Senior Project Administrator
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
$40 to $55 CAD / hour · Contract
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Job details
- Pay
- $40 to $55 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Contract
- Apply by
- Experience
- Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience within the last 5 years supporting the planning, coordination, monitoring, and reporting of projects.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Hiring: Senior Project Administrator
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Onsite (5 days a week in office)
Duration: November 23, 2026 – October 22, 2027 (possibility to extend)
Hourly Rate: $40/hour - $55/hour (based on experience)
Client: Public Sector
**SECRET Security Clearance REQUIRED**
Responsibilities:
- Act as a central coordination point for activities, facilitating communication among stakeholders, monitoring progress across multiple workstreams, tracking risks, issues, decisions and dependencies, and supporting project governance activities.
- Coordinate engagement among stakeholders supporting Campaign Plan NIGANI through governance boards, working groups and stakeholder meetings.
- Develop and maintain project schedules, roadmaps, trackers and dashboards.
- Monitor and report on project progress, milestones, risks and issues.
- Track decisions, action items and dependencies.
- Prepare briefing notes, presentations, reports and correspondence.
- Conduct research and analysis to support project planning and decision-making.
- Provide recommendations to management regarding project status and implementation activities.
Must Haves:
- Post-secondary education
- Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience within the last 5 years supporting the planning, coordination, monitoring, and reporting of projects.
- Must hold a current and valid Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Desired Skills:
- Specialized education which will improve the quality of services to be provided;
- Additional certifications which will improve the quality of services to be provided;
- Additional experience which will improve the quality of services to be provided;
- Knowledge of relevant government policies or procedures which will improve the quality of services to be provided; and
- Better proficiency in one or both official languages which will improve the quality of the services to be provided.
We appreciate all interest; however, only candidates whose experience fully meets the posted requirements will be considered.
Interested?
If you meet the above criteria apply now!
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More about this job
Responsibilities
Coordinate stakeholders and project activities across workstreams, governance boards, working groups, and meetings, while maintaining schedules, roadmaps, trackers, and dashboards. Monitor and report on progress, milestones, risks, issues, decisions, and dependencies, and prepare project materials and recommendations to support planning and management decisions.
Requirements
Requires post-secondary education, a current and valid PMP certification, and at least three years of project planning, coordination, monitoring, and reporting experience within the last five years. A current and valid Secret security clearance is required; additional relevant education, certifications, experience, government-policy knowledge, and official-language proficiency are desired.
Skills
- Project Coordination
- Project Planning
- Project Monitoring
- Project Reporting
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Project Governance
- Schedule Development
- Roadmap Development
- Risk Tracking
- Issue Tracking
- Decision Tracking
- Dependency Tracking
- Research And Analysis
- Briefing Notes And Presentations
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Administrative
- Management & Leadership
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- Project Administration
- Project Planning
- Project Coordination
- Project Monitoring
- Project Reporting
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Secret Security Clearance
- Project Governance
- Campaign Plan NIGANI
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Governance Boards
- Working Groups
- Project Schedules
- Roadmaps
- Trackers
- Dashboards
- Risk Management
- Issue Tracking
- Decision Tracking
- Dependency Tracking
- Briefing Notes
- Presentations
- Research And Analysis
- Government Policies
- Public Sector