Job Description

Role Purpose

The purpose of the Engineering Project Coordinator within QinetiQ Target Systems at Medicine Hat Alberta, is to provide a broad range project support and direct involvement to the Engineering team for new project developments, sustaining engineering efforts, and external department requirements. This includes the development, maintenance, and reporting of engineering activity schedules; assisting in a recommending change to the scheduling for resource leveling and project prioritization; assurance of project start-up documentation, project execution documentation, project reporting, and project close-outs.

Reporting to the Director of Engineering at QTS Medicine Hat and participating in the engineering planning meetings with the other Engineering department managers you will be a key member to help deliver products and services to our customers in an efficient and effective manner while mitigating internal pressures on the team.

Support and positive communication from all aspects of the QTS business both on site in Medicine Hat and from the Engineering Department in Ashford, UK will be critical for the success of the business moving forward with the continued growth of the company, people, and projects. With this there will be expectation that occasional travel would be required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Engineering Project Coordinator is responsible for the coordination and management of engineering projects at QinetiQ Target Systems at the Medicine Hat, Alberta location. This position is available for hybrid work. The duties and responsibilities are as follows:

• To create and maintain a live schedule of all resource allocations for Engineering work undertaken within QTS Canada
• To work with QTS UK to identify opportunities for cross site resource sharing
• Coordinate with Management and project managers; resource allocation, scheduling, and reporting of R&D multiple projects,
• Manage the execution of small technical projects,
• Ensure engineering project management process and documentation are adhered to including requirements development, design reviews, quality plans and documented deliverable acceptance,
• Analyzing time management for area to improve efficiency, improve estimate generation, and assets management in prioritization.
• Reliable and committed to adopting, upholding, and complying with QinetiQ values, ethics, policies and procedures including health and safety, work in line with the ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 14001:2015, general data protection regulations and use of IT, HR policies and procedures, equality and diversity, security and confidentiality, and code of conduct etc., and
• To meet changing business needs, it may be necessary to make some amendments to the role purpose and accountabilities, and to take on additional responsibilities.

Education/Work Experience Requirements:

• Post-Secondary Certificate or Degree in project scheduling, project management or technical field.
• 3 - years' experience in technical project scheduling or management
• Computer proficiency (Document Management Software, MS Office - Word, Excel and Outlook).

Additional desirable assets would include:

• PMP certification,
• Work experience in engineering consulting or project environment,
• Membership in a technical organization.
• Experience working with an ERP system in a manufacturing environment

Skill Requirements:

• Strong written and verbal communications
• Experience with MS Project or other project management toolsets

• Strong communications, prioritization, organizational skills
• Strong work ethic and ability to work under stress and tight schedules
• Strong critical thinking ability
• High attention to detail
• Strong writing skill
• Ability to receive constructive criticism
• Ability to work as a team or individual
• Punctual

Security Requirements:

• Must be a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada
• Able to obtain a Canadian Class 2 Security clearance
• Must have a clean background history and obtain criminal record check

Safety Requirements:

• Ability to multi-task in a computer-operated environment
• Using a computer and associated peripherals
• Sitting for extended periods of time
• Looking at a computer screen for extended periods of time
• Handling sensitive equipment

This position is safety sensitive due work requirements of being on the factory floor near equipment, field deployment and testing requirements as required

Why join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there's never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You'll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you'll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in an diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture here.

Joining QinetiQ offers you an opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting defence-based projects with vast career progression across a global organisation in addition to competitive personal and professional benefits. You'll receive a highly competitive salary and benefits package: our basic salaries are very attractive as we constantly review what's happening in the market. The range of benefits that we offer include, adaptive and flexible working, generous holiday entitlements, Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance and much more.

About QinetiQ

As a company of over 6,000 dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering, and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security, and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.

Please note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants that already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information that mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may have an effect on the roles that you can be employed in.