Senior Project Manager
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- North York, ON, Canada
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Job Title: Senior Project Manager
Location : Blvd, North York, ON
Job Type : Contract
Rate : CAD 642/day
Must-Have Requirements
- Strong vendor management experience
- Knowledge and experience leading/managing RFBs (Request for Bid)
- Ability to oversee governance and communications
- Strong communication skills (role will interact with executives)
- Strong documentation experience
- Experience managing resources for large data migration activities
- Strong project management fundamentals: planning, delivery, risk/issue management, problem solving, organization
- Knowledge/understanding of:
o AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act) and related regulations
o GO-ITS standards
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Responsibilities / Key Skills (General – 60%)
- Lead project delivery with strong PM, communication, leadership, organization, planning, problem-solving, and risk management skills
- Gather, develop, and document business requirements and develop Business Cases
- Demonstrate business case competencies including:
o justification for undertaking a project/program/portfolio
o future-state vision
o value and benefits to the business
o evaluation of benefits, cost, and risks across options
o rationale for preferred solution
- OPS methodology/template business case experience is preferred
- Present business cases at executive committees and obtain approvals
- Map business requirements to new system functionality
- Develop/execute test cases, track/monitor application defects
- Identify risks/gaps and propose mitigation approaches
- Support organizational development, strategy development, business planning, and Ministry funding requests
- Build/manage integrated project plan, schedule, deliverables, scope
- Manage project budgets including monitoring, forecasting, and reporting to ensure targets are met
- Work effectively under tight timelines and drive outcomes
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Technical Skills (40%)
- Preferred experience procuring and delivering cloud solutions and supporting data migration to cloud
•Knowledge/understanding of:
o AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act) and related regulations
o GO-ITS standards
- Experience using Azure DevOps (MS DevOps) and MS Teams for project execution
- Ability to recommend acquisition of software, hardware, and technology resources
- Experience coordinating project monitoring, troubleshooting issues, resolving problems, and ensuring project effectiveness
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Responsibilities
Lead project delivery, including planning, scope, schedules, budgets, risks, resources, governance, and communications. Develop business requirements and business cases, coordinate testing and defect resolution, and support procurement, cloud delivery, data migration, and executive approvals.
Requirements
The role requires strong vendor and Request for Bid management, executive-level communication, documentation, governance, and experience managing resources for large data migrations. Candidates should have solid project management fundamentals and knowledge of AODA and GO-ITS standards; experience with cloud solutions, Azure DevOps, and Microsoft Teams is preferred.
Skills
- Vendor Management
- Request for Bid Management
- Governance
- Executive Communications
- Documentation
- Data Migration
- Project Planning and Delivery
- Risk and Issue Management
- Business Requirements
- Business Case Development
- Budget Management
- Cloud Solutions
- AODA Compliance
- GO-ITS Standards
- Azure DevOps
- Microsoft Teams
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Technology
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- Vendor Management
- Request for Bid
- Project Governance
- Executive Communications
- Project Documentation
- Data Migration
- Cloud Solutions
- Project Management
- Business Requirements
- Business Cases
- OPS Methodology
- Project Planning
- Risk Management
- Issue Management
- Budget Forecasting
- Application Testing
- Defect Tracking
- AODA
- GO-ITS Standards
- Azure DevOps
- Microsoft Teams
- Software Procurement
- Hardware Procurement
- Resource Management
- Organizational Development
- Business Planning
- Ministry Funding Requests