IT PROJECT MANAGER – OTTAWA, ON Location Ottawa, Ontario Work Model Hybrid – currently 2 days onsite/week (Tuesday & Wednesday) Future Onsite Requirement

Beginning February 2027, expected to increase to 4 days onsite/week Term 10-month contract + potential extension Hours 37.5 hours/week (7.5 hours/day)

Target Start September 8, 2026 Travel Potential Ottawa/Toronto travel – approximately once per quarter Clearance No existing clearance required; selected candidate must be eligible to obtain client-specific clearance

Position Overview We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead the planning and execution of complex, customer-focused technology initiatives. This is an individual contributor/project leadership position with no direct reports

, requiring strong project delivery, stakeholder management, vendor coordination, communication, and Agile experience.

The IT Project Manager will oversee initiatives from discovery through implementation, stabilization, and hand-off , working closely with cross-functional teams, business stakeholders, product owners, external vendors, and technology service providers.

The successful candidate must be located in Ottawa and comfortable with the required hybrid work model.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead complex IT projects from conception and discovery through delivery, implementation, stabilization, and hand-off.
- Develop and manage project plans, charters, schedules, budgets, resources, quality plans, communications, risks, and dependencies.
- Manage project budgets, expenditures, resource allocation, timelines, scope, and overall delivery.
- Identify project risks and issues, assess impacts, and develop appropriate risk mitigation strategies.
- Ensure project deliverables comply with established PMO standards, processes, tools, methodologies, and quality requirements.
- Work closely with business and technology stakeholders to gather requirements, manage expectations, and provide transparent project status and progress updates.




- Partner with Product Owners to manage project opportunities and anticipate current and future business requirements.
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional and multidisciplinary project teams without direct people-management responsibility.
- Coordinate activities across multiple vendors, external partners, technology providers, and internal stakeholders.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with third-party partners and business stakeholders.
- Lead and support RFP/RFS initiatives, including preparation of documentation, timelines, evaluation criteria, and coordination with Procurement.
- Evaluate projects based on business benefits, scope, cost, schedule, quality, and overall business viability.
- Support Project Sponsors with business cases, project charters, portfolio/project releases, and executive/board documentation.
- Collaborate with Change Management teams to assess impacts to people, processes, and technology and support successful adoption.
- Manage projects using appropriate Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and SDLC/PDLC methodologies and practices.
- Drive collaboration, knowledge sharing, and project management best practices across technology and business teams.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of project management standards, processes, and tools.

MUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS Candidates Must Demonstrate

- 5+ years of experience as an IT Project Manager.
- 5+ years of relevant functional experience leading customer-focused IT initiatives from conception through completion.
- 3–5+ years of hands-on Agile project management experience.
- PMP certification – REQUIRED.
- Must be located in Ottawa, Ontario.
- Proven experience managing complex technology/IT initiatives.
- Strong knowledge of Agile, Scrum and/or Waterfall project management methodologies.




- Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC).
- Experience managing project budgets, resource allocation, schedules, risks, dependencies, and scope.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams.
- Experience managing relationships with external vendors/technology service providers, business stakeholders, and technology teams.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools.

NICE-TO-HAVE / ASSET EXPERIENCE

- Experience within the postal, logistics, transportation, or related industry.
- Knowledge of mail movement or postal operations.
- RFP/RFS process experience.
- Experience working within a unionized environment.
- Experience managing distributed Agile teams.
- Experience with Scaled Agile delivery.
- TMS (Transportation Management System) experience.
- Experience with UPU (Universal Postal Union).
- IPS experience.
- Mobile solutions experience.
- Power BI experience.
- English/French bilingualism.
- Agile certifications such as CSM, PMI-ACP, PSM or SAFe Agilist.
- ITIL 4, PRINCE2, Management of Risk or P3O certifications.
- Master's degree or MBA.

Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate is a PMP-certified IT Project Manager based in Ottawa with significant experience delivering complex technology initiatives in an Agile environment . They will bring strong experience across end-to-end IT project delivery, SDLC, stakeholder management, vendor management, budgeting, risk management, RFP/RFS processes, and cross-functional team coordination . This role requires someone who can operate effectively as an individual contributor and project leader , communicate confidently with senior stakeholders and external partners, and drive projects forward within established scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations. ,

📌 Senior IT Project Manager - Agile PMP (35687) (Ottawa)
🏢 Myticas Consulting
📍 Ottawa