Lead Project Manager

The WorkPlace Group; Sarnia; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company events

On-site parking

Paid time off

Job summary

The WorkPlace Group is seeking a Lead Project Coordinator focused on Employer & Sector Engagement in Sarnia, ON. This outward-facing role centers on building relationships with local employers, industry representatives, and workforce partners to move projects forward.

You will lead day-to-day project activities, coordinate timelines, and organize employer meetings, sector events, and community activities. Strong communication and networking skills are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Confident approaching and engaging employers, industry representatives, and community partners.
• Strong relationship builder who enjoys networking and making new connections.
• Understanding or strong interest in the Sarnia-Lambton labour market.
• Ability to represent the organization professionally within business and community settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership and coordination of project activities, priorities, timelines, and deliverables, focusing on industry and skilled trades, health care, and service sectors.
• Engage businesses in Sarnia-Lambton to identify recruitment needs, workforce challenges, skills gaps, and employment opportunities.
• Organize and participate in employer meetings, networking events, sector events, job fairs, and community events.
• Gather and share local labour market information, including hiring trends, occupational demand, skills needs, and opportunities.
• Coordinate project marketing, employer communications, promotional activities, and community visibility.
• Provide regular project updates and contribute to reporting, evaluation, and sustainability planning.

Skills

Networking

Relationship building

Communication

Presentation

Interpersonal skills

Labour market knowledge

Job description

The Lead Project Coordinator focused on Employer & Sector Engagement will provide day-to-day leadership for the initiative while taking the lead in building relationships with local employers, industry representatives, and workforce partners.

This is a highly outward-facing role for someone who enjoys networking, developing partnerships, identifying opportunities, engaging the business community, and moving projects forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership and coordination of project activities, priorities, timelines, and deliverables, with a particular focus on industry and skilled trades, health care, and the service sector.
• Engage businesses around Sarnia-Lambton to identify recruitment needs, workforce challenges, skills gaps, and employment opportunities.
• Organize and participate in employer meetings, networking activities, sector events, job fairs, and community events.
• Gather and share local labour market information, including hiring trends, occupational demand, skills needs, and emerging opportunities.
• Coordinate project marketing, employer communications, promotional activities, and community visibility.
• Provide regular project updates and contribute to project reporting, evaluation, and sustainability planning.

You May Be a Great Fit If You:

• Are confident approaching and engaging employers, industry representatives, and community partners.
• Are a strong relationship builder who enjoys networking and making new connections.
• Have excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Understand, or have a strong interest in, the Sarnia-Lambton labour market.
• Are comfortable representing an organization professionally within the business and broader community.

Pay: Up to $25.00 per hour

• Company events
• On-site parking
• Paid time off

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Sarnia, ON N7T 7X1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)