Senior Project Manager

Alquemy; United States; Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Alquemy in Calgary, AB, is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end IT project delivery in a hybrid setting (3 days onsite, Tue–Thu). You will shape scope, timelines, budgets, and governance, guiding cross-functional teams to successful implementations.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and effective communication to executives. You will manage vendor relationships and ensure alignment with PMO standards across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of IT Project Management experience with medium- to large-scale initiatives.
• PMP certification is preferred; other relevant PM certifications are assets.
• Experience with end-to-end project delivery including scope, schedule, budget, and vendor performance.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with executive presentation ability.
• Proficiency in Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience within structured PMO governance including reporting and stage gates.
• Vendor and system integrator management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of IT projects, from planning and initiation through implementation and closure.
• Oversee project resources, including direct and matrixed team members, to ensure coordination and quality delivery.
• Define project scope, delivery approach, milestones, timelines, and resource requirements.
• Facilitate stakeholder communications with regular progress reports to all levels.
• Develop, monitor, and manage project budgets, forecasts, expenditures, and financial performance.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery challenges.
• Ensure adherence to project management frameworks, governance requirements, standards, and practices.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Business Analysts, Architecture, IT, vendors, SMEs, and senior stakeholders.
• Manage vendor and system integrator relationships, ensuring contractual obligations and performance expectations.
• Prepare and present project updates, financial forecasts, milestone reports, and delivery assessments to executives and steering committees.
• Monitor project schedules, budgets, pricing, and technical performance to meet delivery objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across business, IT, executive, vendor, and delivery teams.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Executive presentations

Risk management

Negotiation

Problem solving

Facilitation

Cross-functional leadership

Vendor management

Project governance

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related discipline

Job description

Senior Project Manager Location: Calgary, AB (Hybrid -3 days onsite, Tuesday to Thursday) Position Overview The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of one or more IT projects, ensuring successful execution within established scope, budget, schedule, and quality requirements. This role oversees project planning, resource coordination, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and delivery governance while ensuring alignment with organizational project management standards and practices. The successful candidate will provide leadership across cross-functional teams, manage internal and external stakeholders, and drive projects from initiation through implementation and completion.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of IT projects, from planning and initiation through implementation and closure, while managing scope, budget, schedule, quality, and risks.
• Oversee project resources, including direct and matrixed team members, to ensure effective coordination and quality delivery.
• Define project scope, delivery approach, milestones, timelines, and resource requirements.
• Facilitate stakeholder communications throughout the project lifecycle, providing regular progress reports and updates to all organizational levels.
• Develop, monitor, and manage project budgets, forecasts, expenditures, and financial performance.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, dependencies, and potential delivery challenges.
• Ensure adherence to established project management frameworks, governance requirements, standards, and organizational practices.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including Business Analysts, Organizational Change Management, Architecture, IT, vendors, business subject matter experts, and senior stakeholders.
• Manage vendor and system integrator relationships, ensuring contractual obligations, delivery commitments, and performance expectations are met.
• Prepare and present project updates, financial forecasts, milestone reports, and delivery assessments to executive stakeholders and steering committees.
• Monitor project schedules, budgets, pricing, and technical performance to ensure successful delivery of project objectives.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships across business, IT, executive, vendor, and project delivery teams.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of IT Project Management experience, including accountability for medium- to large-scale, cross-functional initiatives.
• PMP certification is preferred;other relevant project management certifications are considered an asset.
• Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end project delivery, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, resources, risks, issues, vendor performance, and business outcomes.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating internal stakeholders, technical SMEs, business teams, vendors, and senior leadership.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid project delivery methodologies, with practical experience applying hybrid approaches in complex technology environments.
• Experience working within structured PMO governance frameworks, including program reporting, financial forecasting, deliverables management, stage gates, and executive steering committees.
• Proven experience in vendor and system integrator management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project schedules, budgets, pricing, and technical performance to meet established delivery commitments.
• Strong leadership, communication, facilitation, negotiation, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
• Experience within regulated industries, critical infrastructure, utilities, or capital project environments is considered an asset.
• Ability to establish and maintain trusted partnerships across business, IT, executive, vendor, and project delivery teams.
• Strong technical acumen, with the ability to effectively lead technology projects and collaborate with technical subject matter experts and third-party vendors.