Overview
Director, Strategic Planning and Corporate Development Jobs in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at Defence Construction Canada
Title: Director, Strategic Planning and Corporate Development
Company: Defence Construction Canada
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Who Can Apply?:
Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)
Salary Range
$148,527 – $185,658
Employment Status
Continuing
Term Length
Security Level:
Reliability
Language Requirement
Bilingual Preferred
Closing Date
13/04/2026
Country
Canada
Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is a Crown corporation responsible for delivering infrastructure and environmental projects in support of Canada’s national defence. DCC provides full-service construction, engineering, project management, and professional advisory services to the Department of National Defence, the Canadian Armed Forces, and other federal partners across Canada.
The Opportunity
As part of DCC’s continued growth and expansion, a new senior leadership position has been created for a Director, Strategic Planning and Corporate Development. This role offers a unique opportunity to help shape the future direction of a national organization operating in a complex, high impact environment.
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Director serves as a trusted strategic advisor to the CEO, Executive Management, and Senior Management Team. The position sits at the intersection of corporate strategy, enterprise planning, performance management, and corporate development, and plays a central role in aligning long term strategy with operational execution and government priorities.
This is a highly visible role with broad enterprise influence, ideal for a strategic leader motivated by building structure, driving alignment, and advancing innovation within a growing organization.
Key Responsibilities
Corporate Strategy and Enterprise Planning
- Support the Board and Executives in advancing DCC’s strategy and strategic planning framework.
- Lead the development, integration, and execution of DCC’s enterprise strategic planning framework, including long term visioning, five year corporate plans, annual business planning, and ongoing strategy evaluation.
- Facilitate enterprise wide, cross functional planning processes that align service lines, regions, and corporate functions around shared priorities, alignment and outcomes.
- Synthesize diverse strategies into a clear, actionable corporate roadmap that supports organizational growth, performance, and accountability.
- Guide the development of statutory and corporate planning and reporting documents, including supporting the Corporate Plan and Annual Report.
- Design and apply strategic planning tools and performance frameworks (e.g., environmental scans, KPIs, dashboards, benchmarking) that support evidence-based decision making.
- Provide strategic advice to senior leadership on emerging trends, risks, opportunities, and external forces impacting the organization.
Corporate Development and Strategic Initiatives
- Identify, assess, and advance strategic partnerships, corporate opportunities, and innovation initiatives aligned with DCC’s mandate and capabilities.
- Lead or support enterprise wide strategic initiatives and special projects on behalf of the CEO and Executive Management, ensuring alignment with approved priorities.
- Act as a liaison between initiative sponsors, project teams, and senior leadership to ensure visibility, coordination, and results.
- Conduct structured analyses and benchmarking of comparable organizations and sectors to inform strategic and corporate development decisions.
- Contribute to enterprise risk management integrating risk into planning and decision-making processes.
Leadership and Organizational Alignment
- Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to direct and indirect reports, fostering a high performing, inclusive, and collaborative work environment.
- Oversee workforce planning, performance management, and professional development within the function.
- Collaborate closely with executive and senior leaders to embed strategy into operations and service delivery and support organizational change.
- Promote organizational values and ethical leadership, serving as a role model for professionalism, accountability, and innovation.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Build and maintain strong working relationships across the organization and with key external stakeholders, including government partners, research bodies, and strategic collaborators.
- Represent DCC as a credible and trusted strategic partner in internal and external forums.
- Provide expert strategic advice and facilitation to senior leaders on planning, performance, and enterprise initiatives.
Education, Experience, And Qualifications
- Graduate degree in Business Administration, Public Policy, or a related discipline (MBA or equivalent preferred).
- Significant progressive experience in strategic planning, corporate strategy, or corporate development, including senior level experience in complex, multistakeholder environments.
- Demonstrated ability to shape strategy, influence decision making, and lead enterprise wide initiatives.
- Strong analytical, written, interpersonal, and leadership skills, with experience managing cross functional teams and complex initiatives.
- Solid understanding of strategic planning and business evaluation in the public sector, Crown corporations, or comparable governance environments.
- Advanced business acumen.
Working Conditions
- Office or hybrid work environment; travel as required to support strategic initiatives.
- Administrative Office: Head Office
- Location: Any province or territory where DCC has an office
Check Out Your Benefits
Working with us offers excellent opportunities for growth and advancement—and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages valued at between 25 and 30% of your salary.
Your Package Includes
Health and Wellness
- 100% employer-paid annual sick leave, and health and dental premiums
- $400 wellness allowance to help cover expenses such as a gym membership
- $2,500 for mental health services on top of regular $2,500 paramedical coverage
- Telus Virtual Health Care and $750 Health Care Spending Account for some expenses not covered under provincial plans
Home and Family
- Life, accidental-death, and short-term disability insurance
- Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
- Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for up to 37 weeks
- Flexible workplace options, including $400 allowance every two years, to support working from home
Leave and Retirement
- Public-service pension
- Comprehensive vacation and other paid-leave plans, along with deluxe travel benefit plans
To begin a career with Defence Construction Canada (DCC), you must be a Canadian Citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. As a condition of employment with DCC, a minimum reliability security status clearance is required and some roles may require secret security status clearance.
DCC is responsible for the Personnel Security Clearance process . Typically to be eligible for a "Reliability" clearance, you must have five years of verifiable background information and to be eligible for a "Secret" clearance, you must have 10 years of verifiable background information. The process usually involves reference inquiries, verification of qualifications, criminal records checks, and credit checks (as required) and may require fingerprints. For more information about obtaining a security clearance, please review the Standard on Security Screening .
Required
The appropriate security clearance is a condition of employment and it is the candidate’s or employee’s responsibility to ensure, they are able to obtain and maintain their required security level clearance to begin or continue their employment with DCC. Failure to obtain or maintain, the appropriate level of security clearance means either the candidate or employee will not receive a job offer, the conditional offer will be rendered null and void or their employment will be terminated with cause. A thorough security clearance process will be applied to all candidates or employees considered for an appointment; this process includes inquiries, verifications and assessments regarding matters such as, but not limited to:
- criminal record checks
- reference checks
- previous employment
- open source checks
- credit/financial status
DCC's Code of Business Conduct (Code) is a condition of employment. It serves to enhance public confidence in the integrity of DCC Employees and provides clarity to Employees on a number of issues, including real or perceived conflicts of interest. Before applying to this (or any) position at DCC, candidates shall familiarize themselves with the Code, because new employees are required to certify that they have read, understood, and agreed to observe the Code upon commencing work at DCC. Employees are further required to review their obligations under the Code and notify the President's Office of any changes in their circumstances at the earliest possible opportunity, and to complete the Annual Update once a year.
Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace!
At DCC, we are committed to ensuring everyone has a voice and can be their authentic selves in our workplace. We actively encourage applications from all, including but not limited to, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and members of the LGBTQ2+ community. We also welcome applications from those who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information.
DCC’s goal is to provide barrier-free access to employment opportunities and workspaces for employees and candidates. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs. Should you require accommodation, please email [email protected] .
