Position: Project Manager
Duration: 12 months
Client Location: Regina, SK(Onsite Opportunity): 7.25 hours/day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday)
Engagement Model: Professional Services Engagement – B2B (Incorporated Entities Only)
Note on Assignment Type
This position is provisionally Onsite, requiring 7.25 hours per calendar day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday (excluding breaks). Conditions may change based on organizational requirements and at the discretion of the Hiring Manager.
Overview
The PDO is seeking one or more Project Managers to lead and deliver strategic IT initiatives across multiple Government of Saskatchewan ministries. Projects may include:
- Business transformation initiatives
- Application development and modernization
- Cloud-based solutions
- Infrastructure and technology upgrades
- Cybersecurity initiatives
- Data and analytics projects
- Digital services supporting government operations and citizen services
The Project Manager will collaborate with executive sponsors, ministry stakeholders, business leaders, technical teams, vendors, and service partners to ensure successful project delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop detailed project plans with project leadership teams
- Produce project plans and obtain sponsor approval
- Manage projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring/control, and closure
- Ensure adherence to PMI project management best practices
- Manage project scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality, risks, issues, and dependencies
- Establish and facilitate governance structures and executive steering committees
- Lead stakeholder engagement and communications
- Lead organizational change management activities
- Deliver projects on time, within budget, and within approved scope
- Ensure compliance with technical standards, policies, and governance requirements
- Coordinate project interdependencies across initiatives
- Monitor and report project performance
- Identify, mitigate, and manage project risks
- Prepare executive reporting and presentations
- Facilitate workshops, meetings, and stakeholder sessions
- Manage third-party vendors and service providers
- Manage change requests and resource planning activities.
Desired Competencies
The resource must demonstrate strong:
- Leadership
- Relationship management
- Communication
- Negotiation
- Facilitation
- Stakeholder engagement
Experience working with:
- Executive leadership
- Business stakeholders
- Technical teams
- Procurement groups
- Vendors and third-party providers.
Mandatory Requirements:
M1. Certification
Must possess:
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification OR
- PRINCE2 certification
Certificate must be included with the submission.
M3. Onsite Requirement
- Must agree to work 100% onsite at a Government of Saskatchewan office in Regina, Saskatchewan.
How to Apply
Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their resumes in confidence to [email protected] or through LinkedIn directly.
Accessibility:
At Akkodis, part of The Adecco Group, our purpose is simple: to make the future work for everyone. We live our values, Passion, Collaboration, Inclusion, Courage, and Customers at Heart, by fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated and every voice matter. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. Together, we’re making the future work for everyone.
