Project Coordinator - PLM Implementation

telesat· Lightspeed PMO
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📍 Ottawa, OntarioFull Time Hire (FTE with Benefits)

About this role

We are seeking a highly organized and proactive Project Coordinator to initially support the implementation of a new enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system. Reporting to the Program Management Office, the successful candidate will play a key role in coordinating project activities, maintaining governance processes, supporting stakeholder engagement, and ensuring project information is accurate, current, and accessible.
This position is ideal for an individual with 3-6 years of project coordination or PMO support experience who thrives in cross-functional environments and enjoys bringing structure, organization, and accountability to complex business and technology initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

    Project Coordination & Governance

    • Support the development and maintenance of integrated project schedules, milestones, deliverables, and dependencies.
    • Track progress against project objectives and communicate schedule impacts or delays.
    • Maintain project action item, decision, risk, and issue logs, ensuring timely follow-up and escalation where required.
    • Assist project and workstream leads with planning, status updates, governance activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
    • Support preparation and coordination of program reviews, milestone reviews, and program governance meetings.

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      Stakeholder, Team & Vendor Coordination

      • Coordinate project meetings, workshops, working sessions, and leadership reviews.
      • Prepare agendas, capture meeting minutes, document decisions, and communicate follow-up actions.
      • Assist with project communications, presentations, executive updates, and stakeholder engagement activities.
      • Facilitate collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, operations, IT, quality, supply chain, and business teams.
      • Coordinate activities with vendors, implementation partners, and consultants, including tracking commitments and deliverables.
      • Support change management, user engagement, communication campaigns, training coordination, and adoption activities.

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        Reporting & Documentation Management

        • Collect project performance data and maintain project dashboards and reporting tools.
        • Prepare weekly and monthly status reports, executive summaries, milestone updates, and performance metrics.
        • Manage project repositories and document control processes to ensure information is organized and accessible.

Qualifications & Experience

     

    • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, Operations Management, or a related field. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
    • 3-6 years of experience in project coordination, project administration, PMO support, or project management support roles.

Key Competencies

    Successful candidates will demonstrate:

    • Experience supporting PLM, ERP, MES, engineering systems, or other enterprise transformation programs.
    • Strong understanding of project coordination practices, project lifecycle methodologies, and governance processes.
    • Ability to influence and coordinate across teams without direct authority
    • Previous experience working with external vendors, consultants, and implementation partners.
    • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
    • Experience in preparing project reports, presentations, meeting documentation, and executive-level communications.
    • Intermediate to advanced proficiency using MS Office products (MS Project, CoPilot, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
    • Experience in using Smartsheet, and Oracle Primavera is considered an asset
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • Strong collaboration and teamwork skills

Security and Compliance Requirements

  • Canadian Reliability Status (Minimum) is required
  • Eligibility for Controlled Goods Program (CGP) Registration is required
  • Ability to handle controlled, sensitive, and export-regulated technical data in compliance with Canadian and international regulations

Working Environment

  • This role has no direct reports but will work and interact with multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Working conditions are typical of a downtown Ottawa office environment.

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This is listed as a Full Time Hire (FTE with Benefits) position. It is posted as a Project Coordinator - PLM Implementation role in the Lightspeed PMO department at telesat.
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This Project Coordinator - PLM Implementation position at telesat was posted on Sep 4, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
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