Russell Tobin & Associates is hiring on behalf of one of its esteemed clients.

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Job Title: Project Manager/Leader - Senior

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Duration: 6+ Months (with possible extension)

Client: Public Sector

Pay Rate: CAD $90 -$100 per hour

Must have:

- Demonstrated experience managing multi-disciplinary projects involving technology, operations, vendors, and executive stakeholders.
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, governance frameworks, and delivery best practices.
- Experience managing vendor relationships, skilled services engagements, and contractual deliverables.
- Experience preparing executive presentations, status reports, briefing notes, governance materials, and business cases.
- Exceptional communication, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Roles and responsibilities

- Lead large-scale, complex, high-profile, and high-risk I⁢ projects, ensuring successful delivery within scope, budget, and timelines.
- Manage end-to-end project lifecycle activities, including project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closeout.
- Ensure project deliverables align with business objectives, client requirements, and OPS project management methodologies, standards, and frameworks.
- Lead organizational development initiatives, strategic planning, business planning, and Ministry funding request processes.
- Gather, analyse, and document business and technical requirements to develop comprehensive project schedules and integrated project plans.
- Develop, maintain, and manage project schedules, deliverables, milestones, dependencies,



and scope to ensure project success.
- Monitor project performance, forecast costs, and provide regular reporting to ensure financial targets and project objectives are achieved.
- Manage project budgets, including cost estimates, forecasts, reconciliations, and actual expenditures across multiple funding sources and cross-ministry initiatives.
- Establish strong fiscal controls and accountability measures to ensure effective budget management and compliance.
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional project teams, including OPS employees, unionized staff, and external consultants.
- Source, onboard, and manage project resources; define roles and responsibilities; and establish clear expectations for tasks, deliverables, and performance.
- Resolve resource allocation challenges, interpersonal conflicts, and project-related issues while promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing.
- Proactively identify project risks, issues, and dependencies, developing mitigation and contingency plans to minimize project impact.
- Escalate critical risks and issues to senior leadership and executive stakeholders, providing recommendations and actionable mitigation strategies.
- Facilitate and participate in steering committee meetings, governance forums,



and stakeholder engagement sessions.
- Prepare and present project, program, and portfolio status reports to executive leadership and key stakeholders.
- Drive organizational change management activities by identifying resistance factors and implementing strategies that support successful project adoption.
- Promote and enforce project management best practices, governance standards, and quality assurance processes across project teams.
- Coordinate project monitoring activities, track progress against plans, and implement corrective actions when necessary.
- Ensure compliance with Information Management principles, government policies, regulatory requirements, and organizational standards.
- Assess and recommend software, hardware, and technology solutions to support project objectives and business needs.
- Build and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships, managing expectations and ensuring timely communication throughout the project lifecycle.
- Anticipate, identify, and resolve conflicts between project and functional teams to ensure alignment and successful project outcomes.
- Support accessibility compliance by incorporating Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) requirements and related standards into project activities.
- Apply Project Management Institute (PMI) methodologies and PMBOK principles to support effective project governance and delivery.
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to project team members while fostering a collaborative, high-performance work environment.

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