Project Manager, Transformation Programs
Project Manager, Transformation Programs
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17-08-2025
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As a PMCOE team member this position is a champion of project management across Metrolinx. You will be expected to provide practical direction and advice to cross-functional project teams on the use of Metrolinx project management standards to ensure consistency and quality assurance across their work. This entails building relationships and engaging with project team members to help them develop technical skills and competencies that foster a culture of project management excellence across the organization.
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Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit including GO Expansion Light Rail Transit routes and major expansions to Torontos subway system to get people where they need to go better faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
At Metrolinx equity diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion thinking forward and playing as a team.
As a PMCOE team member this position is a champion of project management across Metrolinx. You will be expected to provide practical direction and advice to cross-functional project teams on the use of Metrolinx project management standards to ensure consistency and quality assurance across their work. This entails building relationships and engaging with project team members to help them develop technical skills and competencies that foster a culture of project management excellence across the organization.
What will I be doing
- Leads activities related to project scope definition risk management and quality assurance to ensure projects deliver expected outcomes.
- Establishes manages and directs resources to ensure the necessary level and capabilities are represented on a project team to ensure project success.
- Provides direction and advice to staff and personnel assigned to individual projects through all project stages (e.g. on administrative design editing technical estimating and priority issues as appropriate).
- Leads the development reviews and approvals of Project Charter and Project Plan documents.
- Leads the identification assessment mitigation and communication of project risks.
- Advises on and as appropriate manages and reports on budgets for assigned projects to ensure projects are delivered within budget expectations.
- Ensures that all project cost and scheduled activities are identified continuously monitored and clarifications/changes managed properly to maintain adherence to schedule and budget.
- Reviews and evaluates studies reports design proposals specifications and contract documents to meet established policies procedures and standards applicable to projects.
- Develops and delivers reports and presentations defining plans issues status and resolutions to appropriate levels of management.
- Participates in project activities involving Metrolinx service providers vendors and other stakeholders to ensure project requirements are delivered and project status is reported in a timely and accurate manner.
- Recommends and implements corrective action plans where variances in project plan execution occur communicates with internal and external stakeholders and negotiates change orders and revised schedules.
- Collaborates with the Senior Manager PMCOE to develop and improve PMCOE project management methodologies and standard practices.
- Leads and coaches diverse and cross functional project teams including consultants in project management practices (e.g. project scope budget schedule quality risk safety etc.) to ensure projects deliver their expected outcomes
What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need
- Completion of a degree in Business Engineering Planning Public Policy Education or a related discipline or a combination of education training and experience deemed equivalent. Masters degree an asset.
- Demonstrated related project management and coordination experience.
- Certifications or Designations: Project Management Professional (PMP) designation an asset.
- Knowledge of program management planning budgeting prioritization risk and change management principles methods and techniques to manage the development deployment and implementation of medium scale fare system/program initiatives.
- Proficiency in the use of project management software and computer applications.
- Demonstrated progressive experience in project management planning budgeting prioritization and risk management which preferably includes the deployment or implementation of large-scale initiatives.
- Budget management experience to prepare project budgets and monitor within budgetary limits.
- Experience in procurement and contract management to initiate tenders evaluate bids make recommendations for approval and plan direct coordinate and monitor the work of consultants for compliance with user group and Metrolinx standards policies and procedures.
- Effective written oral presentation and interpersonal skills to articulate and present advice options and recommendations to senior management and business clients on projects and technology solutions.
- Leadership and management skills to manage and motivate cross functional teams and set high standards and clear expectations.
Dont Meet Every Requirement
If youre excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesnt quite align with every qualification of this posting we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities including those who identify as Indigenous Black racialized women people with disabilities and people with diverse gender identities expressions and sexual orientations.
Accommodation:
We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: or email .
Application Process:
All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time-sensitive correspondence we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading inaccurate or incorrect Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.
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