Senior Project Manager - Project Management Office

Choice Properties; Toronto; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading real estate company in Toronto is seeking a Senior Project Manager for its Project Management Office. The incumbent will ensure strategic internal projects are delivered effectively, manage stakeholder expectations, and oversee project processes. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree, over 5 years of project management experience, and relevant certifications. A strong understanding of real estate is preferred, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. The company promotes diversity and continuous development in its culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience.
• Project management certification required.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope and deliverables.
• Communicate project expectations effectively.
• Manage project risks and issues proactively.
• Develop budget and monitor costs against budget.

Skills

Project management best practices

Interpersonal communication

Stakeholder management

Conflict resolution

Facilitation

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Location: 22 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario, M4T 2S5

Senior Project Manager - Project Management Office

Reporting to the Director, Project Management Office, the Project Manager works closely with stakeholders at all levels to ensure that internal projects of strategic importance are delivered according to plan, in a manner that achieves the business objectives, and ensures that the solution implemented is both supportable and sustainable.

The Senior Project Manager is accountable for the overall execution of project processes and deliverables in-line with the project plan, including planning, communication, stakeholder, risk and issue, and scope management. The incumbent will leverage and coordinate resources from a myriad of sources, both internal and external, with project profiles including applications, reporting, operational, transformational, and organizational change management.

Primary Responsibilities

Planning and Execution:

• Work with internal stakeholders to define project scope, goals and deliverables that support the business objectives
• Establish an overall project plan in accordance with defined project management methodology and change management protocols
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path tasks
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear manner

Communication Management:

• Consistently communicate succinct, clear, quality information to capture interest, inform and gain support, to all levels, across the enterprise
• Schedule and facilitate timely and effective meetings
• Effectively communicate relevant project information to all project stakeholders, at all levels across the enterprise, both written and verbal
• Resolve and/or expedite issues in a timely fashion
• Communicate difficult / sensitive information tactfully

Stakeholder Management:

• Manage the day-to-day deliverables of all project resources and provide guidance and leadership throughout the project life‑cycle
• Manage expectations of all project stakeholders, at all levels, from IT and the Business, from the project sponsors down to the project team
• Collaborate and independently manage a wide range of vendors to assess off‑the‑shelf solutions
• Manage vendor delivery in accordance with any project statements of work

Risk, Issue, and Scope Management:

• Identify, assess, rank and describe the process of how project risks will be avoided or mitigated and assign accountability around the ongoing monitoring of any perceived risks that the project might encounter that could impact the ability to successfully deliver
• Proactively identify, prioritize, address and monitor project issues as they arise throughout the project life‑cycle including potential changes to project scope, and propose contingency plans
• Oversee the creation of business cases and functional and non‑functional requirements to ensure alignment with project charter
• Document all scope changes

Financial Management:

• For projects that require outside resources, develop a budget and resource plan, and actively monitor costs incurred against the approved budget
• Provide timely notice to stakeholders of expected cost overruns and recommend appropriate remedial action

Skills, Experience & Education

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of project management experience
• Project management certification required
• Significant experience in the project delivery function; proven success implementing solutions within a complex multi‑stakeholder organization
• Demonstrated understanding and experience in project management best practices
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and successfully
• Demonstrated ability to utilize technology of new, in‑conception and/or unknown complexity
• Proven experience and capability to contribute to the decision‑making needed to introduce substantial technology and process change/transformation into internal business teams
• Ability to recognize symptoms that indicate problems and manage client’s perceived view/assessment of business risks appropriately
• A track record of building strong relationships with internal clients and external business partners
• Outstanding interpersonal, written and verbal communication and documentation skills
• Good skills and knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
• Entrepreneurial, agile, and "change agent" style and mindset.
• Understanding of commercial real estate is an asset
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

About Choice Properties

Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust is an owner, manager and developer of well‑located retail and commercial real estate across Canada. Choice Properties' portfolio spans approximately 65 million square feet of gross leasable area and consists of over 700 properties primarily focused on supermarket‑anchored shopping centers.

Choice Properties’ strategy is to create value by enhancing and optimizing its portfolio through high quality transactions, strategic development and active property management. We mainly focus on necessity‑based retail, and high‑quality industrial and mixed‑use assets. In particular, we have a strategic relationship with Loblaw, our largest tenant, that provides us with access to high quality investment opportunities.

Our established operating platform with a proven track record of success also provides us with access to a transformational development pipeline that we believe supports superior long‑term value creation and growth. A commitment to continuous learning and development is a strong part of our culture.

Choice Properties REIT recognizes Canada’s diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants and employees with disabilities.

In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.

Number of Openings: 1

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