Project Manager
- Toronto, ON, Canada
$65 to $70 CAD / hour · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $65 to $70 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience in audio-visual and videoconferencing technologies.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Project Manager / Project Leader Senior
Location: Toronto, ON
Work Model: Onsite 5 Days per Week (Mandatory)
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Duration: 230 Days + 230 Days
Hourly Rate: $65 - $70 on C2C
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager / Project Leader to lead complex Audio-Visual (AV), Videoconferencing, Telecommunications, and Information Technology (I&IT) projects.
The successful candidate will manage medium to large-scale technology initiatives involving audio-visual systems, advanced telecommunications, video-over-IP, VoIP, and enterprise IT infrastructure.
This role requires strong project management, technical knowledge, vendor management, procurement, stakeholder engagement, and change management capabilities.
Key Responsibilities Project Planning & Management
Location: Toronto, ON
Work Model: Onsite 5 Days per Week (Mandatory)
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Duration: 230 Days + 230 Days
Hourly Rate: $65 - $70 on C2C
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager / Project Leader to lead complex Audio-Visual (AV), Videoconferencing, Telecommunications, and Information Technology (I&IT) projects.
The successful candidate will manage medium to large-scale technology initiatives involving audio-visual systems, advanced telecommunications, video-over-IP, VoIP, and enterprise IT infrastructure.
This role requires strong project management, technical knowledge, vendor management, procurement, stakeholder engagement, and change management capabilities.
Key Responsibilities Project Planning & Management
- Plan and manage medium to large-scale, technically complex AV and I&IT projects.
- Develop project charters, master project plans, work breakdown structures, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
- Define project goals, deliverables, scope, and milestones in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects and ensure delivery within approved timelines and budgets.
- Identify project risks and issues and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
- Manage project teams, external service providers, and contractors.
- Lead projects involving audio-visual systems, videoconferencing, telecommunications, VoIP, and video-over-IP technologies.
- Coordinate facility scope of work, mobilization plans, and infrastructure requirements.
- Oversee procurement, receipt, and validation of equipment.
- Coordinate onsite system installation and review functional design drawings and GUI designs.
- Develop test plans and oversee quality assurance, system functionality testing, and commissioning.
- Ensure successful client handover, sign-off, and completion of project documentation.
- Establish procurement plans for software, hardware, IP circuits, and bandwidth requirements.
- Coordinate procurement activities, vendor negotiations, and contractual agreements.
- Validate vendor deliverables and ensure completion of as-built drawings, inventories, manuals, programs, photographs, and close-out documentation.
- Participate in vendor and service review meetings.
- Establish project risk assessments and communication plans.
- Identify project changes and assess their impact on scope, schedule, resources, and budgets.
- Escalate significant issues and changes to project sponsors for approval.
- Apply change management principles to facilitate business process improvements and user adoption.
- Develop business/user adoption plans, including training materials and user manuals.
- Manage relationships with clients, business stakeholders, technical teams, and external partners.
- Provide guidance on the use of AV and IT technologies in business planning and improvement initiatives.
- Prepare presentations, proposals, business cases, and project status reports.
- Provide specialized advice and expertise to support business cases and senior-level decision-making.
- Resolve stakeholder issues and maintain effective working relationships.
- Coordinate system testing, commissioning, and client acceptance.
- Ensure completion of vendor as-built documentation and internal project close-out packages.
- Prepare financial reports and project closure documentation.
- Conduct lessons-learned sessions.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in audio-visual and videoconferencing technologies.
- Minimum 5 years of project management experience, with 10 years preferred.
- Experience managing medium to large-scale, technically complex I&IT projects.
- Strong knowledge of audio-visual systems, videoconferencing, telecommunications, VoIP, video-over-IP, and enterprise IT infrastructure.
- Experience managing all phases of project delivery, including planning, procurement, implementation, testing, commissioning, and closure.
- Experience developing project plans, schedules, work breakdown structures, risk assessments, and communication plans.
- Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, resources, technical teams, vendors, and contractors.
- Knowledge of change management principles and business/user adoption planning.
- Strong stakeholder management, interpersonal, negotiation, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to prepare presentations, proposals, business cases, and project documentation.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and Microsoft Project.
- Previous Ontario Public Service (OPS) experience.
- Previous Justice Sector experience.
- Knowledge of IT security requirements, enterprise infrastructure, and high-availability solutions.
- Knowledge of building telecommunications infrastructure design and support.
- Familiarity with current and emerging I&IT technologies and technical standards.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead medium- to large-scale AV, telecommunications, videoconferencing, and IT projects from planning and procurement through implementation, testing, commissioning, and closure. Manage project teams, vendors, budgets, risks, stakeholder communications, user adoption, and project documentation.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of experience with AV and videoconferencing technologies and at least five years of project management experience; ten years is preferred. Candidates should have strong technical knowledge of AV, telecommunications, VoIP, video-over-IP, and enterprise IT, along with experience managing complex projects, budgets, vendors, change, and stakeholders.
Skills
- Project Management
- Audio-Visual Systems
- Videoconferencing
- Telecommunications
- VoIP
- Video-Over-IP
- Enterprise IT Infrastructure
- Project Planning
- Budget Management
- Risk Management
- Vendor Management
- Procurement
- Change Management
- Stakeholder Management
- System Testing And Commissioning
- Microsoft Project
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Technology
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- Audio-Visual Systems
- Videoconferencing
- Telecommunications
- VoIP
- Video-Over-IP
- Enterprise IT Infrastructure
- Project Charters
- Master Project Plans
- Work Breakdown Structures
- Project Scheduling
- Budget Management
- Resource Planning
- Risk Assessments
- Communication Plans
- Procurement
- Vendor Negotiations
- Contract Management
- Functional Design Drawings
- GUI Designs
- Quality Assurance
- System Testing
- Commissioning
- Change Management
- User Adoption
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Project
- IT Security
- High-Availability Solutions
- Building Telecommunications Infrastructure
- Ontario Public Service