Bilingual Senior Specialist, Project Management

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement(SCHL); Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 104,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Paid vacation

Annual performance incentive

Defined benefit pension plan

Comprehensive group insurance

Training, mentorship and development

Flexible arrangements for Indigenous候

Job summary

CMHC (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation) is seeking a bilingual Senior Specialist, Project Management to lead strategic IT initiatives. This hybrid role covers Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto, and requires collaboration with business leaders to drive complex projects end-to-end.

You will champion governance, risk management, and successful outcomes, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver value for CMHC and its stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in business, IT, engineering, commerce or related field.
• Minimum 7 years managing complex cross-functional IT projects in a large org.
• Experience applying PM methodologies, governance, and industry best practices.
• Strong planning, risk, stakeholder, and delivery leadership capabilities.
• Excellent analytical, communication, influencing and relationship skills.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, drive results, and align diverse stakeholders.
• Bilingual English and French.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex IT projects aligned with business goals.
• Define scope, deliverables, timelines, budgets, and success measures with sponsors.
• Develop and maintain project plans, manage risks, dependencies, resources.
• Monitor performance and provide reporting to support decisions.
• Lead cross-functional teams and coordinate internal/external resources.
• Champion governance and delivery standards while mentoring others.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Leadership

Communication

Bilingual

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or IT

Job description

Job Requisition ID: 12577

Position Status: Permanent Full Time

Position Type: Hybrid

Office Location: Ottawa (ON); Montreal (QC); Toronto (ON)

Travel Requirement: Limited

Language Designation: Bilingual

Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak): CBC

Security Requirement: Reliability Status

Salary: Our salaries generally range from $ 104180.28 to $ 130225.36 and are based on qualifications and experience.

About CMHC

The work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system.

At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements. We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done. Our leadership style is guided by trust, where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams.

Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

We're committed to advancing employment equity and fostering an inclusive workplace. To reflect the diversity of Canada’s population, we encourage applications from women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQI+ individuals, veterans, and racialized peoples. We also welcome applications from all individuals eligible to work in Canada.

We are also committed to advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and supporting the meaningful inclusion of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis voices and priorities. While this position is hybrid requiring some in-office presence, a work from home arrangement may be considered for First Nations candidates on reserve or Indigenous candidates that reside further than 125KM from a CMHC office.

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What's in it for you

Benefits

• Annual Paid vacation.
• Annual individual performance incentive.
• Defined benefit pension plan.
• Comprehensive group insurance plan to support your well-being from day one.
• Support towards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more.
• While positions at CMHC require some in-office presence, alternative work arrangements may be considered for Indigenous candidates.

About The Role

Join the IT Performance and Partnership team, in the Bilingual Senior Specialist, Project Management position, where you'll lead the delivery of strategic technology initiatives that enable business transformation and support organizational priorities. Working closely with business leaders and sponsors, you'll drive complex IT projects from concept to implementation, ensuring strong governance, proactive risk management, and the successful realization of business outcomes.

Lead the successful delivery of some of CMHC's most strategic and complex technology initiatives.

What You'll Do

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex IT projects, ensuring successful outcomes aligned with business objectives.
• Partner with business sponsors and stakeholders to define project scope, deliverables, timelines, budgets, and success measures.
• Develop and maintain project plans while managing risks, issues, dependencies, and resource requirements.
• Monitor project performance and provide clear reporting and recommendations to support informed decision-making.
• Lead cross-functional project teams and coordinate internal and external resources to achieve project goals.
• Champion project governance, delivery standards, and best practices while mentoring project managers and team members.

What You Should Have

• An undergraduate degree in business administration, information technology, engineering, commerce, or a related field. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience managing complex, cross-functional, and high-risk IT projects within a large organization.
• A demonstrated experience applying project management methodologies, governance practices, and industry best practices to technology initiatives.
• Strong project planning, risk management, stakeholder management, and delivery leadership capabilities.
• Excellent analytical, communication, influencing, and relationship management skills.
• A proven ability to navigate ambiguity, drive results, and build alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Bilingual (English and French).

It Would Be Great If You Also Had

• A Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent project management designation.
• An experience delivering enterprise technology, digital transformation, or business modernization initiatives.
• An experience with Agile, Hybrid, or traditional project delivery methodologies.

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Note, the competition will remain active until filled.