Project Manager/Leader - Senior

LanceSoft; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management firm in Toronto is looking for a Senior Project Manager/Leader with over 10 years of experience in managing large-scale IT projects. The ideal candidate will oversee project success through effective leadership, change management methodologies, and stakeholder engagement. Candidates must have a university degree in a relevant field and a PMP® certification. This role requires excellent communication skills and proficiency in preparing formal contractual documents.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of project management experience in large public or private organizations.
• Experience with large-scale IT projects using various methodologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure project deliverables are met within scope, quality, and budget.
• Lead and manage cross-functional project teams.
• Provide status updates and manage project stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Change management methodologies

Stakeholder engagement

Communication planning

Risk management

Education

University degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Finance

Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification

Job description

Project Manager/Leader - Senior

Location: Toronto, ON (3 days onsite)

Duration: 131 days

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall success of the project and its implementation; ensure project deliverables and technical solutions are delivered within agreed scope, quality, timelines, and approved budget.
• Evaluate and recommend scalable multi‑jurisdictional business and technical solutions that meet client and business requirements, complying with corporate standards, policies, and procedures.
• Lead and manage the project cross‑functional team, supervise daily operations, schedule, assign, review work, and monitor performance to ensure compliance with project schedule, budget, scope, and contract terms.
• Identify required project team members, secure resources, define roles and responsibilities, communicate to team members, and resolve conflicts arising between resources and schedules.
• Create, facilitate, maintain, communicate, and distribute project documentation, securing stakeholder approvals throughout the project life cycle.
• Clarify and obtain agreement among stakeholders and team members when required; coordinate work, monitor progress with deliverable owners.
• Provide status updates, including monthly project status reports and quarterly variance updates; track and resolve project problems, defects, and issues; administer the change‑control procedure.
• Prepare formal contractual documents (e.g., REOI, RFI/P/Q/R, ITAPP, SOW, MOU, SLA) as required.
• Manage risks, issues, and changes; maintain an up‑to‑date issues log.
• Manage project cost within the approved budget; control annual cash flows and monitor spending rate.
• Manage project stakeholders and their expectations; serve as the prime point of contact for requested information.
• Apply current change‑management methodologies, principles, practices, processes, tools, and templates.
• Apply change‑management methods and strategy, including complexity, culture, risk, readiness, stakeholder identification, engagement, change communication planning, and training strategy development.

Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of hands‑on experience in large project and program management in government or large private‑sector organizations.
• University degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Finance, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification from PMI, current and in good standing.
• 10+ years progressive experience managing large‑scale information‑technology projects using agile, waterfall, and other methods.
• 10+ years experience managing cross‑functional teams during business requirement gathering, impact analysis, joint‑application‑design sessions, and mapping business processes.
• 10+ years experience leading project documentation deliverables (business requirements, functional and non‑functional requirements, use cases, BPM/BPMN workflows, data modelling blueprints, architecture diagrams, technical design specifications).
• Experience with modernization and replacement legacy system projects in a government or public‑sector setting.
• Experience with contract negotiations, procurement procedures, vendor and contract management for IT solution delivery.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; confident communicating at all levels with business partners, leaders, and vendors.
• Strong process‑management and control skills to minimize risk exposure.
• Ability to influence and work effectively with key stakeholders, including organizational change management.
• Experience supporting AODA compliance, STRA, and PIA.
• 5+ years of practical experience applying change‑management methods and strategy, including stakeholder identification, engagement, communication planning, and training strategy development.

Must Haves

• 10+ years of experience responsible for the overall success of major projects.
• Extensive knowledge of change‑management methodologies, principles, processes, tools, and templates.
• Proven expertise in change‑management strategy, stakeholder engagement, communication planning, and training development.
• Experience preparing formal contractual documents such as REOI, RFI/P/Q/R, ITAPP, SOW, MOU, and SLA.