RQ11559 - Project Manager/Leader - Senior

Source Code; Toronto; On-site; CAD 134,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Source Code is seeking an experienced Project Manager/Leader to oversee large-scale, high-profile ERP projects in Toronto. The 11-month contract requires onsite delivery from 222 Jarvis Street, with no security clearance, and a strong track record in PeopleSoft/HCM projects.

You will drive project plans, budgets, and governance, align with OPS methodologies, and lead cross-functional teams across vendors and ministry stakeholders to ensure on-time, within-scope results.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as Project Manager on PeopleSoft/HCM projects.
• Led multiple large ERP ($5M+) projects.
• Significant expertise in PeopleSoft HCM applications.
• Implementation of PeopleSoft Fluid and Classic Plus UI, including PeopleTools and PUM upgrades.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud, RHEL/Windows OS, and Oracle Database.
• Public sector project experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale project delivery and ensure alignment with business requirements, scope, and budget.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules and governance artifacts.
• Forecast costs and provide regular reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and external vendors to meet milestones.
• Promote standard I&T project management practices and methodologies.
• Identify and mitigate risks and issues; manage changes and communications.

Skills

PeopleSoft HCM

ERP project leadership

PeopleTools / PUM

Azure & Oracle DB

Public sector

Stakeholder mgmt

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