Project Manager

About the role

Priority may be given to the following designated employment equity groups: women, Indigenous Peoples* (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), persons with disabilities and racialized persons*.

Candidates are asked to self-declare when applying to this hiring process.

City: At a location where Digital Technologies Research Centre have offices – Ottawa; Fredericton; Moncton; Montréal; Toronto; Waterloo

Organizational Unit: Digital Technologies

Classification: RCO

Tenure: Term

Duration: 2 years

Language Requirements: Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC

Work arrangements:

• Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement (combination of working onsite and telework). Employees in this position who telework will be required to travel to the designated work site at least three times per week or a minimum of 60% of their regular work schedule at their own expense.

• Indigenous candidates may be eligible for an exception to this work arrangement. Alternative work arrangements may also be considered.

Discover the possible

• NRC is named in 2025 one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People, Top Employer in the National Capital Region and Forbes Canada’s Best Employers.

• NRC is Canada’s largest research and innovation organization pushing boundaries of science and engineering.

• NRC fosters a culture of creativity, teamwork, and innovation.

The role

• Project Manager to support the Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Productivity Challenge Programs.

• Work collaboratively with researchers, industry, academia, and government stakeholders.

• Help meet objectives of driving AI adoption in manufacturing, agriculture, and clean technologies.

• Report to the Program Director.

Key duties

• Research relevant literature including peer-reviewed academic sources and program engagement reports.

• Liaise with program technical leads, challenge officers, stakeholders, and NRC research experts.

• Conduct research, writing, and editing to support program and project development.

• Review and identify aligned funding sources and develop funding opportunities.

• Assist in delivery of engagement and advisory meetings and support outreach activities.

• Contribute to conceptualizing strategies and plans and respond to information requests.

• Provide advice and technical project management support.

• Assist in development of research projects ensuring clear goals, milestones, deliverables, resources, and budgets.

• Provide regular updates and reports on project progress and propose changes as needed.

• Plan and organize program/project meetings including agenda and minutes.

• Maintain intelligence and information on projects to assist in new proposals.

• Undertake special projects or assignments to further program objectives.

Screening criteria

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science required.

• Bachelor’s degree in another discipline with relevant work experience considered.

• PMP or CAPM certification considered an asset.

Experience

• Significant experience developing research projects with multi-disciplinary teams.

• Significant experience managing, monitoring, and reporting research projects in AI, manufacturing, agriculture, clean technologies or related fields.

• Experience with programming languages such as Python, R.

• Experience applying project management and using project management software in R&D.

• Experience managing relationships with multiple stakeholders.

• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams and meeting deadlines in fast-paced environments.

• Experience with NRC research or challenge programs is an asset.

Condition of employment

• Secret clearance required.

• Verification of background over 10 years.

• Must have lived in Canada sufficiently for security screening.

Language requirements

• Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC.

Assessment criteria

Technical competencies

• Extensive knowledge of project management theory, procedures, practices, and software tools.

• Knowledge of performance measurement and evaluation frameworks.

• Ability to work with broad range of stakeholders.

• Ability to field trial tools such as AI models, programming languages, GC or MS forms.

• Ability to meet deadlines in fast-paced environment.

• Ability to quickly acquire and apply new technical knowledge.

• Maintains up-to-date understanding of emerging technologies and best practices.

• Ability using SAP Projects Systems (PS) module considered an asset.

Behavioural competencies

• Conceptual and analytical ability.

• Partnering.

• Results orientation.

• Self-knowing and self-development.

• Teamwork.

• Communication.

• Organizational and environmental awareness.

Compensation

• Position at RCO-2 or RCO-3 level with salary range $83,985 to $139,608.

• Salary determination based on expertise and experience.

• Bilingualism Bonus of $800 per year.

• Benefits include robust pension plan, comprehensive health and dental coverage, disability and life insurance, office closure at end of December, and additional supports.

Notes

• Relocation assistance per NRC directives.

• Pre-qualified list may be established for similar positions for one year.

• Preference to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

• Adherence to safe workplace practices required.

• Only selected candidates will be contacted.

Contact

• Email: NRC.NRCHiring-EmbaucheCNRC.CNRC@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

• Telephone: 3439906649

• Requisition number: 25050

About National Research Council Canada

• NRC is the Government of Canada's largest research and technology organization.

• Supports SMEs, connects innovators to R&D capabilities, and enables cross-sector partnerships.

• Research Services team size: 1001-5000.