Senior Project Manager

Western Financial Group; Alberta; Remote; CAD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider in Canada is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee enterprise-wide initiatives. This role involves managing facilities projects, collaborating with teams, and ensuring project success across various domains. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in project management, particularly in facilities and IT, and will thrive in dynamic environments. The position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

3 weeks’ vacation

14 wellness days

Company matching investment and savings programs

100% employer-paid group benefits

Health care spending account

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing facilities projects with budgets of $500K or more.
• Experience managing Digital, Product launch, IT infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver facilities projects including infrastructure enhancements and office redesigns.
• Gather project requirements, develop scope of work, and create project charters.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to deliver successful outcomes.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Planning

Organization

Communication

Education

Post-secondary education with PMI, PMP or Six/Lean Sigma

Job description

Requisition ID81763-Posted -Project Management-Remote-Alberta-Canada

Truthfulness | Fairness | Value | Loyalty

As one of Canada's largest insurance providers, Western has more than 180+ locations across Canada. With over 2,100 team members, our actions are anchored in our Guiding Principles, Truthfulness, Fairness, Value, and Loyalty. We take care to deliver the right insurance solution every time so our customers can live confidently.

Senior Project Manager

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be accountable for managing and delivering enterprise-wide initiatives in close partnership with executive sponsors, cross-functional teams, and stakeholders. Western consistently leads transformational programs across a variety of domains including Facilities, Technology, Products, Branding, Systems, HR, Digital, and Finance.

A key focus of this role will include leading and supporting facilities projects—such as office infrastructure upgrades, workspace optimizations, and vendor coordination—ensuring alignment with organizational needs and timelines. In addition, the role will support a wide range of technical and strategic projects across business functions, contributing to the delivery of Technology solutions, Products, Branding, Systems, HR, Digital, and Finance.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Manager who thrives in dynamic environments and can lead facilities-related Projects alongside other high-impact projects across the organization.

• Lead and deliver facilities projects, including infrastructure enhancements, office redesigns, space planning, and environmental upgrades.
• Gather project requirements, develop scope of work, establish timelines and budgets, and create project charters.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to deliver successful outcomes aligned to project goals.
• Maintain and communicate project status, timelines, risks, and success metrics using established frameworks.
• Provide accurate budget forecasting, progress tracking, and reporting to stakeholders and leadership.
• Identify and manage project risks and issues, collaborating with sponsors and team members to ensure resolution.

The value you bring

• Proven experience managing facilities projects along with broader project portfolios in areas such as IT, digital, or product development.
• Demonstrated success managing projects with budgets of $500K or more.
• Experience managing Digital, Product launch, IT infrastructure, system integration/upgrade and continuous improvement projects.
• Post-secondary education with a professional association in PMI, PMP or Six/Lean Sigma is required.
• Ability to work with a variety of project management methodologies (agile, waterfall, iterative, hybrid)
• Strong analytical, planning and organization skills with an ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and have experience building relationships and interacting with all levels including the executive level as well as working with remote teams and vendors.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the business needs, able to effectively analyze and problem-solve combined with strong decision making and judgement skills.
• Comfortable working with remote teams and third-party vendors.

Hours: 37.5 hours/week

Salary Range: $85,000 - $105,000

Job Requisition #: 81763

What if I don’t meet every requirement?

If you’re excited about the role but your experience doesn’t check every box – we still encourage you to apply. You may be the right person for this role – or we might have another that suits you even better!

At Western, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace in the communities we work and live in If you have questions or require accommodation, please reach out to us .

Health and Wellness

We take pride in providing programs that add value to our people’s lives – after all, they are our greatest asset. Eligible employees receive a competitive compensation package consisting of 3 weeks’ vacation, 14 wellness days, company matching investment and savings programs, and 100% employer-paid group benefits, including a health care spending account.