Sr Project Manager - contract

Senior Project Manager

6 month contract - 4 days in Office downtown Calgary

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager with robust project management capabilities and exceptional client navigation skills. The ideal candidate goes beyond the scope of a traditional Scrum Master, bringing extensive experience managing custom, bespoke application development projects from initiation through to closure.

Responsibilities

• Initiate
  • Confirm project scope with the customer and ensure all necessary foundational information has been received.
• Planning
  • Establish comprehensive project scope, timelines, schedules, resource requirements, and communication plans.
  • Identify and determine required stakeholders.
  • Develop proactive risk management plans.
• Executing
  • Direct and manage daily work activities required to achieve project milestones.
  • Ensure all quality standards are met for every project deliverable.
  • Maintain effective communication with all stakeholders for inputs, critical decisions, and status updates.
  • Manage project priorities and guide deliverables through formal checkpoint gates.
  • Identify, address, and resolve project issues as they arise.
  • Ensure all project activities strictly adhere to governing legislation, regulations, and organizational rules.
• Monitoring and Controlling
  • Validate ongoing project progress, quality, and resourcing commitments while actively resolving resource conflicts.
  • Maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date documentation regarding project status, schedule, accountabilities, and outcomes.
  • Validate and control project scope changes, including schedule modifications.
  • Manage and streamline project communications with both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Maintain a live risk register to identify, mitigate, and monitor project risks and interdependencies.
  • Provide regular progress reports, risk assessments, and updates to the Program Manager/Director of Customer Grid Access.
• Closing
  • Successfully close out projects in accordance with established organizational processes.
  • Partner with the Program Support Team to identify and implement continuous project management and delivery improvements.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field (an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered).
• Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2 certification is required.

Experience & Technical Skills

• Experience: 8+ years of hands-on project management experience, with a proven track record on custom/bespoke app development projects.
• Methodologies: Solid understanding of project delivery methodologies, specifically Waterfall and Hybrid-Agile.
• Proficient in Azure DevOps Boards (experienced acting as both a Product Manager and Scrum Master within the platform).
• Highly skilled in Microsoft Office Suite to produce and review project deliverables (e.g., Project Charters, change records).
• Demonstrated experience in resource and budget planning across multiple parallel projects.
• Experience writing, reviewing, and finalizing Statements of Work (SOWs).
• Experience creating low-to-medium complexity roadmaps of enhancements for custom-built applications.
• Industry Experience (Asset): Prior experience in a regulated industry is highly preferred, specifically within utilities and electricity transmission development.
• Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to navigate client relationships, earn trust, and influence stakeholders without formal authority.
• Communication: Exceptional communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to collaborate across all levels of the organization to manage workstreams.
• Problem Solving: A practical, innovative, collaborative, and solution-focused approach to handling project issues.
• Execution: High level of initiative; ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously.