Senior Project Coordinator - NETE

LocationDartmouth; LaSalle; Ottawa

Also inHalifax

Work modehybrid

Typefull-time

SenioritySenior

EquityIncluded

Company size10,000+ people

PostedOct 5, 2026 · 1w ago

Verified live12h ago

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Post-secondary education in Project Management, Business, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline

Demonstrated experience coordinating or managing complex projects or programs

Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, processes, and best practices

Experience with project planning, scheduling, resource management, and project controls

Strong knowledge of risk and issue management, including identification, mitigation, and escalation

Demonstrated ability to manage scope, schedule, budget, dependencies, and deliverables

Experience with client, stakeholder, supplier, and industry engagement

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare project documentation and executive-level status reports and briefs

Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint, or equivalent

Ability to interact with multi/interdisciplinary teams using strong interpersonal, communication, organizational and conflict resolution skills

Perform with a high level of confidentiality, diplomacy and professionalism

Use sound judgment and be able to perform well under pressure to meet strict deadlines

Provide services in a manner that supports and reflects positive cultural practices

Provide direction, guidance and support in the capacity of a program manager to address conflict openly and constructively

Maintain an attitude of caring, respect and optimism in all dealing with clients and peers

Experience in engineering, defense, government, technology, or other complex project environments

PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification

Canadian citizenship, with 10 or more years residing in Canada with no periods longer than six continuous months out of country, is absolutely necessary as part of the requirements to obtain a government security clearance to the minimum level of Secret

Skills

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Teams

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Benefits

Competitive pay

Career development

Wellness support

Job Title: Senior Project Coordinator – NETE

Location: Halifax (alternate possibility: Ottawa, LaSalle)

Work Arrangement: Hybrid About the role

Join a high-impact team supporting the development of advanced Information Systems for the Royal Canadian Navy. This position offers the opportunity to apply your extensive skills and talents in project and program management to the design of IT and communication systems for Canada’s future warship class, the River-class Destroyer. Working within a collaborative engineering environment, you will help shape innovative technical solutions and advance the digital backbone of Canada’s future naval fleet.

What we do at Weir

Weir is a global leader in mining technology for a sustainable future. Outside the mining sector, Weir Marine Engineering has managed and operated the Naval Engineering Test Establishment (NETE) for the Department of National Defence (DND) since 1964. At Weir Marine Engineering (WME), we apply engineering/technical expertise to the complex challenges of mission-critical naval systems, contributing to the reliability, security, and performance of systems that are essential to Canada’s maritime defence capabilities.

Make your impact

You’ll play a key role in solving real-world challenges. You’ll apply your skills to deliver results that matter—whether that’s through engineering, planning or customer support. You’ll work with purpose, learn every day and help shape a more sustainable future.

What You Will Do

The key responsibilities of the position are:

·Client and Industry Interaction: Serve as a senior point of contact with all internal resources, clients, stakeholders, industry partners, and suppliers; facilitate effective communication, coordinate requirements and deliverables, manage expectations, and build productive relationships to support successful project execution

·Program Management: Coordinate and manage program activities, schedules, resources, deliverables, risks, dependencies, and priorities across multiple projects, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives, client requirements, budgets, and timelines. Provide leadership, mentoring and liaison support to group/team members while planning and orchestrating technical and programmatic work

·Documentation: Develop, maintain, and manage project and program documentation, including plans, schedules, status reports, meeting records, requirements, action items, decisions, risks, and deliverables, ensuring information is accurate, traceable, current, and readily accessible

·Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

What you’ll bring

We value what you can do—not just where you’ve been. If you meet the goals of the role, we want to hear from you.

Must-Haves:

·Post-secondary education in Project Management, Business, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline’

·Demonstrated experience coordinating or managing complex projects or programs

·Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, processes, and best practices

·Experience with project planning, scheduling, resource management, and project controls

·Strong knowledge of risk and issue management, including identification, mitigation, and escalation

·Demonstrated ability to manage scope, schedule, budget, dependencies, and deliverables

·Experience with client, stakeholder, supplier, and industry engagement

·Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare project documentation and executive-level status reports and briefs

·Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

·Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint, or equivalent

·Ability to interact with multi/interdisciplinary teams using strong interpersonal, communication, organizational and conflict resolution skills

·Perform with a high level of confidentiality, diplomacy and professionalism

·Use sound judgment and be able to perform well under pressure to meet strict deadlines

·Provide services in a manner that supports and reflects positive cultural practices

·Provide direction, guidance and support in the capacity of a program manager to address conflict openly and constructively

·Maintain an attitude of caring, respect and optimism in all dealing with clients and peers

Mandatory Requirement:

·Canadian citizenship, with 10 or more years residing in Canada with no periods longer than six continuous months out of country, is absolutely necessary as part of the requirements to obtain a government security clearance to the minimum level of Secret

Nice to have

Nice-to Have:

·Experience in engineering, defense, government, technology, or other complex project environments

·PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification

Why join Weir?

We live our values—we think safety first, do the right thing, respect each other, aim high and delight our customers. We encourage our people to lead by example and celebrate our successes.

We’re passionate about our purpose—to help deliver the natural resources that are essential to create a better future for the world. We do this by combining our deep customer insights, world class engineering, materials science expertise and intelligent automation to deliver innovative end-to-end solutions incorporating our signature technologies.

We believe your voice matters and your ideas make a difference. We’re working hard to nurture a diverse culture where our people feel like they belong and can do the best work of their lives. You can help shape our unique culture through our inclusion networks and safety initiatives.

Benefits

· Competitive pay

· Career development and study/learning support

· Access to global inclusion networks

· Regional and team-specific benefits

· Sharebuilder scheme

· Wellness support for you and your family

· Collaboration with global teams

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