Senior Director, Engineering & Technology

Senior Director Engineering and Technology (Permanent)

Ottawa, ON, Victoria, BC 

Expected salary: $134,579 to $201,868 

Underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, asset management, and specialist training, Babcock International works with customers around the world to improve the capability, reliability, and availability of their most critical assets within the key market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear.

In Canada, Babcock works in the Marine sector, where our teams provide critical and complex support to Canada’s submarine fleet. Our Canadian team is proud to be trusted to deliver key naval in-service support for the Royal Canadian Navy. We also operate in the Aviation sector, where Babcock ensures that the aircrew trainees of our partner nations receive the world’s best flying training. We deliver vital aerial emergency services and are proud to have been selected by the Government of Manitoba to deliver their wildfire suppression services, as well as key components of their critical air ambulance services.

Whether it is providing technical training instruction, developing training materials or maintaining critical training assets, Babcock is trusted by its customers to deliver world-class training solutions.

Babcock’s Purpose is to create a safe and secure world, together. Our Principles create the foundation for how we will do this. They keep us on the right course, unify the way we work and guide us towards success. By thinking, connecting, and acting in line with these Principles, we’ll deliver better outcomes for our Culture, Customers and Communities. Collectively at Babcock, our employees embody the Principles that help make us great at what we do:

• Challenge the status quo, Be Curious, and ask, ‘how might we?’
• Whenever measuring success, Think: Outcomes and positive impacts.
• Be Kind to ourselves, each other, and our planet.
• Babcock employees Collaborate – we are greater than the sum of our parts,
• Be Courageous – be brave, ambitious, and determined.
• Everyone has a part to play - Own and Deliver to be successful.

Babcock is grateful to work on the traditional territories of many Nations across Canada. Babcock respects the special relationship that the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis have with the land and recognizes that we are privileged to use and share this land. Babcock is committed to being a good neighbor, ensuring that we are positively contributing to society’s progress and building meaningful and mutually beneficial relations with Indigenous peoples, businesses, and communities.

We encourage you to explore our Babcock Canada website to learn more about us at www.babcockcanada.com.

The Senior Director, Engineering and Technology reports to and supports the Chief Executive Officer in delivery of disciplined and professional engineering and technical processes, and task execution across Babcock Canada. The incumbent will also be the Corporate Engineering Authority and responsible for continuous improvement in engineering processes and deliverables across the Company. 

As a member of the Canadian Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the Senior Director, Engineering and Technology directs and oversees engineering assurance and performance, program risk, value-added pragmatic design, and capability development.

In this role, you will:

• Be responsible for leading the Engineering function across all sectors in Canada with support from the wider Babcock Global Engineering Function.
• Own and deliver a strong safety and continuous improvement culture within the Engineering and Technology function.
• Develop and deliver Engineering and Integrated Logistics Support capability by progressing people, processes, and tools in such a way as to ensure the function is scalable to accommodate Babcock’s growth.
• Assure that engineering standards are being adhered to through the execution of appropriate evidence-based governance and assurance of all engineering outputs across Babcock Canada including engineering work and data supporting the assessment of material status and configuration.
• Lead the Design Agent function for Babcock Canada including maintenance of Design Intent, Change and Obsolescence Management, as well as Assurance of Safety and Capability.
• Ensure design outputs comply with legislated requirements, corporate policies, best practice, client specifications, and manage business risks as they arise.
• Under the direction of Babcock Canada’s CEO, lead Canada’s innovation strategy.
• Lead the Corporate Industrial and Technological Benefits portfolio.
• Strictly adhere to all budgets and financial requirements.
• Interface with customer Design Authority representatives and Steering Committees to collaborate on strategic contractual initiatives and issues.

The ideal candidate brings:

• A Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline. A master’s degree in engineering or applied science would be considered an asset.

• Registered as a Professional Engineer in a Canadian jurisdiction or eligible to be registered.
• A minimum of fifteen (15) years’ experience working as an engineer, with ten (10) years of the 15 years in a leadership capacity, in a highly regulated, complex engineering environment.  Preference will be given to experience that includes managing and executing engineering delivery within a defence environment focussed on ship and/or submarine in-service support, design management, installation design, and design integration.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver executable ship designs / ship refit packages including requirements and statements of work to shipyards while also providing oversight to verify compliance.
• Experience with Integrated Logistics Support of complex assets.
• Experience with industrial cooperation and partnering; domestically and in international environments.
• A strong understanding of engineering assurance and product safety methods/ practices.
• Demonstrated ability to work at a strategic level delivering high performance results on time, through inspiring leadership and outstanding communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain close-working relationships and networks at a senior level with government customers and industry partners.
• Ability to successfully manage competing stakeholder requirements particularly when there are technical and budgetary challenges.
• Team player who works effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
• Eligibility for a Canadian Secret Security and ITAR Clearance.

Babcock Canada supports the safety and wellbeing of our employees through the following programs:

• Contributions towards an employee’s physical and mental health
• Wellness days
• Supportive work life balance: flexible work schedule and competitive annual vacation time off
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits
• Pregnancy and Parental Leave top-up available
• Employer matching of employee retirement contribution
• Employee recognition and bonus programs
• Support of professional development and reimbursement of membership dues
• Relocation assistance for individuals and families

Babcock is committed to promoting a workforce without boundaries. One that welcomes everyone to contribute to our success regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age. If you require accommodation during any stage of our recruitment process, please let us know how we can assist you.

Applicants, please apply online at https://www.babcockinternational.com/careers/