Senior Project Manager

Targeted Talent; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing and project management firm in Metro Vancouver is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead and manage project delivery while integrating new business solutions. The ideal candidate has strong leadership skills, extensive experience in managing complex projects, and the ability to guide teams effectively. This role requires a Project Management Professional certification and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. A criminal record check is required.

Qualifications

• 5 years of recent, related experience as a project manager.
• Experience managing the full life cycle of complex projects.
• Ability to obtain buy-in from senior leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and direct project analysis and delivery.
• Integrate new business solutions into existing environments.
• Guide teams through projects and manage competing priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Change Management

Education

Project Management Professional certification

Post-secondary degree

Job description

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for managing projects requiring a broad skillset. At this level, this will involve the application of knowledge, techniques, and structured processes both to implement projects, as well as facilitating people through the change. In this capacity, the Senior Project Manager leads, manages and directs the analysis, planning, development, delivery and change management function for the lifecycle of a project; and leads the integration, coordination and implementation of new and changed business solutions, which include systems and business processes, into the existing environment ensuring that all new pieces integrate fully and efficiently. In addition, this role will participate in developing and supporting organization portfolio management functions.

Strong leadership and communication skills are required to guide teams through projects, manage competing priorities, communicate in an effective way to foster consensus, facilitate change to people processes and tools and drive delivery of assigned projects to ensure timeliness and quality within scope and budget.

A criminal record check is required.

For complete details about this opportunity, including accountabilities, please refer to the attached job description, also located in the Additional Information section at the bottom of the posting.

An eligibility list for permanent or temporary future opportunities may be established.

Position Requirements:

Education and Experience:

Project Management Professional certification or equivalent certification, post-secondary degree or diploma, and a minimum of 5 years of recent, related experience as a project manager*.

OR

An equivalent combination of recent, relevant experience as a project manager*, education and training may be considered, i.e. 8 years of recent, related experience as a project manager* with formal courses and/or certificates.

*Recent, related experience as a project manager must have occurred in the last 8 years and include the following:

• Independently managing the full life cycle of complex and multi-faceted projects with:
  • A significant business change component,
  • A significant technology component,
  • Requirements from multiple client/stakeholder groups,
  • Change management programs,
  • A revenue-generating organization using transactional systems, and
  • A requirement to present and obtain buy-in from senior leadership teams.