Itv Project Lead - Toronto, Canada - Thales

Thales
Thales
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Toronto, Canada

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Description

Location:
Toronto, Canada

Thales people architect solutions that support 85 million mainline and suburban passenger journeys, worldwide, every day.

Our Rail Signalling and Communication systems are used on metro lines across major cities, and 72,000 kms of route, 52,000 trains per day in 16 countries are controlled by our Traffic Management Systems.

Together We deployed the first-ever nationwide ticketing system which processes over 50 million ticketing transactions in 100 cities daily.

Key Accountabilities


Management:

  • Directs the day to day activities of the ITV team for successful delivery of work packages. Plans, coordinates and monitors the performance of the work, identifies and manages risks during all the Work Package lifecycle until the closure.
  • Maintains Project Tracking by monitoring performance against budget and schedule, performance metrics collection and interpretation, weekly and monthly reporting.
  • Performs early risk identification and mitigation through corrective actions.
  • Manages resource management, including organizing and developing staff, task assignments, labour forecasts within the group, motivating, coaching and training.
  • Provides for Project Planning and Replanning, including the preparation of all artefacts required (estimates, schedules, estimates to complete, work breakdown structures and Test Plans, Test Procedures, Test Reports, traceability matrices) to deliver CENELEC compliant software products
  • Planning, prioritizing and scheduling work
  • Monitoring, tracking and reporting on workload results by continuous communication to incumbents and Manager.
  • Directs and delegates specific tasks to staff, both inhouse and in the field.
  • Responsible to manage and complete work/projects assigned to own area of responsibility
  • Provides support and estimates for the functional area for bids
  • Delivers the test and verification program within the cost and schedule targets
  • Providing support and input to the Manager for staff planning and to ensure maintenance of skill base, including hiring and termination.
  • Works in conjunction with Manager to ensure all recommendations (such as training, tools, etc.) adhere to overall departmental budget.
  • Conducts (Chairs: as required) meetings with other groups and/or customers on requirements or processes, ensuring product and work integrity are maintained
Technical

  • Responsible for the implementation of a vigorous system integration and validation program. Responsible for maintaining adherence to company and departmental standard processes and policies.
  • Reviews and approves all work assigned, identifying to staff errors and omissions in requirements and compliance with company policies & procedures.
  • Approves plans, procedures and reports produced by the V&V department.
  • To ensure adequate knowledge of the system design for validation and verification purposes
  • Keeps abreast of trends and current relevant technology. Evaluates new products and ideas for merit, (making suggestions to improve current inhouse products(s), and processes).
  • Propose and implement approved process improvements (such as increased test automation) to increase the effectiveness of the test process.

Product Knowledge:

  • To quickly acquire and maintain detailed product knowledge and to actively disseminate this knowledge to more junior staff.

Safety:

  • To ensure adequate coverage of the safety requirements in the test program
  • To ensure adequate coverage of the safety requirements in the verification program
Key Requirements

  • B.A.Sc. Electrical, Computer,
  • 8+ years of experience
  • Team Leadership
  • Systems, validation and verification experience for real time and/or safety critical system. Ø Organizational ability
  • Communication skills
  • Interpersonal skills Education
  • Systems Engineering or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications

  • CBTC or domain knowledge in Rail Signaling
  • IRSE certification

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