Senior Project Management Specialist

Maplesoft Group, an SEB Company; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 124,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Maplesoft Group is seeking a Hybrid Senior Project Management Specialist in Ottawa, ON to lead cross-functional IT initiatives for a federal client. This role requires two days on-site weekly and involves coordinating CTS, Cyber Security, and ITS projects across their full lifecycles.

The successful candidate will manage resources, risks, dependencies, and governance, supporting Agile delivery and release management activities.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating IT projects through full lifecycle.
• Experience creating project plans, schedules, dashboards, and status reports.
• Experience managing risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions, and change requests.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams across multiple workstreams.
• Experience engaging stakeholders, clients, and senior management.
• Experience with Agile delivery methodologies and facilitating Agile ceremonies.
• Experience supporting release and change management activities.
• Strong organizational, communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working within formal project governance, documentation, and approval processes.
• Experience in infrastructure, cyber security, or strategic IT initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support the delivery of CTS, Cyber Security, and ITS projects.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, resource assignments, milestones, and delivery timelines.
• Manage projects through all lifecycle phases and ensure milestones and targets are achieved.
• Monitor and mitigate risks, issues, dependencies, and assumptions; implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate and administer project change requests in accordance with governance processes.
• Prepare and maintain project status reports, dashboards, and performance metrics for stakeholders and senior management.
• Coordinate with team leaders to identify resource requirements, assign resources, and optimize capacity.
• Engage stakeholders, clients, and business partners to gather requirements, resolve issues, and support successful project outcomes.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog management activities.
• Ensure project deliverables, documentation, approvals, and closeout activities are completed in compliance with standards and policies.
• Coordinate release management activities, ensuring releases are planned, documented, reviewed, approved, and implemented according to change management requirements.
• Support coordination across multiple workstreams including infrastructure, cyber security, and strategic IT initiatives.
• Perform other related activities and deliverables as required.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

Agile ceremonies

Risk & issue management

Release management

Cross-functional teams

Communication

Governance

Infrastructure/IT security

Delivery governance

Job description

Job ID: 14369

Job Title: Senior Project Management Specialist

Contract Length: 12 Months

Location: Hybrid in Ottawa, ON

Federal Government Clearance Level Required: Reliability Clearance

Vacancy Type

New Position

About Us

Maplesoft Group is currently seeking a Hybrid Senior Project Management Specialist for our Federal Government client. This is a Hybrid role requiring 2 days/week on-site.

Position Summary

The Project Manager will coordinate and support the delivery of multiple CTS, Cyber Security, and ITS projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, security requirements, governance standards, and established delivery timelines. The successful candidate will manage projects across their full lifecycle, coordinate cross-functional resources and stakeholders, monitor risks and dependencies, and support Agile delivery and release management activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support the delivery of multiple CTS, Cyber Security, and ITS projects in alignment with business objectives, security requirements, and governance standards
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, resource assignments, milestones, and delivery timelines
• Manage projects through all lifecycle phases and ensure project milestones and targets are achieved
• Monitor and mitigate project risks, issues, dependencies, and assumptions, implementing corrective actions as required
• Coordinate and administer project change requests in accordance with approved governance processes
• Prepare and maintain project status reports, dashboards, and performance metrics for stakeholders and senior management
• Coordinate with team leaders to identify resource requirements, assign resources, and optimize capacity
• Engage stakeholders, clients, and business partners to gather requirements, resolve issues, and support successful project outcomes
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog management activities
• Ensure project deliverables, documentation, approvals, and closeout activities are completed in compliance with organizational standards and policies
• Coordinate release management activities, ensuring releases are planned, documented, reviewed, approved, and implemented according to established change management requirements
• Support the coordination and management of dependencies, risks, reporting, and delivery activities across multiple workstreams, including infrastructure, cyber security, and strategic technology initiatives
• Perform other related activities and deliverables as required

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience coordinating and managing IT projects through the full project lifecycle
• Experience developing and maintaining project plans, schedules, resource assignments, status reports, and project dashboards
• Experience managing project risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions, and change requests
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and resources across multiple workstreams
• Experience engaging stakeholders, clients, business partners, and senior management
• Experience with Agile project delivery methodologies and facilitating Agile ceremonies
• Experience supporting release and change management activities
• Strong organizational, communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working within formal project governance, documentation, and approval processes
• Experience in technology environments involving infrastructure, cyber security, or strategic IT initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects within a federal government environment
• Experience with CTS, Cyber Security, and/or ITS projects
• Experience working with enterprise infrastructure and technology initiativesExperience with release management and formal change management frameworks
• Project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent
• Agile certification or demonstrated experience working in Agile environments
• Experience preparing executive-level dashboards, performance metrics, and status reporting
• Experience coordinating multiple concurrent projects and complex technology dependencies

Compensation

Salary Range: $90.00 - $110.00 / hour

Application Submission Details

Submission Deadline: Thursday, August 27, 2026 - 5:00pm EST

Maplesoft is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment process.