Landing Station Project Coordinator

Role Overview

• Develop, maintain, and update integrated program schedules using tools such as MS Project or Primavera.
• Track milestones, dependencies, critical path items, and deliverables across engineering, procurement, and deployment teams.
• Monitor schedule performance and highlight risks, delays, or resource conflicts to the Program Manager.
• Assist in drafting, reviewing, and revising SOWs for new procurements and change orders.
• Support alignment between SOW requirements, vendor deliverables, and contractual obligations.
• Coordinate with legal, procurement, and engineering teams to ensure clarity and traceability.
• Maintain requirements baselines and ensure proper documentation, traceability, and version control.
• Support engineering and program teams during requirement reviews, design reviews, and verification activities.
• Track requirement changes and ensure alignment across stakeholders and downstream work packages.
• Manage documentation control, including versioning, approvals, and distribution of controlled documents.
• Maintain configuration records for technical baselines (hardware, software, interfaces).
• Support formal configuration audits and change review boards.
• Support program budgeting, cost estimates, and monthly financial reporting.
• Track actuals vs. forecast, including variances, accruals, and spend profiles.
• Assist with procurement requests, purchase orders, and invoice tracking.
• Track resource allocations across program teams and identify potential constraints or gaps.
• Maintain resource forecasts in alignment with schedule demands and program phases.
• Support onboarding and coordination for internal and external resources.
• Coordinate with external vendors and suppliers to track deliverables, schedules, and documentation.
• Support vendor performance monitoring, issue tracking, and risk management.
• Facilitate communications, meetings, and action follow-ups between Telesat and vendor teams.

Requirements

• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering Technology, Project Management, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years experience in project or program coordination, ideally in aerospace, telecommunications, or technology fields.
• Experience with project scheduling tools (MS Project, Primavera) and requirements/configuration management tools.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced, technical environment.
• Familiarity with satellite systems, ground stations, RF equipment, or space-related technologies (an asset).

Benefits

• Must be available to work across multiple time zones and outside standard working hours as needed
• The successful candidate must be able to work in Canada and obtain clearance under the Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP)