Senior Project Manager

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Location: Mississauga, ON; Stellarton, NS; Calgary, AB.

Position Overview: The Senior Project Manager is a strategic leader responsible for managing large projects with multiple workstreams, or programs composed of several projects. This role requires expertise in planning, organizing, and managing complex projects while engaging with many stakeholders at various levels of the organization (including the Executive sponsor) and third-party vendors / contractors supporting delivery. 

The Senior Project Manager excels in building and driving a complex project plan to ensure delivery within budget, in alignment with expected timelines, and with expected benefits. This individual will ensure the successful completion of essential deliverables throughout the project lifecycle, including appropriate documentation. They are responsible for ensuring risks to the project’s objectives are appropriately identified and escalated to address and mitigate in a time sensitive manner.
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Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

Key Responsibilities:

1.    Project Planning and Execution Management:

• Lead the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closing of large, complex projects with multiple workstreams.
• Build the project plan, including developing clear and attainable project objectives, building project requirements, and managing the triple constraint of cost, time, and quality.
• Manage the execution of the project plan to ensure delivery within budget, timelines, and expected outcomes.
• Monitor project status and manage deliverables to ensure quality standards and goals are achieved.
• Manage any changes in the project in accordance with project change management controls.
• Facilitate the completion of core project documents, including but not limited to Project Brief, Business Case, Project Charter, RAID log, and others.

2.    Stakeholder Engagement and Leadership:

• Effectively communicate and engage with all stakeholders, including the executive sponsor (as the ultimate accountable party for the project), to drive project engagement and ensure delivery is in alignment with business goals.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and foster strong relationships to support project success.
• Lead and manage project teams, providing guidance, coaching, and support to ensure high performance.
• Foster a collaborative environment and build a learning community to continuously improve project management practices.
• Support, mentor, and lead PMs assigned to the program.

3.    Risk and Issue Management:

• Identify, assess, and manage project risks to mitigate potential impacts.
• Develop and implement risk management plans and strategies.
• Ensure risks / issues are identified and escalated appropriately and in a time sensitive manner.

4.    Financial Management:

• Oversee financial management of material, multi-million dollar project budgets, including the in-year budget, multi-year financials, and benefits delivery in partnership with the project Finance lead.
• Ensure efficient use of financial resources to meet project delivery requirements.

5.    Resource Management:

• Plan and manage resource assignments with project sponsors and key stakeholders.
• Manage Technology resources in Planview on a regular basis to ensure the right resources are allocated, and adjusted based on project needs
• Ensure optimal allocation and utilization of resources to achieve project goals.

6.    Communication and Reporting:

• Provide regular, clear, and concise visibility into project status, including key decisions, dependencies, issues, risks, and metrics.
• Maintain up-to-date project documentation, status reports, and stakeholder communications throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare and deliver high-quality presentations and reports to senior executives and stakeholders.

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What you have to offer:

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline with 10+ years of experience in project management, including at least 8 years as a Project Manager overseeing complex, cross-functional programs.
• Proficiency in managing multi-million-dollar budgets and strong financial acumen.
• Experience in managing difficult stakeholders and influencing senior executives.
• Agility in problem-solving within project management, utilizing both traditional and innovative methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability in coaching and developing team members.
• Exposure to Digital Experience Platforms and Cybersecurity would be advantageous.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or MBA preferred.