Expert Program & Project Management

Canadian National Railway Company; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Canadian National Railway Company is seeking an Expert Program & Project Manager to lead the delivery of strategic IT initiatives. You will align business objectives, governance, risk, and stakeholder needs across cross-functional teams and vendors to realize value.

This role demands clear reporting, adherence to standards, and potential team leadership to foster a high-performing delivery culture. The incumbent will manage complex projects, coordinate dependencies, and ensure operational

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of IT Project Management experience.
• Knowledge of data engineering concepts and technologies.
• Experience delivering mission-critical technology products/services with minimal downtime.
• Experience in project handover to operations and change management.
• Strategic thinker with ability to dive into technical and operational details.
• PMP Certification or equivalent (Prince-2, PMI-ACP).
• Highly familiar with Agile methodologies – SAFe, Scrum, Dev-Ops, CI/CD.
• Strong communication skills to interact with various users.
• Ability to coordinate interdependencies across projects.
• Experience in IT projects within the Transportation or Rail industry is an asset.
• Fluently bilingual English and French.

Responsibilities

• Lead successful delivery of large-scale, complex programs and projects with governance and outcomes.
• Apply project delivery methodologies and portfolio management principles.
• Negotiate scope, funding, timelines with sponsors and leadership.
• Provide leadership to project teams to achieve business outcomes.
• Communicate project health with defined metrics to stakeholders and senior management.
• Identify resources with functional leaders and stakeholders.
• Develop and monitor delivery roadmaps, milestones, and success metrics.
• Identify, assess, and escalate risks with mitigation strategies.
• Lead readiness and transition activities for adopted capabilities.

Skills

PMP Certification

Agile Methodologies

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Microsoft Project/PPM

Data Engineering Concepts

Vendor/Partner Coordination

Bilingual English/French

Tools

Microsoft Project Server (PPM/PWA)

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Expert Program & Project Management

At CN, everyday brings new and exciting challenges. You can expect an interesting environment where you’re part of making sure our business is running optimally and safely―helping keep the economy on track. We provide the kind of paid training and opportunities that long-term careers are built on and we recognize hard workers who strive to make a difference. You will be able to thrive in our close-knit, safety-focused culture working together as ONE TEAM. The careers we offer are meaningful because the work we do matters. Join us!

Job Summary

The incumbent will lead the successful delivery of strategic initiatives by aligning business objectives, stakeholder needs, and delivery execution. They are accountable for planning, governance, risk and dependency management, stakeholder engagement, and value realization throughout the project lifecycle. The role fosters collaboration across cross-functional teams, vendors, and business partners to deliver solutions that achieve intended outcomes and organizational benefits. The Project Manager provides transparent reporting and actionable insights to leadership, ensures adherence to project delivery standards and best practices, and supports continuous improvement of project governance processes. The role may also include leadership and development of project team members, fostering a high-performing and results-oriented delivery culture.

Main Responsibilities

• Accountable for the successful delivery of large-scale, complex programs and projects, driving execution, stakeholder alignment, governance, and achievement of intended business outcomes.
• Demonstrates broad knowledge of project delivery methodologies, governance frameworks, organizational change practices and portfolio management principles.
• Effectively negotiates and aligns scope, funding, timelines, and priorities with project sponsors, senior leaders, and governance committees according to CN I&T operating model.
• Provides leadership, guidance, and direction to project teams to achieve desired business outcomes.
• Ensures transparent communication of project health thru defined performance measures, value realization, and delivery outcomes to stakeholders, senior management, and steering committees;
• Partners with functional leaders and stakeholders to identify resources required;
• Develops and monitors delivery roadmaps, key milestones, and success metrics to track progress and support informed decision-making.
• Proactively identifies, assesses, manages, and escalates project risks and issues, providing mitigation strategies and decision options to support timely resolution.
• Leads operational readiness and transition activities to ensure delivered capabilities are adopted, supportable, and positioned to achieve intended business outcomes and long-term value realization.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience in IT Project Management.
• Knowledge of data engineering concepts and technologies.
• Experience with end-to-end delivery of mission-critical technology products/services where down time is close to zero.
• Experience in project handover to operations along with associated change management knowledge.
• Ability to think strategically and at the same time diving deep into technical and operational details.
• PMP Certification or equivalent (Prince-2, PMI-ACP).
• Highly familiar with Agile methodologies – SAFe, Scrum, Dev-Ops, continuous integration and continuous delivery.
• Mastery of project management best practices along with strong communication skills to interact with different levels and types of users.
• Ability to consistently deliver business value through solutions that achieve intended outcomes
• Ability to coordinate interdependencies with other projects.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, facilitation and interpersonal skills.
• Quick learner, autonomous and comfortable managing ambiguity in a fast paced, changing environment.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Project Professional Server (PPM/PWA).
• Intermediate to expert skill with MS Excel or MS PowerPoint.
• Experience working on IT projects in the Transportation or Rail industry is an asset.
• Fluently bilingual both written and verbal (English, French) *
• Any knowledge for any of the above would be considered as an asset

About CN

CN is a world-class transportation leader and trade-enabler. Essential to the economy, to the customers, and to the communities it serves, CN safely transports more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year. As the only railroad connecting Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the Southern tip of the U.S. through a 19,500 mile rail network,CN and its affiliates have been contributing to community prosperity and sustainable trade since 1919. CN is committed to programs supporting social responsibility and environmental stewardship. At CN, we work as ONE TEAM, focused on safety, sustainability and our customers, providing operational and supply chain excellence to deliver results.

About CN

CN is a premium railroad that sustainably generates value for our customers, shareholders, employees, and stakeholders with an unwavering commitment to safety and service. Essential to the economy, to the customers, and to the communities it serves, CN safely transports more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year. CN's network connects Canada's Eastern and Western coasts with the U.S. South through a 20,000-mile rail network. CN and its affiliates have been contributing to community prosperity and sustainable trade since 1919. CN powers the North American economy and is committed to programs supporting social responsibility and environmental stewardship.

At CN, we are dedicated to building North America'ssafest, mostinclusiveandsustainable railroad, which includes reflecting the communities in which we operate. Research shows that candidates often don't apply unless they feel they fit the job posting at 100%. To all potential applicants, even if you don't meet every job requirement listed in a posting, we still encourage you to apply. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), please get in touch with our team [e-mail].

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