Senior Maintenance Scheduler

Location: Halifax - Wilkinson, Canada

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Halifax (Wilkinson), N.S., (CAN.), Hybrid

Position Summary

Thales has a vacancy for a Senior Maintenance Scheduler, reporting to the Coastal Planning Team Lead, leads the day-to-day activities of the Coastal Scheduling team in coordinating, preparing, monitoring, and maintaining Waterfront Maintenance packages and schedules. This role oversees long-term maintenance planning and the alignment of Fiscal Year schedules, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in reporting. The Senior Scheduler collaborates closely with the Ship Maintenance Lead, Team Leads, FMF, and subcontractors to confirm that all required maintenance is accurately identified and allocated within the designated work periods. These maintenance packages and schedules are developed to validate necessary maintenance for the appropriate work period and identify critical paths with end customers and project partners, effectively managing work periods across stakeholders.

Regulatory Compliance Requirement This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List and/or the US the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Provide senior-level project planning support and schedule governance to the Service Delivery Team, ensuring maintenance and delivery activities are appropriately structured, tracked, and communicated.

• Train, mentor, and coach team members to drive consistent scheduling practices, effective system utilization, and ongoing professional development.

• Evaluate existing planning workflows to identify bottlenecks, proposing and implementing process improvements that enhance schedule accuracy and execution efficiency.

• Serve as the designated representative for the Coastal Planning Team Lead as required, maintaining operational continuity, managing escalations, and representing planning priorities with stakeholders.

Work Period Scope & Alignment

• Scope Definition: Identify and validate the comprehensive scope of maintenance during the annual planning cycle for upcoming Work Periods, ensuring all routines are captured and organized at the beginning of the Planning Phase.

• Cross-System Synchronization: Ensure maintenance dates, durations, and task logic remain aligned across internal systems (Maximo, Sir Joseph Isherwoods MIS) and client systems (DRMIS) to maintain data integrity and prevent scheduling conflicts.

• Integrated Schedule Management: Develop and manage integrated schedules for upcoming Work Periods, identifying critical path activities and deconflicting competing tasks and resources throughout the annual cycle.

Performance Analysis & Optimization

• Data-Driven Analysis: Implement analytical frameworks to monitor maintenance completion trends, evaluate variance, and identify actionable opportunities to improve the efficiency and execution of annual maintenance plans.

• Reporting & Dashboards: Produce accurate, timely operational reports and maintain dynamic dashboards to transparently communicate schedule progression, milestone adherence, and baseline changes across enterprise stakeholders.

• Schedule Optimization: Carry out detailed analysis of project schedule performance to identify suitable execution strategies that reduce costs and improve adherence.

Minimum Qualifications

Skills and Abilities

• Professional Experience: Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated experience within the last 10 years performing planning, scheduling, and maintenance of schedules for multi-disciplined resources.

• Organizational Skills: Strong ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with high attention to detail.

• Communication: Excellent communication skills, including the ability to prepare and present technical schedule reports to diverse audiences.

Technical/Specialized Knowledge

• Working knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems, specifically SAP (DRMIS), Sir Joesph Isherwoods MIS, and/or IBM Maximo.

• Strong computer literacy across the Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel (Advanced), SharePoint, and PowerPoint.

• Proficiency in the use of specialized Scheduling Tools (Microsoft Project and Primavera P6 preferred).

Education

• Minimum 2-year technical program diploma from a recognized technical institute, a University Degree, or certification as a technician by a recognized provincial licensing body in a relevant marine or technical field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry Experience: Previous experience in the defense or marine industry, specifically relating to shipbuilding, ship repair, or ship maintenance, is highly desirable.

• Advanced Education: Postgraduate qualifications or specialized training in Business, Project Management, or Engineering will be looked upon favorably.

• Experience using Sir Joseph Isherwoods MIS at an expert level covering multiple modules within the tool.

Special Position Requirements

• Predominantly working onsite in the Naval Dockyard and onboard Naval Vessels, will also be required to work from the office or from home.

Pay Transparency

The anticipated Total Target Compensation (TTC), inclusive of annual salary and bonus eligibility, for this role is $90,000 to 115,000 CAD Annual​. The Company reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s status protected by local, provincial, and federal laws.

AI We use artificial intelligence–enabled tools as part of our recruitment process to support activities such as candidate discovery, résumé matching, and interview scheduling. These tools may help screen and assess applications and recommend potential matches based on the requirements within the job description. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters. Artificial intelligence does not make hiring decisions on our behalf.

What We Offer

• Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:

• Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.

• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.

• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.

• Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.

• Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

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Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:

• Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.

• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.

• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.

• Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.

• Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the Canadian Controlled Goods Program, the Canadian Industrial Security Program, the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and able to obtain a Canadian NATO Secret clearance.