RQ09812 | Project ManagerLeader, Intermediate
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Job Summary
Project Manager/Leader Intermediate
Opportunity Details
| Client Reference | RQ09812 |
| # of Openings | 1 |
| Start Date | November 3 2025 |
| End Date | March 31 2026 |
| Days for Contract | 102 |
| Extension | 1 time |
| Assignment Type | Hybrid |
| Days in Office | From October 20 2025 the candidate is required to workonsite 4 days a week From January 5 2026 the candidate is required to workonsite 5 days a week |
| Location | 5700 Yonge StreetToronto ON |
| Cluster | Children Youth & Social Services Cluster |
| Ministry | Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement |
Must Haves
- Extensive experience managing stakeholders.
- Project Management: Gathers requirements creates detailed project schedules monitors and forecasts project costs and manages project schedules deliverables and scope.
- Coordination and Communication: Coordinates project processes develops guidelines clarifies roles resolves conflicts and ensures knowledge sharing.
- Managing project budget and timelines.
- Experience with Data & AI Governance processes and technologies
- Experience with Azure and Databricks as well as AI technologies
Nice to Haves
- Experience with Azure Cloud Data services including Data Factory Databricks Data Lake Unity Catalogue SQL Warehouse
- Experience with AI LLM and related technologies
Rated Requirements
Presentation of a project -15%
- As part of the selection process we invite all selected candidates to prepare a presentation that includes the following: A description of a project they personally managed
- Main project challenges and risks and how they were resolved.
- Any use of AI functionality to expedite the project timelines or reduce risk and cost.
- Selected candidates will present their project as part of the interview process.
Project and Team Management 35%
- Experience in managing Scrum or technical teams.
- Leads project teams to deliver high-quality products and services.
- Strong Knowledge and /or experience of using AI tools for Project Management
- Resolves team impediments to increase the effectiveness of the development team.
- Identifies areas for improvement to boost the productivity of the Scrum Team.
- Facilitates and supports Daily Standup Sprint Planning Sprint Review and Retrospective.
- Proficient in requirements refinement story point estimation velocity retrospection and other scrum techniques.
- Identifies manages and reports risks and issues.
Communication and Collaboration 25%
- Excellent ability to develop crisp concise and engaging reports and presentation material for various audience.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Collaborates with diverse teams and negotiates solutions with multiple stakeholders.
- Manages client relationships providing updates and resolving potential conflicts.
- Excellent analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Effective interpersonal negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
Business and System Analysis 25%
- Conducts review of business/system analysis to identify gaps in supporting software and product development.
- Strong Knowledge and /or experience of using AI tools for Business Analysis
- Collaborates with the Ministrys product owner to prioritize the product backlog.
- Ability to recommend software hardware and technology resources.
Description
Responsibilities
Provides project management on large scale high profile and high-risk projects for OPS I&IT initiatives. Manage technical teams ensuring project deliverables meet clients business requirements on time scope and budget with a focus on cost-effectiveness efficiencies and compliance with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks.Work Arrangement
This role follows an Onsite of October 20 2025 the candidate is required to workonsite 4 days a week and from January 5 2026 the candidate is required to workonsite 5 days a week or as directed by the Hiring in-person interview may be required including a skills demonstration.
General Skills
Project Management: Gathers requirements creates detailed project schedules monitors and forecasts project costs and manages project schedules deliverables and scope.Leadership Experience:Strong in leading development and scrum teams. Plan and leads all phases of complex enterprise-wide projects scheduling activities explaining procedures and monitoring the work of assigned technical resources.
Coordination and Communication: Coordinates project processes develops guidelines clarifies roles resolves conflicts and ensures knowledge sharing.
Risk Management: Identifies and mitigates risks prioritizes issues and recommends strategies to senior executives.
Conflict Resolution: Ability to identify and address conflicts between project and functional areas.
Client Relationship Management: Skills in managing client expectations providing updates and resolving potential conflicts.
Stakeholder Engagement: Participates in steering committees provides reporting to senior executives and promotes best practices for project management.
Technology Recommendations: Ability to recommend software hardware and technology resources.
Desirable Skills:
Project Management Knowledge: Understanding of PMIs Project Management Body of Knowledge.
Accessibility Standards: Familiarity with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and related regulations.
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Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- IT Experience
- Robot Programming
- PMBOK
- HVAC
- Project Leadership
- Conflict Management
- Meeting Facilitation
- Schedule Management
- Project Management
- Project Management Software
- Microsoft Project
- Leadership Experience
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