Job Title: Project Manager / Leader

Work Arrangement: Onsite
Hours: 7.25 hours/day (Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
Travel: Required (within province)

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Role Overview

The Project Manager / Leader will manage complex, large-scale IT initiatives through the full project lifecycle. This role involves leading cross-functional teams, managing risks and budgets, and ensuring successful delivery of highly technical solutions in regulated and mission-critical environments.

The position requires strong stakeholder engagement, structured governance, and the ability to operate in fast-paced, high-impact environments, including public safety operations.

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Key Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent projects and project resources across the full project lifecycle

• Develop and maintain project charters, integrated project plans, schedules, and communication plans

• Ensure compliance with established governance, architecture checkpoints, and gating requirements

• Maintain master project schedules and communication plans (internal and external stakeholders)

• Participate in steering committees and senior stakeholder forums

• Provide clear project and portfolio reporting to executive-level stakeholders

• Proactively identify, manage, and mitigate project risks and issues

• Develop and manage product backlogs using Agile practices

• Collaborate closely with stakeholders, developers, designers, and technical teams

• Support development of business cases and approvals for long-term support and maintenance initiatives

• Coordinate with legal and procurement teams to ensure contractual and policy compliance

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Required Skills & Experience

Project Management (35%)

• 10+ years of experience delivering complex, cross-functional IT projects

• Strong knowledge of PMI standards and Agile methodologies

• Proven experience managing full SDLC (concept to closeout)

• Expertise in project planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial control

• Strong experience with Agile and Waterfall delivery models

• Hands-on experience with backlog grooming, sprint planning, and release management

• Experience managing multi-team releases and Go/No-Go checkpoints

• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence

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Analytics & Communication (35%)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Proven ability to present project updates and recommendations to senior leadership

• Strong stakeholder management across technical and non-technical audiences

• Experience resolving resourcing and interpersonal conflicts

• Ability to influence, negotiate, and drive decisions collaboratively

• Strong documentation and reporting skills

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Technical Experience (25%)

• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise software deployments

• Strong technical problem-solving and root cause analysis skills

• Ability to coordinate matrix teams across BA, Development, and QA

• Experience with business-oriented data analysis and reporting

• Familiarity with standard development tools and environments

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Public Safety & Specialized Experience (5%)

• Experience working in public safety environments (ambulance, fire, or police)

• Experience with telephony and radio technologies (IP Telephony, Avaya, P25)

• Exposure to Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) systems

• Experience with data analytics, dashboards, and Power BI

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Microsoft Azure preferred)

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Nice to Have

• Experience with real-time or near real-time data platforms

• Exposure to medical triage systems (e.g., MPDS)

• Background in regulated or mission-critical environments