Project Manager
Full-Time, Fixed-Term Contract (Minimum 12 months) | Vancouver, BC
Gravity Union is looking for our newest Project Manager! This is a full-time (40 hours/week) contract position based primarily at our office in the heart of downtown Vancouver. As a growing organization supporting clients across Canada, opportunities for extension or future employment may be available based on business needs.
About the Opportunity
At Gravity Union, we empower organizations to take control of their critical information with people-focused solutions. We’re looking for our newest Project Manager to support our Delivery team across a variety of Microsoft 365, SharePoint, AI, and records management projects.
A Gravity Union Project Manager works closely with the project team and is responsible for the management, planning, execution, organizing, relationship-building and administration of a project to ensure a high level of performance and quality. You’ll play a key role in building and maintaining strong client relationships and ensuring our teams are set up for success.
The ideal candidate understands the pace and complexity of a consulting environment. You're comfortable balancing multiple priorities, keeping projects on track, facilitating productive conversations, and maintaining strong client relationships. You enjoy bringing structure to ambiguity and helping teams work together to achieve successful outcomes.
You are a proactive communicator, a collaborative problem solver, and someone who enjoys learning and adapting in a fast-moving environment. If your friends and colleagues describe you as organized, dependable, curious, and calm under pressure, we'd love to hear from you.
The expected base range salary for this position is $70,000-$80,000, but remains flexible depending on the candidate’s unique skills and experience. The determination of a candidate’s base salary within this range is based on the individual’s location, skills & competencies, and unique qualifications. In addition, we offer a comprehensive benefits program.
As a Project Manager, your day-to-day includes:
- Leading the full project lifecycle - from planning and discovery through implementation and close-out
- Developing and maintaining project plans, schedules, timelines, budgets, and resource requirements
- Effectively setting and maintaining client expectations based on project requirements and our statement of work
- Facilitating effective and engaging client and internal meetings
- Tracking project progress and proactively managing risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies
- Ability to facilitate difficult conversations regarding project scope, schedule, budget, and risks and issues management to various teams and individuals
- Collaborating with our Sales team with proposal development, scoping and estimations
- Coordinating scheduling and supporting with various deliverables
- Facilitating regular check-ins with the client and with the internal project team
- Providing timely and accurate project updates and invoices to key stakeholders
- Supporting the escalation of issues to appropriate owners
- Building, maintaining, growing any business relationships, and identifying any potential future opportunities for additional work and long term value
- Contributing to a high performance team culture that prioritizes learning, results, collaboration, and a shared commitment to delivering long-term value
- Supporting internal organization initiatives and professional development opportunities
- Staying up to date with relevant technologies, certifications, and industry best practices while proactively sharing your findings with team members
- Other duties as relevant and required
Why Gravity Union?
- Gravity Union has been certified as a Living Wage® employer and a Great Place to Work® for six consecutive years
- Fun team events
- Pet-friendly office with a solid selection of snacks
- Friday lunches
- Internal Coaching program to support your growth
- Dedicated learning and knowledge-sharing opportunities
- Competitive health, dental, and wellness benefits
- A supportive and collaborative team that values your input
Are you the one?
- A Bachelor’s degree or diploma in a relevant field such as Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, etc.
- 3 -5+ years working experience with IT, digital transformation, or cloud services (ex: Microsoft 365, and SharePoint projects) or equivalent (records management project experience strongly preferred)
- PMP certification required
- Experience delivering projects within a consulting, professional services, or client services environment strongly preferred
- A solid understanding of project management methodologies and delivery best practices
- Strong client management and communication skills
- Proficient with Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and project management tools (ex: Microsoft Planner)
- You love to bring people together and you know how to facilitate effective meetings
- You’re adaptable and able to go with the flow when things change
- You love to learn new things and learning excites you
- You know how to have fun!
Icing on the cake
- Working experience with Enterprise Content Management and/or records management systems
- Change management certification or training (ex: Prosci, CCMP, or equivalent)
- Knowledge of compliance, regulatory, or records management requirements
- Microsoft certifications such as MS-900, MS-401, or related credentials
- Experience working with public sector or organizations in highly regulated industries
About Gravity Union
We’re a Canadian digital transformation company, based out of Vancouver, BC. A third of the team works remotely from Calgary, Halifax, Moncton, Toronto, and Ottawa. We specialize in all things Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and electronic records management. We are passionate about how these technologies can help us improve our daily work, and increase collaboration across an organization. We thrive when we can help our clients gain the most from their technical investment.
Gravity Union is certified as a Great Place to Work and was recognized as one of Canada’s 2023 Best Places to Work.
Come and work with us!
There is something special about the team at Gravity Union.
We put our people first, and we care and invest in the relationships we have with one another.
We get stuff done and have a serious side to ourselves, and yet we have a relaxed atmosphere filled with friendly faces. We love to have fun.
We share a love of learning. Sharing knowledge with others comes naturally to us and we know we learn best when we teach others. We’re curious and we’re excited to solve new challenges.
We believe careers can be bespoke. You have the autonomy to design your path, so long as it aligns with our vision, values, and goals.
We also love animals, especially cats. Our office cat Henry makes a regular appearance, and we’re pretty sure he thinks it’s his office.
How to apply
We recognize that there are many, many amazing organizations to work for. Thank you for investing your energy into finding out more about us and applying for your new opportunity!
Gravity Union is committed to equal employment opportunities. Opportunities are provided regardless of race, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, medical condition, family and marital status, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law.
Accommodations for candidates with disabilities are provided upon request.
Applicants must be currently legally allowed to work in Canada to be considered.
Interested? Please apply directly through our website!
