As Program Director, Halifax-Class Work Period Contracts (HCWPC, or Frigate Program), you will be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of multiple, overlapping frigate docking work periods, returning combatant availability to the Royal Canadian Navy while meeting scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, and client requirements. 

The Frigate Program is an end-of-life, multi-billion-dollar sustainment program intended to ensure the frigates serve safely and remain operationally relevant for the next 15 years. The role converts Canada’s sustainment investment into operational availability through the delivery of complex refits and upgrades on time, to standard, and within budget. More specifically, you will:

• Deliver zero-compromise safety and first-time quality; operate within Davie’s Quality Management System (QMS), ensure Controlled Goods Program compliance and Government of Canada personnel/site security requirements (Secret/NATO as required).
• Build a high-performing, accountable team with clear goals; coach Project Managers and functional leads; embed continuous improvement, lessons learned across all projects.
• Own the Program Execution Plan for multiple overlapping frigate projects and the associated Integrated Master Schedule (IMS); implement the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) performance management (CPI/SPI, variance analysis, risked EAC) and a rigorous battle rhythm of internal and external performance reviews, risk/opportunity boards, and material readiness reviews. With overlapping projects, carry out prioritizing and deconfliction for the program on the near, medium and long-term horizons. 
• Run proactive Risk, Issues and Opportunity (RIO) management across technical, industrial, commercial and security risks; chair change control boards at the program level, while integrating the capabilities of all functions to deliver on program requirements.
• Act as the single program voice to the client (i.e. DND/RCN/PSPC) on scope, schedule, cost and quality; ensure contractual compliance and auditable delivery evidence. 
• De-risk long-lead and obsolescence; align early work and prefabrication; drive point-of-use material kitting and constraint removal to compress docking durations; develop sub-contractor strategies and foster relational contracting.
• Lead and develop the Program Management team to be motivated, accountable, and effective; align structure and resources to program phase and workload. Integrate the supporting and core delivery functions at the director level in the matrix organization. Escalate issues with clear recommendations for resolution to the corporate level.   
• Complete performance reviews; ensure required training and certifications; uphold Davie’s values and HSE standards.
• Coordinate with HR on workforce planning, succession, and recruitment to meet schedule demands.

Performance metrics

• On-time or accelerated work acceptance and delivery (baseline vs. actual; critical path adherence; SPI).
• Cost performance (CPI ≥ 1.0).
• Availability returned to Fleet (days released early; readiness impact acknowledged by client).
• Quality & rework (defect density; first-time pass at acceptance; audit findings).
• HSE (TRIF/LTIF trending to best-in-class against yard-wide targets).
• Material readiness (on-time availability of CSM, GSM and GFE).
• Client assurance (PRM outcomes; stakeholder feedback).
• Workforce stability (long range forecasting, retention, upskilling, apprenticeship pipeline).