Senior Project Manager

CGI; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in IT and business consulting is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Montreal to oversee project planning, team leadership, and stakeholder engagement. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in project management, especially within mining and heavy industries. You will collaborate with diverse teams to ensure successful, timely project delivery while adhering to budget constraints. Join a culture of ownership and teamwork where your career can flourish.

Benefits

Ownership culture

Health and well-being support

Opportunities for skills development

Qualifications

• At least 8 years’ experience managing large budget projects.
• Strong financial acumen and governance framework navigation skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence project decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop integrated project plans, monitor budget, timelines, and scope.
• Engage stakeholders and maintain open communication channels.
• Ensure project quality standards and deliverables meet best practices.

Skills

French

Jira

Leadership

Microsoft Project

Project Management

Education

Project management certification (e.g., PMP)

Tools

MS Project

JIRA

Confluence

Microsoft Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Job description

We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Project Manager who can drive Delivery in alignment with the organization mandate and goals. You are strong in project management practice and possess both business and technical acumen. You support the team and work to achieve results within the constraints of budget, schedule and scope. You are a leader, an influencer, a team player and a collaborator.

He will have to perform the following tasks:
- Project Planning: Develop integrated project plans, including scope, timelines, budgets, and allocation of resources.
- Team Leadership: Lead project teams, including internal and external partners, ensuring alignment with project goals and objectives.
- Risk Management: Guide and support the team to identify potential project risks and develop mitigation plans to ensure successful project delivery.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Champion strong relationships with clients, vendors, and team members to improve collaboration and project success.
- Communication: Maintain clear and open communication channels with project partners, providing regular updates and reports.
- Scope Management: Work closely with the business to baseline and monitor project scope and activate change requests as needed.
- Financial Management: Produce cost models, maintain budgets and expenditures, making vital adjustments to stay within budget.
- Quality Assurance: Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and best practices.
- Governance: Maintain project documentation, including project plans, status reports, and other artefacts.
- Problem Solving: Identify and resolve project issues and obstacles to keep projects on track.

To be considered for this role, you must have the following skills and experience:
- Mining / Heavy industries background preferred, IT/OT convergence professional experience an asset
- Experience dealing with Executive stakeholders
- Navigating through heavy Project delivery governance framework
- Strong Financial acumen
- Project management certification (e.g., PMP) an asset
- Experience as a Project Manager with at least 8 years’ experience managing projects with large budget, complex solutions.
- Excellent leadership, communication, management and interpersonal skills
- Ability to run effective project meetings, workshops and/or other forums as needed.
- Ability to work with stakeholders at different levels including executives.
- Ability to work with and coordinate cross functional teams including vendor partners
- Ability to support, influence and negotiation project decisions through priority and data
- Knowledge of different project management methodologies
- Strong analytical skills and ability to navigate complex scenarios.
- Proficiency in MS Project, Microsoft Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word),Teams and SharePoint
- Proficiency in JIRA and Confluence

This role requires you to be at our client location in Sept Iles or Labrador City.

Skills:

• French
• Jira
• Leadership
• Microsoft Project
• Project Management

What you can expect from us:

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

At CGI, we recognize the richness that diversity brings. We strive to create a work culture where all belong and collaborate with clients in building more inclusive communities. As an equal-opportunity employer, we want to empower all our members to succeed and grow. If you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will be happy to assist.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

About the company

CGI Inc., also known as CGI Group Inc.,

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