Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Project Manager/Leader to manage large-scale, complex, high-profile, and high-risk projects for OPS Gov Tech ON initiatives. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing PeopleSoft HCM or other HCM-related projects , with solid expertise in ERP implementations, PeopleSoft HCM applications, PeopleSoft Fluid and Classic Plus user interfaces, PeopleTools and PUM upgrades, and project delivery within public sector environments.

Role Snapshot

- Job Title: RQ11559 - Project Manager/Leader - Senior
- Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
- Work Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Work Model: Onsite
- Estimated Start Date: November 30, 2026
- Estimated End Date: October 5, 2027
- Business Days: 225
- Hours: 7.25 hours per day
- Extension: Probable after the initial mandate
- Security Level: CRJMC
- Work Arrangement: 5 days onsite

Must Have
- Extensive experience as a Project Manager working with PeopleSoft-related projects or other HCM projects.

Nice to Have
- Prior OPS/public sector experience with HCM/PeopleSoft-related project work as a Project Manager.

Description

- Provides project management on large-scale, complex, high-profile, and high-risk projects for OPS Gov Tech ON initiatives.
- Ensures project deliverables meet clients’ business requirements on time, within scope and budget, with a focus on cost-effectiveness, efficiencies, and compliance with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks.

General Skills
- Leads organizational development, strategy development, business planning, and Ministry funding requests.
- Gathers and develops requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan.
- Ability to monitor and forecast project costs and provide reporting and input to ensure targets are met.
- Experience developing and managing project schedules, deliverables, and scope.
- Ability to promote I⁢ project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologies.




- Demonstrated experience directing project teams to ensure project deliverables are delivered on time and adhere to government and ministry standards.
- Extensive experience coordinating and monitoring project processes, and developing and communicating guidelines and procedures.
- Sources, selects, and onboards team members in various disciplines; clarifies roles and responsibilities and sets task, deliverable, and performance expectations for resources who are both OPS unionized employees and fee-for-service (FFS) consultants.
- Resolves resourcing and interpersonal conflicts, negotiates changes to resourcing, and ensures knowledge is shared among team members so that project objectives and deliverables are met.
- Develops complex project budgets based on multiple funding channels and cross-ministry dependencies.
- Effectively manages large project budgets and ensures a high level of fiscal control and accountability, including estimates, forecasts, and reconciliation/confirmation of actuals.
- Proactively identifies potential risk events and issues before they occur so that proper mitigating strategies can be developed.
- Articulates and prioritizes issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommends mitigation strategies for decision makers.
- Establishes and participates in steering committees and stakeholder forums.
- Provides project, program, and/or portfolio reporting to multiple stakeholders at senior executive levels.
- Uses appropriate strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change during all stages of projects, including concept, definition, planning, implementation, and close-out.
- Promotes OPS I⁢ standards and best practices for project management to facilitate control of system quality, adherence to standard methodology, and control of the use of I⁢ resources.

Desirable Skills
- Knowledge and understanding of the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).




- Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies, and practices.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
- Ability to make recommendations on the acquisition of software, hardware, and technology resources.
- Experience managing and coordinating project monitoring, anticipating and troubleshooting issues, providing ongoing expertise, resolving problems, and ensuring project effectiveness.
- Ability to identify conflicts between project and functional areas and develop responses to successfully address conflicts.
- Ability to handle client relationships, manage expectations, provide updates as required, and identify potential conflicts between project and functional areas.

Experience And Skill Set Requirements Hands-On Project Management and Large ERP Projects – 30%

- A hands-on Project Manager who has led multiple large ERP projects.

PeopleSoft HCM Application Expertise – 25%
- Significant expertise and experience in the PeopleSoft HCM application.

PeopleSoft Implementation and Upgrades – 25%
- Experience implementing PeopleSoft Fluid and Classic Plus user interfaces, including experience implementing PeopleTools and PUM upgrades.

Microsoft Azure, RHEL/Windows OS and Oracle Database – 10%
- Experience working on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform with RHEL/Windows operating systems and Oracle Database.

Public Sector Experience – 10%
- Experience working in a public sector environment.

How to Apply Interested candidates are requested to submit the following mandatory documents:
- Updated Resume in Word format – Mandatory
- References – Mandatory
- Expected Hourly Rate – Mandatory
- Visa Status – Mandatory
- LinkedIn ID – Mandatory

Please send the required documents to [email protected] by Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST . Without the mandatory documents, we cannot submit a candidate. For daily job updates, candidates may also join the SMSS WhatsApp group using the invitation link provided by SMSS.

Note

- 5 days onsite
- Email is the best way to reach us.

📌 Project Manager/Leader - Senior (Toronto)
🏢 S M Software Solutions
📍 Toronto