Senior Project Manager
Job Type: Permanent Limited Term (end date June 2029)
Location: Calgary, AB (Hybrid)
Key Criteria:
- This position requires extensive experience managing people, programs and portfolios, and organizational change. Applies expertise and best practices in strategic planning to develop and execute impactful programs.
- Deliver and successfully implement high-profile initiative according to best practice methodologies and the project lifecycle developed by the PMO.
- The Project Management Office is responsible for the successful execution of Enterprise delivered projects in line with best practices and to meet our client’s business objectives.
- Our clients include our students, staff and faculty, government, community, and strategic partnership organizations.
- The project planning, vendor relationship management, budget management, strategic partner relationship management, risk management, and key metrics / milestones reporting stewardship will be directed by this role.
- This role will be part of the leadership team that builds a hub that will inject world class talent into our city and attract global business focused on the creative arts industries.
- This opportunity carries senior level accountabilities in Project Management, Business Analysis, Organizational Change Management, and Team Support & Planning. This role will be part of the leadership team that builds upon vision and growth for the client, and an opportunity to build a world-class facility where students and the community at large would be able to develop their talents and boost entrepreneurialism in the creative arts ecosystem.
Required qualifications:
- Diploma – Ideally in an IT related field, with preference for a Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 7 years’ experience as a Senior Project Manager, 4 years as a Senior Business Analyst, and at least 4 years’ experience with change management (OCM) in projects as a discipline
- Proven experience of managing senior level projects at a corporate level.
- Facilitating Steering Committee meetings - senior level stakeholders.
- Extensive knowledge of risk management and mitigating risks for high profile projects.
- Leading and directing teams to understand decisions required and impacts arising from decisions.
- Managing technical teams, business teams and senior stakeholders towards project goals/benefits/outcomes.
- Relationship management with strategic partnerships.
- Reporting stewardship for key metrics / milestones.
- Extensive business analysis skills.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered