Manager – Project and Program Delivery Associated Engineering

Project Management Institute - Southern Alberta Chapter (PMI-SAC); Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

PMI-SAC in Calgary is seeking a Manager – Project and Program Delivery to lead cross-functional teams across project management, business analysis, organizational change management, and delivery governance.

You will establish delivery discipline, improve execution maturity, and enable successful outcomes through technology and organizational transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of progressive experience in project/program delivery leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, IT, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience leading complex technology and business transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.
• Experience with portfolio management, governance, and OCM.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of digital and technology projects and programs.
• Oversee portfolio health, delivery schedules, budgets, risks, and dependencies.
• Ensure initiatives are aligned with strategic priorities and operational objectives.
• Establish and maintain delivery methodologies, standards, and governance practices.
• Drive consistent project reporting and executive-level status communication.
• Lead and mentor project managers, business analysts, software developers, and related delivery resources.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Build organizational project delivery capability and maturity.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Business Analysis

Stakeholder Management

Delivery Governance

Organizational Change Management

Risk Management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Engineering, or related discipline

Job description

The Opportunity

We currently have an opening for a Manger – Project and Program Delivery. In this role you will be responsible for leadership across project management, business analysis, organizational change management (OCM), and delivery governance.

The role is accountable for establishing delivery discipline, improving project execution maturity, and enabling successful realization of business outcomes through technology and operational transformation initiatives.

Please note that the role will close for applications on Thursday, June 18th.*

What You’ll Do

Program & Project Delivery

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of digital and technology projects and programs
• Oversee project portfolio health, delivery schedules, budgets, risks, and dependencies
• Ensure initiatives are aligned with strategic priorities and operational objectives
• Establish and maintain delivery methodologies, standards, and governance practices
• Drive consistent project reporting and executive-level status communication

Business Analysis

• Lead business analysis capabilities to ensure requirements are well defined and aligned with business outcomes
• Support solution evaluation, process improvement, and operational readiness activities
• Facilitate collaboration between business stakeholders, technical teams, and vendors

Organizational Change Management

• Lead change management practices for major transformation initiatives. In most cases OCM resources will be provided by a central OCM team or provided through external consultants.
• Ensure stakeholder engagement, communication, training, and adoption planning are integrated into delivery efforts
• Support leaders and teams through organizational and process change

Delivery Governance & Portfolio Coordination

• Manage prioritization, intake coordination, and project sequencing in partnership with Digital Services – Planning and Governance.
• Escalate and manage delivery risks, resource constraints, and cross-functional issues
• Support investment planning and business case development

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor project managers, business analysts, software developers, and related delivery resources.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Build organizational project delivery capability and maturity

Does this sound like you?

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline
• 8–12+ years of progressive experience in project/program delivery leadership
• Experience managing complex technology and business transformation initiatives
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid)
• Experience with portfolio management, governance, and organizational change management

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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