Senior Project Manager

Please send your resume at if you are interested in this 2 year contract (02/02/2026 to 01/31/2028) contract role. Please feel free to forward if you are not interested. This is with Govt of Alberta.

Senior Project Manager (IT) (GOAPRDJP

Work Location:
Remote

Must Have: Work Experience

• 8 years demonstrated experience in developing integrated plans, portfolio and project reporting and communicating progress to senior executives
• 5 years demonstrated experience leading
  healthcare portfolios
  or initiatives of similar size and complexity.
• 5 years experience assisting clients to execute strategies with technology, process, organizational design and IT operations.
• 8 years experience in the development of project documents for a wide variety of initiatives and projects (strategic, business improvement, information technology, etc.).
• 8 years Experience supporting and collaborating directly with stakeholders, external (public users) and internal business areas. Ability to co-ordinate and communicate necessary information well to all clients.
• 8 years working with cross-functional teams to understand detailed requirements and align the design to product vision and user needs.
• 5 years senior leadership experience defining project scope, goals and deliverables such as roadmaps, governance, briefing notes, and business cases that support project goals in collaboration with business stakeholders.
• 8 years experience leading project governance, change management and communication activities.

Nice to have: Work Experience

• 3 years demonstrated experience with data integration between clinical applications in the Canadian eHealth environment.
• 5 years demonstrated experience working as a Change Manager on a large complex custom software application development project in an environment of similar size and complexity to the Government of Alberta.
• 5 years in the analysis, development, and integration of complex IT systems.
• 5 years in understanding complex businesses questions and framing the right analytical question to solve a business problem.

Project Name:

The Senior IT Project Manager is responsible for managing complex IT and digital health projects from initiation through execution, ensuring that project objectives, timelines, and deliverables are met. The resource will lead the development of project charters, plans, schedules, and governance structures; coordinate and facilitate stakeholder engagement; and oversee documentation, risk/issue management, and project reporting to executive leadership. This role requires strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills with the ability to navigate competing priorities, anticipate risks, and support clear decision-making.

The successful candidate will bring demonstrated experience leading complex IT or eHealth projects within the Canadian health system, ideally with familiarity with Alberta's stakeholder, provider, and regulatory landscape. Experience working with senior and executive-level stakeholders in politically sensitive or multi-jurisdictional environments is considered an asset. The resource must be able to interpret business priorities, integrate technical and operational considerations, and produce high-quality project materials for decision-makers.

The resource will be assigned to multiple concurrent initiatives involving digital health service delivery, identity and access management, system modernization, health information integration, and improvements to provincial clinical and administrative systems.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management & Delivery

• Lead the planning, initiation, execution, and monitoring of multiple concurrent IT and digital health projects.
• Develop project charters, project plans, work breakdown structures, schedules, and scope statements.
• Manage project resources, dependencies, and deliverables to ensure alignment with scope, timelines, and budget.
• Establish and maintain project governance structures including steering committees, working groups, and decision-making pathways.
• Prepare, update, and maintain core project artifacts (RAID logs, work plans, status reports, dashboards).
• Support project start-up activities, including setting up SharePoint sites, project calendars, contact lists, and supporting collaboration tools.
• Ensure alignment with ministry standards, enterprise architecture, and project management office (PMO) expectations.

Stakeholder Engagement, Coordination & Communications

• Coordinate and facilitate project meetings, including agendas, materials, minutes, and follow-up tracking.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal teams, vendors, external partners, and health system stakeholders (e.g., AHS, community providers, regulatory colleges, associations).
• Communicate project progress, decisions, and risks clearly to sponsors, senior leadership, and governance groups.
• Identify, anticipate, and escalate risks, resistance, or delivery challenges early with recommended mitigation strategies.
• Support change management and communication planning within project teams and impacted stakeholder groups.

Reporting, Governance & Documentation

• Produce high-quality reports, summaries, presentations, and briefing materials for senior and executive leadership.
• Monitor and report on project status relative to objectives, deliverables, milestones, budget, and resource utilization.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive documentation of decisions, issues, actions, and project changes.
• Ensure compliance with approved methodologies, governance standards, and health information requirements.
• Conduct post-project assessments to evaluate performance, identify lessons learned, and recommend improvements.

Scoring Methodology:

Financial/Pricing: 10%,

Resource Qualifications: 30%,

Interview Process: 60%

SUBMISSION MUST INCLUDE:

• RESUME
• TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT STAGE, YOUR RESUME MUST CLEARLY DESCRIBE ALL REQUIRED EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE SPECIFIC JOB OR PROJECT WHERE IT WAS GAINED. SIMPLY COPYING THE QUALIFICATION WITHOUT THIS EXPLANATION WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT.
• EACH JOB/PROJECT MUST CONTAIN THE TERM OF THE JOB/PROJECT IN THE FORMAT MMM/YYYY to MMM/YYYY.
• THREE REFERENCES, FOR WHOM SIMILAR WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED, MUST BE PROVIDED. THE MOST RECENT REFERENCE SHOULD BE LISTED FIRST. REFERENCE CHECKS MAY OR MAY NOT BE COMPLETED TO ASSIST WITH SCORING THE PROPOSED RESOURCE.