We are seeking a seasoned Senior Project Manager/Leader to drive high-profile, complex I&IT initiatives within a large, mission-critical environment. In this role, you will be the single point of accountability for projects impacting citizens, specifically focusing on complex vital events and public-facing digital services. You will oversee the full project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with organizational standards and business objectives. The ideal candidate is a strategic leader with extensive experience managing multi-disciplinary teams, large budgets, and high-stakes stakeholder relationships in an Agile/Iterative environment.
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Location: Toronto, ON (Onsite)
Contract Duration: 4-month contract with potential for contract extension
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Rate: $609.86-$644.49/diem
Advantages
High-Impact Work: Lead high-profile initiatives that provide essential services to citizens.
Professional Environment: Collaborate with diverse teams including policy, legal, communication, and privacy experts.
Stable Engagement: 4-month contract with the potential for extension within a major public sector organization.
Central Location: Conveniently based in a prime Toronto office location.
Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership: Provide oversight on high-profile, high-risk I&IT initiatives, ensuring deliverables are met within time, scope, and budget.
Project Governance: Lead organizational strategy and business planning, ensuring strict adherence to project management frameworks and Industry standards.
Execution & Scheduling: Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, integrated plans, and project backlogs using Agile/Scrum methodologies.
Resource Management: Source and onboard team members (OPS and consultants), clarify roles, set performance expectations, and resolve interpersonal conflicts to maintain team cohesion.
Financial Oversight: Develop complex project budgets, manage financial forecasts, and ensure fiscal control and accountability through consistent reconciliation of actuals.
Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate steering committees and stakeholder forums, prioritizing risks and issues for senior executive decision-makers.
Change Management: Implement strategies to overcome resistance and capitalize on change during all project stages, from concept to close-out.
Process Improvement: Promote best practices for quality control and I&IT resource management, ensuring all projects align with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) standards.
Qualifications
Experience: 10+ years of demonstrated hands-on Project Management experience managing large-scale application development projects.
Agile Proficiency: 7+ years of experience managing projects using Agile, Iterative, and Scrum methodologies, including managing backlogs and in-progress tasks.
Domain Expertise: 3+ years of experience with complex public-facing vital events initiatives.
Technical Management: 5+ years of experience managing technical resources for solution development (design, coding, configuration), data migration, testing, and platform upgrades.
Stakeholder & Budget Leadership: Proven ability to manage multi-year, multi-million dollar budgets and influence stakeholders at the executive level.
Tools & Documentation: Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Visio, Project, PowerPoint, Word, Teams) and collaboration tools such as Jira, Trello, or Kanban boards.
Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of end-to-end electronic solutions, Oracle environments, and Public Sector ITIL processes.
Education & Certification: Knowledge of PMI’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) is highly desirable.
Summary
If you're interested in the Senior Project Manager/Leader role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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We are seeking a seasoned Senior Project Manager/Leader to drive high-profile, complex I&IT initiatives within a large, mission-critical environment. In this role, you will be the single point of accountability for projects impacting citizens, specifically focusing on complex vital events and public-facing digital services. You will oversee the full project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with organizational standards and business objectives. The ideal candidate is a strategic leader with extensive experience managing multi-disciplinary teams, large budgets, and high-stakes stakeholder relationships in an Agile/Iterative environment.
Location: Toronto, ON (Onsite)
Contract Duration: 4-month contract with potential for contract extension
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Rate: $609.86-$644.49/diem
Advantages
High-Impact Work: Lead high-profile initiatives that provide essential services to citizens.
Professional Environment: Collaborate with diverse teams including policy, legal, communication, and privacy experts.
Stable Engagement: 4-month contract with the potential for extension within a major public sector organization.
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Central Location: Conveniently based in a prime Toronto office location.
Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership: Provide oversight on high-profile, high-risk I&IT initiatives, ensuring deliverables are met within time, scope, and budget.
Project Governance: Lead organizational strategy and business planning, ensuring strict adherence to project management frameworks and Industry standards.
Execution & Scheduling: Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, integrated plans, and project backlogs using Agile/Scrum methodologies.
Resource Management: Source and onboard team members (OPS and consultants), clarify roles, set performance expectations, and resolve interpersonal conflicts to maintain team cohesion.
Financial Oversight: Develop complex project budgets, manage financial forecasts, and ensure fiscal control and accountability through consistent reconciliation of actuals.
Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate steering committees and stakeholder forums, prioritizing risks and issues for senior executive decision-makers.
Change Management: Implement strategies to overcome resistance and capitalize on change during all project stages, from concept to close-out.
Process Improvement: Promote best practices for quality control and I&IT resource management, ensuring all projects align with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) standards.
Qualifications
Experience: 10+ years of demonstrated hands-on Project Management experience managing large-scale application development projects.
Agile Proficiency: 7+ years of experience managing projects using Agile, Iterative, and Scrum methodologies, including managing backlogs and in-progress tasks.
Domain Expertise: 3+ years of experience with complex public-facing vital events initiatives.
Technical Management: 5+ years of experience managing technical resources for solution development (design, coding, configuration), data migration, testing, and platform upgrades.
Stakeholder & Budget Leadership: Proven ability to manage multi-year, multi-million dollar budgets and influence stakeholders at the executive level.
Tools & Documentation: Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Visio, Project, PowerPoint, Word, Teams) and collaboration tools such as Jira, Trello, or Kanban boards.
Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of end-to-end electronic solutions, Oracle environments, and Public Sector ITIL processes.
Education & Certification: Knowledge of PMI’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) is highly desirable.
Summary
If you're interested in the Senior Project Manager/Leader role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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