.
  • Develop and execute a succession plan for Service Delivery.
  • Lead employees to meet the organization's expectations for productivity, quality, continuous improvement, and goal accomplishment.
  • Foster a spirit of teamwork and unity among department members that allows for cohesiveness, support, and working effectively together enabling each employee and the department to succeed.
  • Work with Human Resources staff to recruit, interview, select and hire employees.

Health, Safety & Environment

  • Comply with and ensure compliance of others to all relevant HS&E legislative requirements, policies, procedures and framework with the intent of preventing or minimizing accidental exposures to self, colleagues, visitors and/or the environment.
  • Promote Thales9s Health, Safety and Environmental programs by demonstrating HS&E Leadership in a professional and supportive manner.
  • Other duties as assigned from time to time.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Hold a university degree or a diploma from a recognized university or college program in engineering, business administration, project management or logistics management field
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in Service Delivery in a maritime or industrial environment or related field with a project value greater than $1,000,000 CAD per year
  • Prior experience in the supervision of teams undertaking maintenance activities.
  • At least 10 years of people management experience including performance reviews, hiring etc.
  • Prior experience presenting and communicating technical information to internal and external stakeholders on a regular basis
  • At least 8 years of experience preparing financial forecasts throughout the year to ensure that budgets remain on track
  • Demonstrated experience ensuring that monthly reports for Performance against Strategic Performance Measures (SPMs), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and System Health Indicators (SHIs) are prepared and submitted
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to balance multiple priorities
  • Previous experience liaising between procurement, project management and/or warehouse groups so all function as a cohesive team
  • Strong computer literacy, with proven experience with Microsoft products, especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint essential.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor9s degree / Master9s degree in Engineering or Business/Project Management related field.
  • Accreditation as a Certified Practicing Project Manager, or equivalent from a recognized organization
  • Experience working within or leading In Service Support Projects
  • Experience working within a defense environment with active defense force personnel
  • Relational Contracting experience
  • Management of a performance-based contract
  • Proven experience with the Asset Management tool Maximo and Primavera P6 Scheduling tool
  • PMP

If you9re excited about working with Thales, but not meeting the requirements for this position, we encourage you to join our Talent Community!

Special Position Requirements

Schedule: 40 Hours per week during Core Business Hours Monday-Friday.

Physical Environment:Occasional visits to dockyard/shipyard environment, including access to naval vessels, therefore must meet all federal government requirements to access Canadian government facilities, including naval dockyards.

Travel:Regular domestic and/or occasional international travel will be required, which will include access to government facilities and assets, including naval vessels. Approximately once a month to visit other sites depending on where the role ultimately sits,

Customer Location Based or Site Visits: Required to visit shipyards and Naval Dockyards during Work Periods.

The reference Total Target Compensation (TTC) market range for this position, inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target, is between Total Target Cash (TTC) $160,000 - $210,000 CAD Annual.

This reflects how companies in a similar industry and geographic region generally pay for similar jobs. This range helps the Company make pay decisions as one data point among many. Where a position falls within this range is also dependent on other factors including 9but not limited to 9the employee9s career path history, competencies, skills and performance, as well as the company9s annual salary budget, the customer9s program requirements, and the company9s internal equity. Thales may offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant9s status protected by local, state, or federal law.

We use artificial intelligence9enabled tools as part of our recruitment process to support activities such as candidate discovery, re9sume9 matching, and interview scheduling. These tools may help screen and assess applications and recommend potential matches based on the requirements within the job description. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters. Artificial intelligence does not make hiring decisions on our behalf.

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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:

99Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.

99Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.

99Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.

99Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.

99Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

About Thales Group

Thales Group is a multinational company that specializes in providing advanced technology solutions for the aerospace, defense, and security industries. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Courbevoie, France. Thales Group operates in over 50 countries and has a strong focus on innovation and research and development. The company's products and services include avionics, cybersecurity, transportation systems, and more. Thales Group is committed to sustainability and has been recognized for its efforts to reduce its environmental impact.
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83,000 employees
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Founded
1976

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