Project Manager (18 months contract)

Sobeys; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grocery retailer in Canada is seeking a Project Manager in Mississauga. The role involves full project lifecycle management, overseeing budgets, engaging stakeholders, and facilitating project success. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of project management experience and relevant education. The position supports a hybrid work model, requiring office presence three days a week.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in project management, overseeing complex projects.
• Proficiency in managing project budgets and strong financial acumen.
• Demonstrated ability in coaching and developing team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead project planning, execution, monitoring, and closing.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders and manage their expectations.
• Identify and manage project risks and issues.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Financial management

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or MBA preferred

Tools

Planview

Job description

Requisition ID: 192020
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Technology Transformation Management
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Ontario; Alberta; Nova Scotia; Québec
City: Mississauga / Calgary / Stellarton / Montreal

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Position Overview

The Project Manager is responsible for managing a project from initiation through completion. This role requires expertise in planning, organizing, and managing projects while engaging with stakeholders at various levels of the organization and third-party vendors/contractors. The Project Manager excels in building and driving a project plan to ensure delivery within budget, in alignment with expected timelines, and with expected benefits. This individual will ensure the successful completion of essential deliverables throughout the project lifecycle, including appropriate documentation. They are responsible for ensuring risks to the project’s objectives are appropriately identified and escalated to address and mitigate in a time-sensitive manner.

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a 18 months contract opportunity for a Project Manager. This role can be based out of one our main offices including: Stellarton, NS; Mississauga, ON. Calgary, AB; Montreal, QC.

Responsibilities

1. Project Planning and Execution Management: Lead the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closing of a single project. Proficiency in Planview (or similar project portfolio management tools) is considered an asset. Ability to apply agile, waterfall or hybrid methodologies as appropriate to optimize project delivery and stakeholder engagement. Develop clear and attainable project objectives, build project requirements, and manage the triple constraint of cost, time, and quality. Create and manage the project plan to ensure delivery within budget, timelines, and expected outcomes. Monitor project status and manage deliverables to ensure quality standards and goals are achieved. Manage any changes in the project in accordance with project change management controls. Facilitate the completion of core project documents, including but not limited to Project Brief, Business Case, Project Charter, RAID log, and others.
2. Stakeholder Engagement and Leadership: Effectively communicate and engage with all stakeholders, focusing on the senior sponsor, to drive project engagement and ensure delivery is in alignment with business goals. Demonstrate ability to lead effectively through ambiguity by bringing structure, clarity, and direction to complex, evolving initiatives. Manage stakeholder expectations and foster strong relationships to support project success. Lead and manage project teams, providing guidance, coaching, and support to ensure high performance. Support and contribute to departmental continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing processes, efficiency, and overall project management maturity.
3. Risk and Issue Management: Identify, assess, and manage project risks to mitigate potential impacts. Develop and implement risk management plans and strategies. Ensure risks/issues are identified and escalated appropriately and in a time-sensitive manner.
4. Financial Management: Oversee the financial management of the project, including managing the in-year budget, multi-year financials, and benefits in partnership with finance. Ensure efficient use of financial resources to meet project delivery requirements.
5. Resource Management: Plan and manage resource assignments with project sponsors and key stakeholders. Ensure optimal allocation and utilization of resources to achieve project goals.
6. Communication and Reporting: Provide regular, clear, and concise visibility into project status, including key decisions, dependencies, issues, risks, and metrics. Maintain up-to-date project documentation, status reports, and stakeholder communications throughout the project lifecycle. Prepare and deliver high-quality presentations and reports to senior executives and stakeholders.

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Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with 5+ years of experience in project management, including overseeing complex, cross-functional projects or workstreams.
• Proficiency in managing project budgets and strong financial acumen.
• Experience in managing difficult stakeholders and influencing at the VP level.
• Agility in problem-solving within project management, utilizing both traditional and innovative methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability in coaching and developing team members.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or MBA preferred.
• Bilingualism in English and French would be an asset.
• The candidate will be expected to work with peers in other provinces in the development, development and implementation of tools and processes across Canada, as well as provide support to Sobeys employees across Canada.

At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

The salary range for this position in British Columbia is -. We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure that you are paid fairly and competitively.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.