Program Manager – Facilities Engineering (Defence)

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

Requirements:

• 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