We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Project Manager/Leader for an 8-month contract in Toronto. This role is a key leadership position within large-scale, multi-client initiatives involving complex network architecture, innovative Video over IP (VoIP), and advanced audio-visual (AV) systems. You will be responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of technically complex projects, from procurement and GUI design to onsite installation and final commissioning.
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Advantages
- Innovative Portfolio: Work with state-of-the-art converged communications, including mobile, voice, data, video, and radio technologies.
- Hybrid Flexibility: Enjoy a hybrid work model (standard 7.25-hour days) based out of a central Toronto office.
- Leadership Impact: Direct technical teams and vendors on mission-critical infrastructure projects with high sensitivity and confidentiality ratings.
Responsibilities
- Project Leadership: Plan and lead concurrent I&IT and AV projects, developing project charters, master plans, and work breakdown schedules.
- Technical Oversight: Provide specialized expertise in Audio-Visual, Videoconferencing, and VoIP technologies; ensure finalization of functional design drawings and onsite system installation.
- Procurement & Vendor Management: Coordinate I&IT procurement to negotiate and acquire hardware, software, and IP circuits; manage external service providers and local trades.
- Risk & Change Management: Identify and assess project risks, recommending mitigation strategies; apply change management principles to facilitate business process shifts.
- Stakeholder Relations: Manage high-level client relationships and partnerships, providing advice for business cases and Treasury Board submissions.
- Quality Assurance: Develop test plans based on use cases, oversee system functionality testing, and manage the final client handover (Commissioning) and sign-off.
- Financial Control: Manage project budgets, refine cost estimates, and ensure fiscal accountability throughout the project lifecycle.
Qualifications
- Experience: At least 5 years of Audio-Visual/Videoconferencing technology experience and 10 years of Project Management experience.
- Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of VoIP, Video over IP, building telecommunications infrastructure, and high-availability hosting solutions.
- Tools: Expert proficiency in Microsoft Project and the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Methodologies: Strong grasp of software development platforms, multi-tier models, and cloud technologies.
- Soft Skills: Exceptional negotiation, conflict resolution, and presentation skills; ability to translate complex technical issues for senior executive decision-making.
- Education/Certification: Knowledge of technical standards and best practices for AV and IT deployment is essential.
Summary
If you are a seasoned Project Leader with a passion for cutting-edge AV technology and a track record of delivering complex infrastructure projects on time and on budget, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
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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We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Project Manager/Leader for an 8-month contract in Toronto. This role is a key leadership position within large-scale, multi-client initiatives involving complex network architecture, innovative Video over IP (VoIP), and advanced audio-visual (AV) systems. You will be responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of technically complex projects, from procurement and GUI design to onsite installation and final commissioning.
Advantages
- Innovative Portfolio: Work with state-of-the-art converged communications, including mobile, voice, data, video, and radio technologies.
- Hybrid Flexibility: Enjoy a hybrid work model (standard 7.25-hour days) based out of a central Toronto office.
- Leadership Impact: Direct technical teams and vendors on mission-critical infrastructure projects with high sensitivity and confidentiality ratings.
Responsibilities
- Project Leadership: Plan and lead concurrent I&IT and AV projects, developing project charters, master plans, and work breakdown schedules.
- Technical Oversight: Provide specialized expertise in Audio-Visual, Videoconferencing, and VoIP technologies; ensure finalization of functional design drawings and onsite system installation.
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- Procurement & Vendor Management: Coordinate I&IT procurement to negotiate and acquire hardware, software, and IP circuits; manage external service providers and local trades.
- Risk & Change Management: Identify and assess project risks, recommending mitigation strategies; apply change management principles to facilitate business process shifts.
- Stakeholder Relations: Manage high-level client relationships and partnerships, providing advice for business cases and Treasury Board submissions.
- Quality Assurance: Develop test plans based on use cases, oversee system functionality testing, and manage the final client handover (Commissioning) and sign-off.
- Financial Control: Manage project budgets, refine cost estimates, and ensure fiscal accountability throughout the project lifecycle.
Qualifications
- Experience: At least 5 years of Audio-Visual/Videoconferencing technology experience and 10 years of Project Management experience.
- Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of VoIP, Video over IP, building telecommunications infrastructure, and high-availability hosting solutions.
- Tools: Expert proficiency in Microsoft Project and the MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Methodologies: Strong grasp of software development platforms, multi-tier models, and cloud technologies.
- Soft Skills: Exceptional negotiation, conflict resolution, and presentation skills; ability to translate complex technical issues for senior executive decision-making.
- Education/Certification: Knowledge of technical standards and best practices for AV and IT deployment is essential.
Summary
If you are a seasoned Project Leader with a passion for cutting-edge AV technology and a track record of delivering complex infrastructure projects on time and on budget, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
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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