Project Manager

About The Workplace Safety And Insurance Board (WSIB)
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At The WSIB, You'll Have The Opportunity To

• explore many career paths and follow your passion
• continuously learn and grow professionally
• be recognized for the great work you do
• participate in programs that support your health and wellbeing

You'll also receive a competitive salary and may be eligible to participate in our health and dental plan.

This is up to a 18 month contract opportunity with the WSIB supporting our ERP project, with a possibility for an extension.
Salary From: $90,639.25
Job Summary
Plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to plan.

Major Responsibilities
Manage project activities throughout the project lifecycle by:

• Defining project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Developing full-scale project plans, project charters and associated communication documents to report project progress, providing frequent verbal and written progress reports on the status of projects providing action plans or recommendations on project deployment to project sponsors.
• Estimating the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Proactively managing changes in project scope as well as risk and issue management, identifying potential crises and devising contingency plans.
• Developing, maintaining and monitoring project budgets to ensure that there are no costs or resource over runs, as well as, tracking project milestones and deliverables ensuring project requirements are achieved in a timely fashion and within budgetary guidelines.

Establish, develop and maintain relationships with internal clients

• Cultivate relationships with operational staff, consultants and management
• Ensure awareness of risks and issues that impact current and future projects
• Manage expectations, resolve conflict and elicit support and cooperation

Coordinate the activities of consultants and vendors regarding their project commitments by

• learly articulating their roles and responsibilities
• monitoring their performance on a regular basis
• notifying management in the event that corrective action is required.

Ensure quality of work is achieved within projects through ongoing review and evaluation of project plans, project deliverables, work processes and performance reporting.

Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned or required

Education
Job Requirements:

• Typically, completion of post -secondary education in Business Administration or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience

• 3 to 5 years of directly related experience managing projects in various industries and environments

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We respect and value the diversity of our people. We strive to create an environment where employees can be themselves and where our differences are celebrated.

We value and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating inclusive experiences for both our employees and prospective employees. We invite all interested individuals to apply. If you require accommodations in order to apply to this position please contact . If you are invited to participate in the interview or assessment process, you can advise our Recruiter of your accommodation needs at that time.

Please visit our EDI Vision to learn more about what actions WSIB are taking to advance our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and to support all employees participating and contributing to their full potential

Disclosing conflicts of interest
As public servants, employees at the WSIB have a responsibility to act in an ethical way at all times to create a respectful workplace and maintain public trust. Job applicants are required to disclose any circumstance that could result in a real, potential or perceived conflict of interest. A conflict of interest is any situation where your private interests may impair or be perceived to impair the decisions you make in your official capacity. This may include: political activity, directorship, other outside employment and certain personal relationships (e.g. with current WSIB employees, customers and/or stakeholders). If you have any questions about conflict of interest obligations and/or how to make a disclosure, please contact the Talent Acquisition Centre at .

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As a precondition of employment, the WSIB requires that prospective candidates undergo a criminal records name check any time before or after they are hired.

To apply for this position, please submit your application by the closing date.
This role requires the successful applicant to commit to an in-office work arrangement up to 5 days a week beginning in 2026.