IT Project Manager
- Pay Rate: $77.79 – $94.90 /hour, depending on experience
- Contract Length: 1 year
- Location: Calgary, Alberta
Raise is currently hiring an IT Project Manager on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader. Our Client, the third largest producer of Canadian oil and natural gas and the second largest refiner and upgrader with extensive midstream and downstream infrastructure.
Note: The primary pay rate is based on T4 classification; however, we will also consider applications from candidates interested in an INC classification, where applicable.
Description
The Project Manager in this role will lead the delivery of large, complex enterprise technology and business transformation initiatives. Reporting to the Manager, Major Project Delivery within Data & Information Technology (D&IT), this role will provide strategic leadership and oversight for high-profile programs, ensuring successful delivery through effective planning, governance, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional collaboration.
The successful candidate will bring approximately 15+ years of project and program management experience, a proven ability to lead large-scale initiatives, and exceptional leadership skills. Strong Prosci process and management experience required. This individual will work closely with business leaders, technology teams, systems integrators, and external vendors to ensure programs are delivered on time, within budget, within scope, and aligned with organizational objectives.
Responsibilities
- Program & Project Delivery
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of large, complex technology and business transformation programs.
- Ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and in alignment with defined business objectives.
- Establish and maintain effective project governance, controls, reporting, and risk management processes.
- Leadership & Stakeholder Management
- Provide strong leadership across cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and high performance.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with executive sponsors, business leaders, technology teams, systems integrators, and external vendors.
- Effectively communicate project status, risks, issues, and recommendations to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
- Strategic Planning & Roadmap Development
- Develop, maintain, and manage strategic program roadmaps aligned with business priorities and corporate objectives.
- Identify dependencies, risks, resourcing requirements, and opportunities to optimize program outcomes.
- Ensure project priorities remain aligned with changing business needs and organizational strategy.
- Technology & Business Alignment
- Partner with business and technology stakeholders to define objectives, requirements, scope, and success criteria.
- Translate business needs into actionable project plans and delivery strategies.
- Ensure solutions are scalable, sustainable, and support long-term business goals.
- Vendor & Partner Management
- Manage relationships with systems integrators, consulting partners, and third-party vendors.
- Oversee contract deliverables, service levels, budgets, and performance expectations.
- Ensure external partners remain aligned with project objectives and execution plans.
- Resource Planning & Coordination
- Coordinate efforts across multiple business and technology teams.
- Drive prioritization of work, resolve resource conflicts, and remove delivery obstacles.
- Ensure appropriate allocation and utilization of program resources.
- Performance Monitoring & Reporting
- Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and success metrics.
- Provide regular program reporting to leadership teams and steering committees.
- Drive data-informed decision-making to improve project outcomes and delivery effectiveness.
- Change Leadership
- Lead organizational change management activities associated with major technology and business initiatives.
- Support stakeholder adoption through effective communication, engagement, and transition planning.
Core Competencies
- Project Leadership
- Proven ability to lead large, complex programs and influence decision-making across all levels of the organization.
- Demonstrated experience working with executive leadership teams and steering committees.
- Project & Program Management Excellence
- Deep expertise in project, program, and portfolio management principles.
- Strong governance, planning, budgeting, scheduling, risk management, and delivery capabilities.
- Communication & Influencing Skills
- Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences, including executive stakeholders.
- Strategic Thinking
- Ability to align programs with broader organizational strategy and business objectives.
- Skilled at balancing long-term vision with short-term execution priorities.
- Problem Solving & Decision-Making
- Strong analytical and critical thinking capabilities.
- Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and resolve complex organizational and project challenges.
- Vendor Management
- Experience managing third-party vendors, consulting organizations, and systems integrators.
- Strong commercial acumen and contract management experience.
- Change Management
- Demonstrated success leading organizational change and business transformation initiatives.
- Ability to drive stakeholder adoption and manage organizational impacts.
- Results Orientation
- Track record of delivering measurable business value through successful project execution.
- Strong focus on accountability, quality, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
- 15+ years of progressive project and program management experience, including leadership of large-scale enterprise technology and business transformation initiatives.
- Demonstrated success managing multi-million-dollar budgets and complex, cross-functional programs.
- Experience leading geographically dispersed teams and multiple workstreams simultaneously.
- Strong background managing executive stakeholders, steering committees, and external vendors.
- Project Management Expertise
- Proven experience delivering large-scale initiatives from business case development through implementation and operational transition.
- Experience utilizing Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
- Strong understanding of project governance, financial management, risk management, and organizational change management.
- Technical & Business Acumen
- Broad understanding of enterprise applications, digital technologies, cloud platforms, data management, and IT infrastructure.
- Ability to bridge business objectives and technology solutions effectively.
- Education and Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
- Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.
- PMP (Project Management Professional) certification preferred.
- Additional certifications such as Agile/Scrum, Prosci Change Management, SAFe, or ITIL are considered assets.
- Leadership & Communication
- Exceptional leadership, negotiation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proven ability to influence outcomes and drive alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.
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