Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Parsons Corporation is a global leader in engineering and project management, seeking a highly motivated Program Manager to lead the delivery of defence-related facilities engineering projects. The Program Manager will be responsible for the successful execution of multi-disciplinary projects for defence clients, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of multi-disciplinary projects, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client expectations are consistently met or exceeded
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, building strong, trusted relationships through clear communication, responsiveness, and a solutions-focused mindset
- Build and maintain high-performing internal project teams, fostering collaboration, accountability, and positive working relationships across disciplines
- Support business development and winning-work activities, collaborating with business leaders and technical teams during opportunity identification, pursuit planning, and proposal development
- Lead proposal management, including the development of project approaches, scopes, schedules, and fee estimates, ensuring proposals are realistic, well-planned, high quality, and positioned for successful delivery
- Apply sound project management fundamentals to proactively plan, monitor, and control project performance, including schedules, resources, risks, and financials, taking early action to address issues before they escalate
- Lead project kick-offs, regular team meetings, and client touchpoints to ensure alignment, transparency, and momentum throughout the project lifecycle
- Identify risks and opportunities early, developing and implementing mitigation and improvement strategies that protect both project outcomes and client relationships
- Demonstrate a self-starter mindset, taking ownership of challenges and relentlessly driving projects forward without the need for close supervision
- Actively seek follow-on opportunities and value-add services during project delivery, working with clients and internal teams to expand relationships and repeat work
Skills
- 8–15 years of industrial project experience in project management, operations, and/or engineering
- Post-secondary education in Management, Engineering, or equivalent
- Formal training in project management principles and practices (education, certification, or on-the-job experience)
- Proficiency with common project management and collaboration tools (e.g., scheduling software, financial tracking, document management, reporting tools)
- Experience in consulting, professional services, or multi-disciplinary delivery environments is an asset
- Experience delivering projects with or for Defence Construction Canada (DCC), Department of National Defence (DND), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), or similar defence entities globally
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility with clients, project teams, and business leaders
- Comfortable facilitating meetings, leading discussions, and communicating clearly across technical and non-technical audiences
- Demonstrated ability to navigate challenging conversations related to scope, schedule, cost, and change
- Strong analytical skills with sound technical judgment
- Proven high ethical standards with dedication to producing high-quality work
- Experience supporting or leading proposal development, including scope definition, work planning, scheduling, and fee estimation
- Strong commercial awareness, with an understanding of how project decisions impact profitability, risk, and client relationships
- Self-motivated, flexible, collaborative, and willing to work on a wide variety of tasks with minimal direction
- Office and on-site work required; ability to travel to client sites as needed
- Canadian Air Force civil engineering experience is preferred
- Experience delivering projects within advanced manufacturing or private defence manufacturing environments is a strong asset
- Bilingualism in English and French is an asset
Benefits
- Health
- Vision
- Dental
- Employer paid provincial care premiums
- Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP)
- Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Sick leave
- All province observed holidays off
- Gym membership discounts
Company Overview
Parsons is an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm for national security and global infrastructure markets. It was founded in 1944, and is headquartered in Pasadena, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.parsons.com.