Project Manager/Leader
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- North York, ON, Canada
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Ref: RQ11699 Contract – 6 Months (Extension Possible) Onsite – Toronto (222 Jarvis St. / 134 Ian MacDonald Blvd, North York)
Posted Date: 2026-10-23
Location: Onsite – Toronto (222 Jarvis St. / 134 Ian MacDonald Blvd, North York)
Public Sector Experience: Required – OPS / Public Sector
Contract End Date: 2027-04-30 *
Rate: $110/hour
Overview
The Government Services Integration Cluster (Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement) is seeking a Senior Project Manager/Leader to lead large-scale, complex, and high-profile OPS I&IT initiatives. The successful consultant will concurrently manage two significant projects focused on cloud solutions and data migration, ensuring deliverables are met on time, within scope, and on budget. This role operates at a senior executive level and requires exceptional communication, vendor management, and governance skills.
Key Responsibilities
This is a fully onsite role requiring 5 days per week in office. The consultant will alternate between 222 Jarvis Street, Toronto and 134 Ian MacDonald Blvd, North York, ON. No security clearance is required. The role involves regular engagement with senior executives and cross-ministry stakeholders, and requires a collaborative, results-driven approach to project delivery.
Previous Job Job Listings
Ref: RQ11699 Contract – 6 Months (Extension Possible) Onsite – Toronto (222 Jarvis St. / 134 Ian MacDonald Blvd, North York)
Posted Date: 2026-10-23
Location: Onsite – Toronto (222 Jarvis St. / 134 Ian MacDonald Blvd, North York)
Public Sector Experience: Required – OPS / Public Sector
Contract End Date: 2027-04-30 *
Rate: $110/hour
Overview
The Government Services Integration Cluster (Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement) is seeking a Senior Project Manager/Leader to lead large-scale, complex, and high-profile OPS I&IT initiatives. The successful consultant will concurrently manage two significant projects focused on cloud solutions and data migration, ensuring deliverables are met on time, within scope, and on budget. This role operates at a senior executive level and requires exceptional communication, vendor management, and governance skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide project management oversight for two concurrent large-scale, high-risk OPS I&IT projects from initiation through to deployment.
- Ensure project deliverables meet client business requirements on time, within scope, and on budget, adhering to OPS project management methodologies and frameworks.
- Lead organizational development, strategy development, business planning, and Ministry funding requests.
- Gather, develop, and maintain detailed project schedules, integrated plans, and business requirements documentation.
- Manage complex project budgets across multiple funding channels and cross-ministry dependencies, including forecasting, reconciliation, and fiscal accountability.
- Proactively identify, articulate, and prioritize risks and issues at senior executive levels, recommending and implementing mitigation strategies.
- Source, onboard, and manage project team members across disciplines, including OPS unionized staff and fee-for-service consultants, clarifying roles and setting performance expectations.
- Establish and participate in steering committee and stakeholder forums, providing project, program, and portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholder executive audiences.
- Lead and manage vendor relationships, including overseeing Request for Bid (RFB) processes and vendor governance and communications.
- Oversee governance, communication frameworks, and documentation standards across all project workstreams.
- Promote OPS I&IT project management best practices, standard methodologies, and quality controls.
- Manage change resistance using appropriate strategies throughout all project stages - concept, definition, planning, implementation, and close-out.
- Strong vendor management experience, including overseeing vendor governance, communication, and performance.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience leading and managing Request for Bid (RFB) processes.
- Proven ability to oversee governance frameworks and manage communication with senior executives and stakeholders.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to and engaging executive-level audiences.
- Strong documentation experience, including business cases, project plans, schedules, and status reports.
- Experience managing resources and coordinating project activities for large-scale data migration initiatives.
- Extensive experience developing and managing integrated project plans, schedules, deliverables, and scope.
- Proven ability to develop Business Cases using OPS methodology, including cost-benefit analysis, risk evaluation, and executive approval presentations.
- Experience managing and forecasting large project budgets with a high level of fiscal control and accountability.
- Public sector or Ontario Public Service (OPS) project management experience.
- Experience procuring and delivering cloud solutions and managing data migration to cloud platforms.
- Experience using MS DevOps and MS Teams for project management and collaboration.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and related GO-ITS standards.
- Experience writing Business Cases using OPS methodology and templates.
- Ability to make recommendations on the acquisition of software, hardware, and technology resources.
This is a fully onsite role requiring 5 days per week in office. The consultant will alternate between 222 Jarvis Street, Toronto and 134 Ian MacDonald Blvd, North York, ON. No security clearance is required. The role involves regular engagement with senior executives and cross-ministry stakeholders, and requires a collaborative, results-driven approach to project delivery.
Previous Job Job Listings
- Final role details, responsibilities, and terms will be confirmed with shortlisted candidates. Compensation may vary based on experience. Errors and omissions excepted.
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Responsibilities
Lead two concurrent, large-scale OPS I&IT projects focused on cloud solutions and data migration, overseeing delivery, scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and resources. Manage vendor relationships, executive governance and reporting, project documentation, stakeholder communications, and change management from initiation through close-out.
Requirements
Requires extensive experience managing large-scale projects, integrated plans, budgets, data migration resources, vendor governance, and Request for Bid processes, along with strong executive communication and documentation skills. The role also requires the ability to develop OPS-methodology business cases and manage governance, risks, and stakeholder relationships; public-sector experience is preferred.
Skills
- Project Management
- Vendor Management
- Request for Bid Processes
- Executive Communication
- Governance
- Business Case Development
- Budget Management
- Integrated Project Planning
- Project Scheduling
- Data Migration
- Cloud Solutions
- Risk Management
- Resource Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Change Management
- MS DevOps
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Technology
- Government & Public Sector
- Consulting
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- OPS I&IT
- Ontario Public Service
- Project Management
- Cloud Solutions
- Data Migration
- Vendor Management
- Request for Bid
- Governance Frameworks
- Business Cases
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Project Plans
- Integrated Schedules
- Budget Forecasting
- Fiscal Accountability
- Risk Management
- Change Management
- Executive Reporting
- Stakeholder Management
- MS DevOps
- MS Teams
- AODA
- GO-ITS Standards
- RFB Processes