GOAPRDJP000001045 – Project Manager (IT) – Senior

Client: Government of Alberta – GOAPRDJP000001045

We are seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to lead enterprise AI enablement projects for the Government of Alberta. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in project planning, risk management, cloud-based project delivery, Microsoft 365 implementations, enterprise AI adoption, licensing and cost recovery, security and privacy governance, and organizational change management. The successful candidate will manage multiple projects and coordinate stakeholders to take AI solutions from pilot stages through implementation, approval, and transition to ongoing enterprise services.

Role Snapshot

• Job Title: GOAPRDJP000001045 – Project Manager (IT) – Senior
• Client: Government of Alberta
• Work Location: 7000 – 113 ST, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6H 5T6
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid – Primarily Remote, with Onsite Meetings as Required
• Estimated Start Date: October 22, 2026
• Estimated End Date: October 18, 2027
• Business Days: 249.00
• Estimated Hours: 7.25 hours per day
• Maximum Extension Term: 24 months
  
  

Must Have

• Experience in developing project schedule plans and strategies, estimating resource requirements, and developing and monitoring work plans for completion of project tasks – 8 years.
• Experience identifying, analysing, and managing project risks on large, complex projects – 8 years.
• Experience implementing large-scale cloud-based projects and services related to AI service enablement and integration – 2 years.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 implementation projects, including multiple Office 365 products and requirements – 3 years.
  
  

Nice to Have

• Experience delivering generative AI or agentic AI tools in an enterprise environment, such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Google Gemini Enterprise, or Claude Enterprise – 1 year.
• Experience developing and delivering communications and presentations at multiple levels of an organization, such as Executive Management, Management, Program Sponsors, Steering Committees, Branch Managers, and End Users – 5 years.
• Experience implementing chargeback, cost-recovery, or consumption/spend reporting for cloud or SaaS services – 2 years.
• Experience understanding the impact of policies, processes, and procedures on performance – 4 years.
• Experience leading large enterprise-scale projects and programs – 5 years.
• Experience leading organizational change management and user adoption for enterprise technology rollouts, including training programs and business champion networks – 3 years.
• Experience managing technology pilots or proofs of concept from evaluation through to production or enterprise service – 2 years.
• Experience planning and coordinating User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for enterprise technology implementations – 3 years.
• Experience planning and managing the rollout, allocation, and lifecycle of enterprise software or SaaS licences, including request and provisioning workflows, such as ServiceNow – 2 years.
• Experience applying security controls in project solutions and designs, including Security Threat and Risk Assessments (STRA) and Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA) – 2 years.
• Experience with process improvement, documentation, and requirement gathering – 5 years.
• Experience working in or for the public sector – 5 years.
  
  

Description

The AI Project Manager will lead AI enablement projects for the Government of Alberta, focusing on enterprise AI adoption, cloud integration, licensing, governance, security, privacy, and change management. The role involves managing multiple projects and taking AI solutions from pilot stages to approved enterprise services.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage enterprise AI licensing, allocation, provisioning, utilization, and cost recovery across ministries.
• Coordinate AI platform and cloud integration projects involving Microsoft 365, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Support enterprise AI tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Google Gemini Enterprise, and Claude Enterprise.
• Ensure compliance with security, privacy, responsible AI, data classification, and governance requirements.
• Coordinate Security Threat and Risk Assessments (STRA), Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Manage AI pilots, project delivery, release approvals, and transition to ongoing operations.
• Lead training, adoption, and change management in coordination with ministry stakeholders and AI champions.
• Develop project plans, schedules, budgets, resource estimates, risk registers, and executive status reports.
• Manage multiple projects, vendors, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations while ensuring timely delivery.
  
  

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in project management, governance, and stakeholder coordination.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365, Azure, Google Cloud, SaaS licensing, and cloud consumption models.
• Understanding of Generative AI, AI agents, grounding, model selection, and responsible AI risks.
• Knowledge of cloud integration, identity and access management, APIs, and enterprise IT environments.
• Experience with security and privacy assessments (STRA/PIA), UAT, and IT change management.
• Excellent communication, documentation, reporting, and leadership skills.
• Experience managing technology adoption and change across large, complex organizations.
  
  

How to Apply

We would like to present this job opportunity to you and believe you may find it interesting. If you have the required experience and are available for new opportunities, kindly send the following mandatory documents to hrsmss@smsoftconsulting.com by Friday, October 16, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST.

Mandatory Documents

• Updated Resume in Word format (Mandatory)
• Skills Matrix and References (Mandatory)
• Expected Hourly Rate (Mandatory)
• Visa Status (Mandatory)
• LinkedIn ID (Mandatory)
  
  

Without the mandatory documents, we cannot submit a candidate.

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Additional Information

Work Arrangement and Onsite Meetings

The resource will work remotely but must be available for onsite meetings when required. Onsite meetings include, but are not limited to, strategic, architectural, and technical discussions; meetings with team members, senior managers, directors, executive directors, and business clients. The frequency of meetings could be up to 3–4 times per month.

Application Screening

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