Project Management Specialist

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.

Location: Toronto, ON

Assignment Type: Hybrid (3 days per week onsite)

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

CA$60,000.00–CA$85,000.00 yearly

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 clear status reports, executive briefing materials, and presentations to communicate progress, risk profiles, and financial metrics to senior management.

Qualifications

- Skilled 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 routing.
- Physical Security Systems: Working knowledge of physical security infrastructure, including video surveillance, electronic access control, and emergency intercom systems, along with their network dependencies.
- PM Tooling Proficiency: High proficiency in MS Project and related project management software for complex scheduling and resource allocation.

Soft Skills & Delivery Attributes

- Executive Communication & Negotiation: Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills with proven ability to negotiate and build consensus among executive leads and stakeholders with competing priorities.
- People & Change Managemen

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