Senior Project Manager

Socket.dev; City of Moncton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Competitive salary

Health, dental, vision insurance

Paid vacation and leave

Training opportunities

Job summary

Mariner is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager for the New Brunswick region to lead complex technology projects and ensure client satisfaction. You will oversee end-to-end delivery, manage budgets, risks, and stakeholder expectations while guiding cross-functional teams.

The role requires 10+ years of PM experience, strong communication with executives, and a background in consulting or change management.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project management experience in large sized projects.
• Experience in a team environment with collaborative/autonomous work modes.
• Proven ability to communicate written and verbal to senior and executive stakeholders.
• Five+ years as PM on projects with multiple stakeholder communities.
• Strong understanding of consulting processes, project management, and organizational change management.
• Ability to communicate with technical, management, and executive audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, computer science, or related technical area.
• Experience in client-based consulting is highly desirable.
• Relevant certifications (PMP, PROSCI) are an asset.

Responsibilities

• Plan, lead, coordinate, and oversee complex client-based projects and deliverables.
• Identify milestones, success factors, and resource requirements.
• Proactively identify risks with mitigation strategies and track issues.
• Engage stakeholders with regular updates on delivery progress, risks, and issues.
• Lead initiatives involving business or technology transformation and organizational change.
• Collaborate with partners and vendors to deliver projects per plan.
• Manage budgets and ensure deliverables align with business benefits.
• Negotiate changes in scope, budget, or schedule with sponsors/steering committees.
• Analyze problems and research project elements as required.
• Provide leadership to Project Management and Delivery teams.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Communication

Change management

Business analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, computer science

Job description

WHO WE ARE

Marinerinnovates always and everywhere, turning novel ideas into practical solutions. From products and services to venture creation, we build better futures powered by people. Our purpose has always been to be a great, everlasting technology company for those who make an impact - elevating people, data, and technology in the best way to solve hard problems. We partner with people embracing change, leveraging data, cybersecurity, cloud, and change management to drive successful business outcomes that matter to our customers.

Mariners build for change. Like SHIFT Energy, our energy management and decarbonization company. Or East Valley Ventures, created to scale social economic impact in our communities through investment and mentorship of emerging change-makers and their companies.

Mariner’s purpose has always been to be a great, everlasting technology company and the core values that guide us every day are:

• We care for our team.
• We care about the impact we have on our community.
• We serve by solving complex problems.
• We grow because growth fuels opportunities.
• We innovate always and everywhere.
• We build a business that lasts.

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Project Manager to join our team in New Brunswick region. In this role, you will lead and oversee complex technology projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery and client satisfaction. Your ability to manage projects from initiation to completion, mitigate risks, and drive results will be crucial in shaping our project management practice.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING IN THE ROLE

• Plan, lead, coordinate, and oversee the implementation of complex client-based projects and deliverables.
• Identify program/project milestones, critical success factors, and resource requirements.
• Ensure that risks are proactively identified with mitigation strategies developed and monitored while also ensuring that project issues is resolved and appropriately escalated; maintain data related to key risks and issues including the status and progress.
• Engage project stakeholders regularly by keeping them informed of delivery progress, risks and issues and manage expectations on deliverables.
• Lead initiatives involving a significant level of business or technology transformation and organizational change.
• Collaborate efficiently with partners and vendors to deliver projects according to plan.
• Manage budgets and align project deliverables to expected business benefits.
• Negotiate changes in scope, budget or schedule with sponsor and steering committees.
• Analyze, problem solve, and research project elements as required.
• Provide proactive leadership and direction to Project Management and Delivery teams.

WHAT SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS YOU’LL NEED TO DO THE JOB

• 10+ years of project management experience in large sized projects.
• Demonstrated experience within a team environment where the candidate was called on to perform tasks in a mixture of collaborative and autonomous modes.
• Demonstrated and verifiable experience in developing and delivering tailored written and verbal communications to a varied stakeholder base; including senior and executive-level, technical, and business resources.
• A minimum of five years of demonstrated and verifiable experience as a project manager on projects with multiple stakeholder communities.
• Strong understanding of the consulting process, project management, organizational change management.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of audiences (technical, management, executive).
• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, computer science, or related technical area.
• Experience working in client-based consulting role is highly desirable.
• Relevant industry certifications are an asset (PMP, PROSCI).
• Ability to work hybrid or onsite model is preferred.

AND YOU ARE

• Always improving your skills and knowledge: you want to be the best at what you do
• Curious and creative; comfortable taking on new problems and challenges
• A self-starter with the ability to recommend priorities to the project leader
• Comfortable working through problems and figuring things out with minimal supervision
• Great problem-solving skills: thorough and reliable
• Able to work in a team: share knowledge and assist other team members
• Agood communicator: able to explain your ideas and recommendations
• Well organized and dependable under pressure: you manage your time effectively
• Energized by our company values!

MARINER OFFERS YOU

• A values-driven workplace where people really matter
• Hybrid work environment.
• Competitive salary, retirement savings program, and rewards program
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance plans and access to e-health care
• Paidvacation, maternity/parental leave, paid sick leave and paid Mariner MyLife days
• Unlimited training

WHY MARINER?

We believe in making a positive impact in the communities where we live and work! Not only are we passionate about nurturing a thriving technology sector here in Atlantic Canada, but we are also committed to solving technology challenges that will make an impact worldwide. Technology is everlasting, and we take pride in connecting world class talent to world class projects and business solutions.

If you are an IT Professional, Software Professional, or Management Consultant, that is passionate about career development, data, and problem solving, we want to hear from you! If this sounds like someone you know, share this with them so they do not miss the opportunity to experience Mariner!

To achieve this, we know we need to be all in on training and development of our team so we can continue to move the needle in the technology sector together. Of course, we offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to our team, but our competitive edge is the development and training that our team experiences every day.

Be part of our vibrant community that values diversity and embraces inclusion at every level. We are committed to fostering a culture where individuals from all backgrounds and walks of life feel empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. Our collaborative environment celebrates the richness of ideas and experiences, and we believe that by embracing diversity, we can achieve greater innovation and excellence together. Come and help us create a workplace that reflects the beautiful tapestry of our global community.

Join our growing team!