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Job Number: J0926-0035

Job Title: Senior Project Management Specialist

Job Type: Continuing Full Time

Department: Office of the CIO

Job Category: Information Technology

Number of Positions: 1

Date Posted (dd/mm/yyyy): 21/10/2026

Closing Date (dd/mm/yyyy): 04/11/2026

Salary (with Salary Rate): 94,460.00 - 104,029.00/Year

Employee Group: CUPE 2424

Salary Level: 11R

Hours Per Week: 35

Date Position Available: 03/09/2026

About Carleton University

Carleton University is situated on unceded Algonquin territory and bordered by the Rideau River and the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Ottawa, Ontario. The university is just minutes from the heart of our nation's government and G-7 organizations and this capital advantage provides opportunities for staff and faculty and students to make a positive impact in our community and around the world.

Named a Top 100 Employer in 2023, 2024 and 2025, and a National Capital Region Top Employer for 10 consecutive years, Carleton University is one of Canada’s most resourceful and productive hubs of learning and research, fuelling a rich talent pipeline that is supporting social and economic renewal. The university’s smart,



caring and connected community inspires and empowers individuals to become change leaders who drive impact in the world while challenging conventional modes of thinking and doing. At Carleton, we are committed to fostering an creative, equitable and welcoming work environment. Carleton is also a nationally certified Healthy Workplace and is a recipient of the Canada Awards for Excellence, Healthy Workplace Order of Excellence and Platinum Level Certification for Mental Health at Work.

The university’s Strategic Integrated Plan 2020-2025 is an ambitious vision for the future, anchored in Carleton’s strengths and student-centric, community-engaged values.

Duties And Responsibilities

Reporting to the Manager, Project Management Office (PMO), the Senior Project Management Specialist is responsible for conducting multiple larger scoped projects concurrently and is capable of handling stakeholder expectations and interests that span several areas of the University. The projects led by the Senior Project Management Specialist are strategic and transformational in nature; they are of a medium to large scale (in complexity, time and budget). The Senior Project Management Specialist is responsible for all project work during each process of the project lifecycle: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling and closeout.

The Senior Project Management Specialist is accountable for ensuring the identified project objectives are delivered on time and within budget.



The incumbent is responsible for coordinating the project management work in an organizational matrix structure. The Senior Project Management Specialist is also responsible for identifying stakeholders and facilitating their engagement.

The Senior Project Management Specialist is responsible for providing professional project management leadership. The Senior Project Management Specialist is expected to contribute to the development of project management standards, processes and tools to grow the foundation of the PMO.

The incumbent is responsible for defining user requirements for Enterprise Systems (Student Services, HR, Finance, Alumni, and Faculty Administration) and system development, analyzing alternative system solutions, proposing and/or reviewing system design to ensure requirements are met, and provide advice towards the implementation of system enhancement/changes. The incumbent will design, develop and implement improved business processes and system enhancements and application development. The incumbent is responsible for functional process improvement, development, redesign and renewal of the projects undertaken. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring users are trained. The incumbent is also responsible to ensure that the systems within the University are developed, designed and implemented, in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

Qualifications

- The incumbent must have excellent knowledge of MS Project, Visio, and spreadsheet software such as Excel and Word. The incumbent must possess a solid knowledge and comprehension of enterprise information systems, systems development methodologies, and change Management.
- Excellent knowledge of Project

📌 Senior Project Management Specialist (Ottawa)
🏢 Carleton University
📍 Ottawa