We are seeking a highly accomplished Project Management Specialist for an enterprise-level contract opportunity based in Toronto. In this role, you will take on a premier project leadership, technical delivery, and governance capacity, specializing in managing complex, enterprise-wide IT infrastructure, network modernization, and physical security initiatives.

As a Project Management Specialist, you will bridge the gap between executive leadership, cross-functional technical teams, vendor partners, and multi-departmental business stakeholders. Operating within a hybrid work model in Toronto, you will direct end-to-end project lifecycles—managing detailed project charters, multi-site network rollouts, vendor procurements, budget controls, and organizational change management. This position demands a PMP-certified project authority with deep technical knowledge of WAN/LAN deployments, enterprise network security, and infrastructure topology who can navigate competing priorities, maintain schedule critical paths, and deliver scalable technology solutions.

Location: Toronto, ON

Assignment Type: Hybrid (3 days per week onsite)

Contract Duration: 1-year contract (with potential for 1-year extension)

Advantages

- Large-Scale Infrastructure Scope: Lead complex, multi-site network modernization projects spanning WAN/LAN, MPLS circuits, software-defined networks, and VPN frameworks.
- Executive & Multi-Vendor Visibility: Direct cross-functional delivery teams, network engineers, architects, field technicians, and vendor partners while reporting directly to executive leads.
- Full-Lifecycle Governance: Own the complete project continuum—from initial charter development and financial procurement to risk mitigation, change control, and operational handover.




- Balanced Hybrid Work Setup: Enjoy a predictable hybrid working model combining collaborative onsite engagement in Toronto with remote flexibility.

Responsibilities

- Lead and manage enterprise IT projects through all phases of the project lifecycle in accordance with PMI standards and organizational methodologies.
- Develop, track, and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, critical path milestones, and project charters using MS Project and modern tracking tools.
- Oversee project financial management, budget preparation, procurement activities, SOW drafting, contract negotiations, and payment authorizations.
- Coordinate multi-site network implementations, WAN/LAN deployments, site engineering surveys, and field technician schedules.
- Manage vendor and contractor performance, ensuring adherence to contract terms, service level agreements (SLAs), and quality control standards.
- Facilitate formal procurement workflows, overseeing the preparation of RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, MOUs, and Statements of Work.
- Evaluate, mitigate, and report on project risks, issues, scope dependencies, and change requests to maintain project alignment.
- Apply organizational change management principles to ensure smooth transition of new technology solutions to operational teams and end-users.
- Lead, recruit, and supervise assigned project staff,



fostering collaboration across technical and business resources.
- Contribute to the design, sustainment, and continuous improvement of corporate project management standards, methodologies, and technical design practices.
- Prepare transparent status reports, executive briefing materials, and presentations to communicate progress, risk profiles, and financial metrics to senior management.

Qualifications

- Core Technical & Project Leadership Requirements

Professional Certification: Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification in good standing.

Enterprise IT Project Tenure: Proven experience managing end-to-end enterprise IT projects within complex, multi-departmental environments (including scope, schedule, budget, risk, and change management).

Infrastructure & Network Experience: Demonstrated experience managing large-scale network infrastructure projects involving WAN/LAN deployments, MPLS circuits, SD-WAN, and multi-location VPN configurations.

Vendor & Team Management: Experience directing multi-disciplinary teams (network engineers, architects, field technicians) and managing vendor contract performance.

Procurement & Contract Documentation: Proven track record preparing contractual documentation, including RFIs, RFPs, SOWs, and SLAs.

Education: Post-secondary degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline (or equivalent combination of education and experience).

Preferred Knowledge & Technical Capabilities

- Network Security & Topology: Understanding of firewalls (Cisco ASA/Firepower, Palo Alto, Fortinet), Zero-Trust segmentation, VPNs (IPsec, SSL), and high-availability/failover r

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