RQ11559 - Project Manager/Leader - Senior

Source Code; Toronto; On-site; CAD 134,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Source Code is seeking a Project Manager/Leader to drive large-scale ERP and PeopleSoft initiatives in Toronto. The role focuses on delivering complex, high-profile projects on time and within budget using OPS methodologies and cross-functional collaboration.

Ideal candidates have extensive PeopleSoft HCM experience, led multi-million dollar ERP programs, and can navigate Azure, Oracle DB, and public sector environments. Onsite, with a 11-month contract and potential extension in Toronto.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as Project Manager on PeopleSoft or other HCM projects.
• Lead multiple large ERP ($5M+) projects.
• Significant expertise in PeopleSoft HCM application.
• Implemented PeopleSoft Fluid and Classic Plus UI, including PeopleTools and PUM upgrades.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud, RHEL/Windows OS, and Oracle Database.
• Experience in a public sector environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management on large scale, complex projects for OPS GovTechON initiatives.
• Ensure deliverables meet business requirements on time, scope and budget.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules and integrated plans.
• Monitor and forecast project costs and provide reporting to targets.
• Promote I&T project management best practices and standard methodologies.
• Lead project teams to deliver on time and within budget.
• Establish steering committees and stakeholder forums; provide multi-stakeholder reporting.

Skills

PeopleSoft

ERP projects

Public sector

Azure cloud

Project leadership

RHEL/Windows OS

Oracle Database

Tools

PeopleSoft HCM

PeopleTools

PUM

PeopleSoft Fluid

Classic Plus

Oracle Database

Azure

RHEL/Windows OS

Job description

RQ11582 - Project Manager/Leader

Duration: 11 Months (225 Business Days) + 1 Possible Extension

Location: 222 Jarvis Street, Toronto

Onsite

No Security Clearance

Description

Provides project management on large scale, complex, high profile and high risk projects for OPS GovTechON initiatives.

Ensures project deliverables meet clients' business requirements on time, scope and budget, with a focus on cost-effectiveness, efficiencies and compliance with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks.

Skill Set Requirements

Must Have Skills:

• Extensive experience as Project Manager working with PeopleSoft related projects or other HCM projects.
• A hands on project manager who has lead multiple large ERP ($5M+) projects
• Significant expertise and experience in PeopleSoft HCM application
• Implementation of PeopleSoft Fluid and Classic Plus user interfaces, including experience implementing PeopleTools and PUM upgrades
• Experience working on Microsoft Azure cloud platform with RHEL/Windows OS and Oracle Database
• Experience working in a public sector environment

General Skills:

• Leads organizational development, strategy development, business planning, and Ministry funding requests.
• Gathers and develops requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan.
• Ability to monitor and forecast project costs and provide reporting and input to ensure targets are met
• Experience developing and managing project schedules, deliverables, and scope
• Ability to promote I&IT project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologies
• Demonstrated experience directing project teams to ensure project deliverables are delivered on time and adhere to government and ministry standards
• Extensive experience coordinating and monitoring project processes, and developing/communicating guidelines and procedures
• Sources, selects and on-boards team members in various disciplines, clarify roles and responsibilities and set task/deliverable/performance expectations for resources that are both OPS unionized employees as well as fee for service (FFS) consultants.
• Resolves resourcing and inter-personal conflicts, negotiates changes to resourcing, ensures knowledge is shared among team members such as project objectives and deliverables are met.
• Develops complex project budgets based on multiple funding channels and cross ministry dependencies.
• Effectively manages large project budgets and ensures a high level of fiscal control and accountability including estimates, forecasts and reconciliation/confirmation of actuals.
• Proactively identifies potential risk events and issues before they occur so that proper mitigating strategies can be developed.
• Articulates and prioritizes issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommends mitigation strategies for decision makers.
• Establishes and participates in steering committee and stakeholder forums
• Provides, project, program, and/or portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholders at senior executive levels.
• Uses appropriate strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change during all stages of projects – concept, definition, planning, implementation and close-out.
• Promotes OPS I&IT standards and best practices for project management to facilitate control of system quality, adherence to standard methodology and the control of the use of I&IT resources.

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge and understanding of Project Management's Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
• Ability to make recommendations on the acquisition of software, hardware, and technology resources
• Experience managing and coordinating project monitoring, anticipates and troubleshoots issues, provides ongoing expertise, resolves problems and provides project effectiveness
• Ability to identify conflict between project and functional areas and develops responses to successfully address conflict
• Ability to handle client relationships to manage expectations, provides updates as required, identifies potential conflicts between project and functional areas

AI Disclaimer: Source Code may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in certain aspects of its recruiting and business operations.

Note: The higher end of the range is intended for absolutely exceptional candidates who meet all must-have requirements and most or all nice-to-have qualifications. The client will evaluate candidates based on both rate expectations and overall skill set when shortlisting.

INCORPORATED RATE RANGE (7.25 billable hours per day)

• $96.65/hr - $115.99/hr Inc.

T4 RATE RANGE (7.25 billable hours per day)

• $77.32/hr - $92.79/hr T4