Project Manager

Vera Causa; Calgary; Presencial; CAD 65.000 - 100.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

Vera Causa in Calgary is seeking a Project Manager to drive multiple client-projects, ensuring on-time delivery and on-budget performance. You will own schedules, task lists, and resource allocations, reporting to the Account Director and collaborating across teams.

The ideal candidate has high emotional intelligence, excellent communication, and proven PM experience in a agency or service environment. You will work in-office at least 3 days per week with flexible arrangements for other days.

Qualificações

• Experience managing multiple client projects in an agency setting.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work across teams and manage stakeholders.
• Wamiliarity with allocating resources and timelines.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee execution of projects from start to finish with a focus on quality.
• Communicate project status to internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage resource expectations, feedback, and quality.
• Relay project details to resources at kickoff and maintain docs.
• Develop and maintain workback schedules and client status documents.
• Lead project status meetings and alert on risks with backup plans.

Conhecimentos

High EQ

Project management

Agile methods

Multitasking

Client management

Communication

Ferramentas

Scoro

Descrição da vaga

We are looking for a talented, high-EQ, smart, social and agile project person to join the team at VC this fall. If you know how a (good) agency runs, and you thrive on juggling multiple clients and projects while delicately managing the different resource personalities, this could be for you!

As the Project Manager, you are the engine of the agency, keeping work moving on time and on budget. You are responsible for tracking, managing, and moving projects forward through the agency to completion. You will be the point person for project schedules, task lists, hours allocations and client deadlines. You will report directly to the Account Director.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the execution of all assigned projects from start to finish with a focus on quality
• Communicating status of projects internally and externally
• Managing resource expectations, feedback, and quality
• Relaying pertinent project information, specs, and background information to resources upon project kickoff
• Developing systems to track and manage multiple projects at once
• Respond and communicate promptly with your team
• Jump into other duties as required to support the team

Accountabilities

• Open and set up jobs in our agency software platform (Scoro)
• Develop effective and achievable workback schedules
• Set up and maintain client status documents
• Serve as an internal contact for resources and account team members
• Capture actions and next steps when with the client, relay and decipher the relevant info from client meetings to the internal team
• Build project estimates as required
• Develop scope of work documents and manage client approvals
• Track project budgets and provide burn-rate updates
• Attend and lead project status meetings
• Source production materials for projects
• Alert the Account team if deadlines are not going to be achievable, with alternative solutions ready to go
• Communicate pertinent project information to team members
• Assist in budget, finance and operations admin as required
• Proof all materials and documents before they are passed to the account team for client review
• Mark up documents as per agency specifications
• Decipher client feedback to mark up documents for creative, digital or design teams
• Bring big and bold ideas to your work
• Be a problem solver
• Communicate proactively with internal and external stakeholders
• Come to the office at least 3 days a week; communicate in advance if you need to work from home
• Participate in group culture-building activities