Project Manager

Position Description:

We are seeking an experienced Intermediate to Senior Project Manager to lead the planning execution and delivery of complex projects across business technology and operational environments. The successful candidate will manage scope schedule budget risks stakeholders vendors and delivery teams while ensuring strong client engagement and high-quality project outcomes.

This role is well suited for a project manager who can operate independently communicate confidently with senior stakeholders and clients and bring structure discipline and momentum to cross-functional initiatives.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

Manage end-to-end project delivery including initiation planning execution monitoring control and closure.
Define project scope objectives deliverables success criteria timelines budgets and resource plans.
Serve as a primary point of contact for clients maintaining strong working relationships and ensuring clear communication throughout the project lifecycle.
Lead client-facing meetings project status updates steering committees workshops and governance forums.
Translate client needs and business objectives into actionable project plans deliverables and delivery priorities.
Manage client expectations related to scope timelines budget risks issues dependencies and change requests.
Prepare and deliver professional client-facing documentation including status reports executive updates project plans RAID logs decision logs and presentation materials.
Proactively identify risks and issues communicate impacts to clients and internal stakeholders and drive resolution plans.
Lead cross-functional teams including business technology vendor client and operational stakeholders.
Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards contractual commitments and client expectations.
Manage project budgets forecasts resource allocation and financial reporting as required.
Coordinate with vendors partners and third-party providers to ensure delivery commitments are met.
Support change management communications training and transition-to-operations activities.
Ensure compliance with organizational project management standards governance frameworks contractual obligations and reporting requirements.
Escalate project risks delivery concerns and client satisfaction issues appropriately and in a timely manner.
Provide leadership coaching and guidance to junior project team members when needed.
Client-Facing Capabilities
Ability to build trusted relationships with clients executives business sponsors and delivery stakeholders.
Strong executive presence and confidence leading discussions with senior client representatives.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging for technical business and executive audiences.
Ability to manage difficult conversations professionally including scope changes delivery delays budget impacts and competing priorities.
Strong consultative mindset with the ability to understand client business needs and recommend practical delivery approaches.
Experience managing client expectations in complex fast-paced or ambiguous environments.
Ability to identify opportunities to improve client satisfaction project outcomes and long-term account relationships.
Comfortable representing the organization professionally in client meetings workshops and governance forums.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

Bachelors degree in Business Information Technology Engineering or a related field or equivalent work experience.
8 years preferred for senior candidates.
Demonstrated experience delivering medium to large-scale projects in client-facing or stakeholder-intensive environments.
Strong knowledge of project management methodologies including Agile Waterfall or hybrid delivery models.
Experience managing project budgets schedules resources risks issues and executive-level reporting.
Experience working directly with clients business sponsors vendors and senior stakeholders.
Strong stakeholder management communication negotiation and facilitation skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Proficiency with project management tools such as Microsoft Project Jira Azure DevOps Smartsheet Clarity Planview or similar tools.
Preferred Qualifications
PMP Certified ScrumMaster PMI-ACP or equivalent certification.
Experience working within a PMO consulting managed services systems integration or structured governance environment.
Experience managing technology transformation infrastructure software implementation business process or operational improvement projects.
Contract and statement-of-work management experience.
Experience with change management practices and organizational adoption.
Experience supporting account teams delivery executives or client relationship leads.

CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level geographic market experience and training and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $75000$145000. This role is an existing vacancy.

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Skills:

• Client management
• Communication
• Delivery management
• Problem Solving
• Relationship building
• Risk management

What you can expect from us:

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