Senior Project Manager

About the Role

Join CGI, Canada's largest independent IT services company, as we expand in Atlantic Canada. We seek a Senior Project Manager to lead complex projects involving multiple stakeholders, driving them from initiation through to successful completion.

Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle of projects including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closing phases.
• Create and maintain project charters, detailed work plans, schedules, budgets, and logs for risks and issues.
• Lead and coordinate diverse teams spanning business units, vendors, and technical specialists.
• Conduct meetings, workshops, and decision-making forums with project sponsors and senior leadership.
• Ensure projects align with corporate priorities, governance structures, and established project management protocols.
• Track progress and deliverables; prepare and deliver clear status updates to leadership.
• Identify project risks and challenges, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate as necessary.
• Support procurement, vendor assessments, contract oversight, and implementation activities.
• Organize change management efforts including training and readiness initiatives for smooth adoption.
• Maintain compliance with privacy, security, accessibility, and regulatory standards throughout projects.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Business, Public Administration, IT, Engineering or related disciplines.
• Over 10 years of progressively responsible project management experience on complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver projects within agreed timelines, budgets, and scopes.
• Proficient in project scheduling, budgeting, risk control, and vendor management.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Experience utilizing project management frameworks and methodologies such as PMBOK, Agile, or hybrid models.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background managing projects in utility or public sectors.
• Professional certifications like PMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2 or equivalents.
• Experience in digital transformation, infrastructure, enterprise systems, or service modernization initiatives.
• Knowledge of change management models such as Prosci or ADKAR.

Compensation and Culture

The estimated salary range for this position is $75,000 to $145,000 CAD, influenced by expertise, location, and certifications. CGI fosters a workplace culture grounded in ownership, teamwork, respect, and inclusivity, welcoming diverse perspectives and supporting employee growth and well-being.

We are committed to accessibility and equal opportunity. Candidates requiring accommodations during the recruitment process should inform recruitment personnel.