Job Title: RQ11290 – Senior Project Manager / Project Leader Client: Ministry of Transportation Work Location: 87 Sir William Hearst Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M3M 0B4 (Onsite) Engagement Type: Contract Estimated Start Date: August 17, 2026 Estimated End Date: March 31, 2027 Contract Duration: 157 Business Days Extension: Probable after initial mandate Work Schedule: 7.25 hours per day Security Clearance: No Clearance Required Role Snapshot We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager / Project Leader to support large-scale, complex, high-profile, and high-risk Ontario Public Service (OPS) I⁢ initiatives for the Ministry of Transportation. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive project management leadership, ensuring projects are delivered within approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations. This role requires extensive experience managing enterprise-level projects, including planning, risk management, resource coordination, cost control, stakeholder engagement, and the development of comprehensive project documentation.

Position Overview The Senior Project Manager / Project Leader will lead enterprise IT projects by applying established project management frameworks, methodologies, and best practices. The role involves coordinating cross-functional teams, managing project deliverables, preparing technical and business documentation, conducting cost-benefit analysis, and ensuring alignment with OPS policies and standards. The ideal candidate will have strong experience managing complex I⁢ initiatives within large organizations and possess a solid understanding of enterprise technology environments, including databases, operating systems, application servers, and mainframe platforms.

Key Responsibilities Enterprise Project Management Leadership

Manage large-scale, complex, high-profile, and high-risk I⁢ projects.

Lead project planning, execution, monitoring, and closure activities.

Ensure project deliverables meet business requirements within approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards.

Manage project scope, risks, resources, timelines, dependencies, and costs.

Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, status reports, and governance documentation.

Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies while implementing mitigation strategies.

Coordinate project teams, vendors, stakeholders, and technical resources.

Provide regular project updates and reporting to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Facilitate meetings, workshops, project reviews, and decision-making sessions.

Project Documentation & Deliverables Management

Create, maintain, and manage comprehensive project documentation.





Develop project artifacts including

Project plans

Status reports

Risk and issue logs

Communication plans

Change management documentation

Technical and business documentation

Review and recommend revisions to existing documentation frameworks, formats, and processes.

Ensure project documentation meets organizational standards and governance requirements.

Support document publishing, distribution, version control, and maintenance activities.

Technical Knowledge & IT Project Management

Apply I⁢ project management frameworks and methodologies to deliver technology initiatives.

Demonstrate understanding of enterprise technology environments, including:

Oracle Database environments

Unix platforms (Solaris, AIX, Linux)

Windows Server operating systems

WebLogic application servers

Microsoft IIS Web/Application Servers

Mainframe applications

Collaborate with technical teams to manage infrastructure, application, and system-related project activities.

Support technical planning, implementation coordination, and issue resolution.

Project Tools, Processes & Financial Management

Utilize project management tools for creating, distributing, tracking, and maintaining project documentation.

Support project governance processes and reporting requirements.

Conduct cost-benefit analysis to support project decisions.

Monitor project financials, resource utilization, and delivery performance.

Recommend improvements to project processes and documentation practices.

Public Sector Project Delivery

Work within Ontario Public Service policies, procedures, standards, and governance frameworks.

Ensure compliance with OPS I⁢ project management practices.

Collaborate effectively with government stakeholders, business teams, and technical groups.

Support transparent reporting and accountability across project activities.

Required Skills &

Experience Skill / Experience Required Experience Enterprise project management experience managing scope, risks, resources, schedules,



and costs 10+ years Creation and management of project documentation 10+ years Large-scale IT project delivery within complex environments Required I⁢ project management frameworks and methodologies Required Cost-benefit analysis experience Required Project documentation tools and processes Required Experience with enterprise computing environments Required Ontario Public Service / Public Sector project experience Preferred Technical Knowledge Requirements The Successful Candidate Should Demonstrate Knowledge And Experience With Oracle Database environments.

Unix operating systems

Solaris

AIX

Linux

Windows Server environments.

WebLogic application servers.

Microsoft IIS Web/Application Servers.

Mainframe application environments.

Enterprise application and infrastructure project delivery.

Skilled Skills Strong project leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

Strong documentation and reporting capabilities.

Advanced organizational and prioritization skills.

Ability to manage multiple priorities within complex project environments.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

Ability to work effectively with technical and business teams.

Experience & Skill Set Distribution Project Management & Technical Documentation – 45% 10+ years of experience creating and managing project documentation.

Experience developing, reviewing, and improving project documentation frameworks.

Ability to recommend revisions to content, structure, format, and documentation processes.

Technical

Knowledge – 25% Demonstrated knowledge of I⁢ project management frameworks.

Experience working with enterprise computing environments including databases, operating systems, application servers, and mainframe platforms. Tools & Processes – 25% Experience using project documentation management tools.

Experience supporting project governance processes.

Experience conducting cost-benefit analysis.

Public Sector

Experience – 5% Experience working within Ontario Public Service policies, procedures, and governance frameworks is an asset.

How to Apply If you are interested and your experience matches this chance, please send the following documents to: Email: [email protected] Submission Deadline: Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST Mandatory Documents Required Updated Resume in Word format

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