Project Engineer, Bids and Budget, Bombardier Defense

What are your contributions to the team?

Bids

• Act as the project focal for missionized aircraft for the Bids requested through the Projects team for actively running projects.
• Develop schedules, milestones and estimate budgets for technical activities to meet customer requests, and document clear assumptions, exclusions and risks.
• Lead and drive the involvement and inputs from multidisciplinary stakeholders to find solutions to technical roadblocks, risks and challenges and align on the strategy for the bid.
• Communicate with stakeholders (customer, management, team, resources, supplier) such that there is solid alignment and coordination.
• Responsible for the submission of the bids.
• Accountable to engage and coordinate the supplier activities during the bidding phase, if required.
• Coordinate dates to PMO to align on when the bids will be completed.
• Responsible to maintain status of bids in work and/or in the pipeline for the active project team.

Budget

• Act as the project focal for the Defense Engineering, Operations and certification budget for all Active, Strategy and Bid projects.
• Coordinate the schedule of activities to ensure all budgetary updates are completed in order to meet the quarterly financial schedule.
• Lead and coordinate involvement from all disciplines and stakeholders to ensure the budget is aligned with Management and Business objectives.
• Create presentations and governance to present financial data to Leadership.
• Work in hand with PMO throughout the process to ensure alignment throughout the process.

How to thrive in this role?

• You hold a Bachelor degree in Engineering;
• You have at least 7-10 years of experience in engineering and/or technical project management in the aerospace industry;
• Per US ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) Requirements, must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder);
• You have knowledge of ITAR regulations and previous experience in government and/or military operations exposure would be considered an asset;
• You demonstrate strong leadership and communication skill such that you are able to communicate, align and influence stakeholders;
• You must have strong communication skills to ensure clear consistent and timely information sharing within the team and across functional areas;
• Extensive knowledge of aircraft certification principles and processes, with a strong commitment to safety and compliance.
• You must have proficiency in MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel to generate and give presentations to various levels in the company;
• You must have strong skills in MS Project, and Power BI would be an asset.
• You must be knowledgeable with Budget and Governance, and detail orientated;
• You may be required to travel and work extended hours when required.
• Proven ability to build respectful, collaborative, and trust-based relationships with internal stakeholders, partners, and external customers.
• Comfortable operating in a high-volume, fast-paced, and rapidly evolving environment, while maintaining focus on quality and strategic objectives.
• Strategic thinker capable of anticipating challenges and aligning plans to support long-term business success.
• Strong financial and business acumen, including experience with bids and proposals, resource planning, and managing teams to budget constraints.