Project Manager/Leader, Senior

10+ years experience

Opportunity Details

Client Reference

RQ11217

# of Openings

1

Start Date

June 22, 2026

End Date

March 31, 2027

Days for Contract

195

Extension

1 time

Assignment Type

Onsite

Days in Office

5 days a week

Location

​​​​40 St.

Clair

Ave W, Toronto, ON

Cluster

​​​​​​​Land & Resources Cluster

Ministry

​​​​​​ ​​​​​​Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

Must Haves

- ​​​​​​​Minimum 10+ years of experience as a Project Manager directly responsible for leading all aspects of large, complex Application Development initiatives

- Demonstrated hands on experience leading and managing agile projects, preferably following Scrum methodology

- Advanced knowledge of project management principles, methods and techniques

- Demonstrated experience successfully managing OPS governance Cluster and Corporate governance approval processes such as project gating, architecture governance points, digital first assessment

- Experience managing privacy and security deliverables

- Advanced knowledge and experience with Agile development concepts and methodologies

- Experience leading technical teams

- Experience running scrum ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives

- Demonstrated experience managing external and internal stakeholders and project interdependencies

- Solid technical and business aptitude

- Persistent attention to detail

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (clear & concise)

- Self-motivated leader with strong interpersonal skills

- Advanced skills in Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, and Visio, and Planview





- Proven ability to handle multiple tasks and deliver within extremely tight deadlines

- Project rescue/project triage experience is an asset

- Previous government experience is an asset

Nice to Haves

- N/A

Rated Requirements

Agile Project Management Experience – 50%

- 10+ years demonstrated hands-on Project Management experience managing large complex application development projects

- 7+ years demonstrated experience managing agile/iterative/scrum projects

- 7+ years facilitating and leading ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives and customer journey/story mapping

- Demonstrated experience using issue management tools such as Jira to manage backlogs and sprints

- Experience creating and managing project schedules, project plans, issue/risk logs, status reports and other project management artefacts

- Experience managing project resources by aligning skills/experience to project tasks

- 3+ years experience multiple complex Siebel Public Sector project concurrently

- Experience planning and managing OPS project gating, architecture and governance checkpoints/requirements

Leadership, Facilitation and Communication Skills – 30%

- Demonstrated experience leading project teams, facilitating interactions with clients and among the project team, especially in complex multi-stakeholder environments

- Excellent verbal and written skills





- Proven ability to handle multiple tasks and deliver within extremely tight and/or aggressive project timelines

- Strong communication skills to present complex or technical details to business clients

- Strong negotiation, consensus building and ability to manage/facilitate difficult conversations with team members, clients and/or executives

Technical Skills – 20%

- 5+ years demonstrated experience managing technical resources and tasks involving solution development (design, coding, configuration), data migration, testing, platform upgrades/patching, maintenance/support, integration

- Understanding of key phases and tasks of a Siebel based project

- Understanding of Oracle products/services, with an emphasis on Siebel Public Sector

- Advanced Microsoft Project, Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Visio

Description

Responsibilities

​​​​​​​Provides project management on large scale, complex, high profile and high risk projects for OPS I⁢ initiatives. Ensures project deliverables meet clients’ business requirements on time, scope and budget.

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📌 Project Manager/Leader, Senior (Toronto)
🏢 MERAK Systems
📍 Toronto