Our client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Project Manager to lead and deliver multiple high-impact IT initiatives within a large post-secondary education environment. This role requires a strategic and detail-oriented leader with 8–10 years of project and program management experience, including at least five years managing complex, enterpri
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se-level projects. The successful candidate will oversee full project lifecycles—from planning and stakeholder engagement to execution, reporting, and change management—ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget. Key responsibilities include collaborating with internal teams and third-party vendors, developing comprehensive project plans, managing risks, and maintaining alignment with PMO standards and best practices. PMP certification is required, along with proven expertise in vendor management, cross-functional team leadership, and business case development. This is an exciting opportunity to drive meaningful transformation in a dynamic and fast-paced educational setting.
*** 6 month position ***
*** Hybrid: in Ottawa ***
Advantages
•Lead high-impact projects that support a large and dynamic user base.
•Work closely with senior leadership in a strategic, collaborative environment.
Responsibilities
•Leading the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple large-scale, complex IT initiatives.
•Developing and maintaining detailed project and resource plans, including schedules, budgets, and risk registers.
•Ensuring all project deliverables meet business requirements, and are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
•Managing cross-functional teams and collaborating with internal stakeholders, external vendors, and third-party partners.
•Conducting regular status meetings, preparing progress reports, and facilitating steering committee updates.
•Identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks and issues, while ensuring appropriate governance is followed.
•Overseeing stakeholder engagement and change management to support successful project adoption and transition.
•Ensuring alignment with PMO standards, tools, and methodologies throughout the project lifecycle.
•Leading the development of business cases and tracking project benefits and outcomes.
•Providing leadership and mentorship to project team members to foster strong performance and collaboration.
Qualifications
•A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related IT field.
•Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent project management experience.
•8–10 years of project/program management experience, with at least 5 years managing large, complex enterprise-level projects.
•Proven experience in project, program, and portfolio management, as well as business transformation and process improvement.
•Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and work collaboratively with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
•Strong understanding of project management methodologies and tools, including risk management, resource planning, budgeting, and scheduling.
•Excellent vendor management skills, including relationship building and performance tracking against defined SOWs.
•Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership abilities, with the capacity to inspire teams and manage stakeholder expectations.
•Ability to juggle multiple concurrent projects while maintaining focus on overall business objectives and outcomes.
•Experience with change management, business case development, and delivering measurable results through IT initiatives.
Summary
If you're interested in learning more please submit your résumé and one of our senior Recruiters would be happy to give you a call to discuss further.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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Our client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Project Manager to lead and deliver multiple high-impact IT initiatives within a large post-secondary education environment. This role requires a strategic and detail-oriented leader with 8–10 years of project and program management experience, including at least five years managing complex, enterprise-level projects. The successful candidate will oversee full project lifecycles—from planning and stakeholder engagement to execution, reporting, and change management—ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget. Key responsibilities include collaborating with internal teams and third-party vendors, developing comprehensive project plans, managing risks, and maintaining alignment with PMO standards and best practices. PMP certification is required, along with proven expertise in vendor management, cross-functional team leadership, and business case development. This is an exciting opportunity to drive meaningful transformation in a dynamic and fast-paced educational setting.
*** 6 month position ***
*** Hybrid: in Ottawa ***
Advantages
•Lead high-impact projects that support a large and dynamic user base.
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•Work closely with senior leadership in a strategic, collaborative environment.
Responsibilities
•Leading the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple large-scale, complex IT initiatives.
•Developing and maintaining detailed project and resource plans, including schedules, budgets, and risk registers.
•Ensuring all project deliverables meet business requirements, and are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
•Managing cross-functional teams and collaborating with internal stakeholders, external vendors, and third-party partners.
•Conducting regular status meetings, preparing progress reports, and facilitating steering committee updates.
•Identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks and issues, while ensuring appropriate governance is followed.
•Overseeing stakeholder engagement and change management to support successful project adoption and transition.
•Ensuring alignment with PMO standards, tools, and methodologies throughout the project lifecycle.
•Leading the development of business cases and tracking project benefits and outcomes.
•Providing leadership and mentorship to project team members to foster strong performance and collaboration.
Qualifications
•A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related IT field.
•Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent project management experience.
•8–10 years of project/program management experience, with at least 5 years managing large, complex enterprise-level projects.
•Proven experience in project, program, and portfolio management, as well as business transformation and process improvement.
•Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and work collaboratively with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
•Strong understanding of project management methodologies and tools, including risk management, resource planning, budgeting, and scheduling.
•Excellent vendor management skills, including relationship building and performance tracking against defined SOWs.
•Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership abilities, with the capacity to inspire teams and manage stakeholder expectations.
•Ability to juggle multiple concurrent projects while maintaining focus on overall business objectives and outcomes.
•Experience with change management, business case development, and delivering measurable results through IT initiatives.
Summary
If you're interested in learning more please submit your résumé and one of our senior Recruiters would be happy to give you a call to discuss further.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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