geospectrum

geospectrum

Manager, Technical Publications and Product Training

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 21 days ago
Performance ManagementLeadershipCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • Career Opportunity GeoSpectrum is growing and has a new career opportunity for an experienced Manager of Technical Publications and Product Training!
  • This opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys leading technical teams, driving quality and consistency, and making a meaningful impact across multiple programs and stakeholders.
  • Over three decades, our core values have shaped a supportive and creative environment that emphasizes employee engagement, technical excellence, and strong customer relationships.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain the departmental roadmap for technical publications, IETMs/IETPs, training programs, courseware, tools, processes, and capability development.
  • Establish clear roles, responsibilities, expectations, and development plans that support team performance and long-term capability.
  • Build, coach, and develop a high-performing team of technical writers, trainers, illustrators, content developers, and related specialists.
  • Lead departmental workforce planning, onboarding, engagement, performance management, succession planning, and retention activities.
  • Own the governance, standards, processes, templates, and quality expectations for product-level technical documentation supporting GTI sonar systems, with a primary focus on operations and maintenance content.
  • Oversee curriculum design, courseware development and training delivery planning.
  • Partner with Program Management, Engineering, ILS, Sonar Operations, Field Service, Quality, and other stakeholders to ensure documentation and training commitments are planned, resourced, and delivered in alignment with business and program priorities.
  • Support proposal, planning, and estimation activities by providing input on publications and training scope, effort, schedules, assumptions, and delivery risks.
  • Proactively manage cross-functional dependencies, resolve delivery constraints, and escalate material risks or priority conflicts with recommended mitigation plans.
  • Ensure department deliverables support customer acceptance, operational readiness, maintainability, and long-term product support objectives.

Requirements

  • Strong understanding of technical publications, structured authoring, IETM/IETP development, S1000D or similar standards, configuration-controlled documentation, training development, and product support environments.
  • Ability to travel internationally.
  • All candidates must be eligible to apply for and maintain Canadian Controlled Goods and Canadian Government Security Clearances.
  • Ensure documentation deliverables are accurate, configuration-controlled, user-focused, and compliant with applicable contractual, quality, and technical standards, including S1000D where required.
  • Post-secondary education in a related field, or equivalent relevant career experience.
  • Requires extensive experience in technical publications, product training, ILS, engineering documentation, product support, or a related technical environment, including significant experience leading teams.
  • Proven ability to manage department priorities, budgets, schedules, resource plans, risks, and deliverables across multiple programs or products.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional stakeholders, influence priorities, resolve delivery constraints, and communicate effectively with technical teams, program leadership, customers, and senior management.
  • Familiarity with XML-based authoring platforms, content management systems, publishing systems, learning management systems, and modern training delivery tools is an asset.
  • Physical Requirements
  • Security Requirements
  • Total Rewards
  • We recognize that our people are our most valuable asset. Our Total Rewards package is designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and long term success. It includes a competitive base salary, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, paid time off, opportunities for professional development, and programs that recognize and reward your contributions.
  • We offer:

Nice to have

  • Experience in defence, aerospace, marine, sonar, engineering, or other complex technical product environments preferred.

Compensation

  • Competitive salary based on experience

Benefits

  • Our Total Rewards package is designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and long term success.
  • It includes a competitive base salary, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, paid time off, opportunities for professional development, and programs that recognize and reward your contributions.
  • Group plan benefits
  • Virtual healthcare
  • Corporate discounts and perks
  • Employee driven wellness and activity initiatives

Company info

  • GeoSpectrum Technologies was founded in 1994 by friends who wanted to work together and build a collaborative workplace where employees take pride in contributing to cutting ‑ edge technology from concept to delivery. Based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, we design and manufacture state ‑ of ‑ the ‑ art underwater acoustic components, transducers, and end ‑ to ‑ end systems for maritime surveillance and exploration. Serving clients across ocean science, defence, and oil and gas industries, we are known for our innovation and for delivering reliable, customized solutions that exceed customer expectations. Over three decades, our core values have shaped a supportive and creative environment that emphasizes employee engagement, technical excellence, and strong customer relationships.
  • To learn more about who we are and what it's like to work at GeoSpectrum, we invite you to watch our company video by visiting www.geospectrum.ca.
  • GeoSpectrum Technologies was founded in 1994 by friends who wanted to work together and build a collaborative workplace where employees take pride in contributing to cutting ‑ edge technology from concept to delivery.
  • Based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, we design and manufacture state ‑ of ‑ the ‑ art underwater acoustic components, transducers, and end ‑ to ‑ end systems for maritime surveillance and exploration.
  • Serving clients across ocean science, defence, and oil and gas industries, we are known for our innovation and for delivering reliable, customized solutions that exceed customer expectations.
  • Lead the strategy, roadmap, and delivery oversight for product-level training courses on GTI sonar systems for customers, end users, and internal teams.
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