Senior Project Manager- Ministry Experience

1 week ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Huntel Global Full time $104,000 - $191,600 per year

Title:
Senior Project Manager- Ministry Experience

Location:
Toronto, Ontario (Onsite)

Type:
Long Term Contract

Introduction:

Join a rock-solid organization as our client's next Senior Project Manager and sit at the center of projects that drives decisions. You'll help one of Canada's most trusted organizations work on the latest project, and be rewarded with great opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for overall project oversight, including planning, scheduling, budgeting, and governance. Acts as liaison with the vendor, manages risks and issues, and ensures compliance with OPS project management standards.

  • Ensure project deliverables meet business requirements on time, within scope and budget, in alignment with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks.
  • Lead organizational development, strategy development, business planning, and ministry funding requests.
  • Develop and manage detailed project schedules, integrated plans, and complex budgets across multiple funding channels and ministries.
  • Oversee fiscal management, including cost estimates, forecasting, reconciliation, and financial reporting.
  • Define team roles, set expectations, and manage resources across OPS staff and fee-for-service consultants; resolve conflicts and promote knowledge sharing.
  • Prepare and maintain key project artefacts (Charter, Integrated Project Management Plan, change requests, close-out reports) and conduct schedule/variance analysis.
  • Monitor progress, track critical path activities, and provide regular status and progress reports to executives and stakeholders.
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues, escalating and recommending strategies to senior leadership as needed.
  • Establish governance structures and participate in executive, steering, and working groups, ensuring effective stakeholder engagement.
  • Lead change management and business transformation activities, including adoption plans, resistance management, and knowledge transfer.
  • Promote OPS I&IT standards, best practices, and unified project methodologies to ensure system quality and effective use of resources.

Must Have:

  • 5+ years of knowledge and experience working with federal/provincial/broader public sector healthcare related projects
  • Demonstrated alignment with the Ontario Digital Service Standard, ensuring delivery practices reflect user-centered design, accessibility, privacy, and security principles.
  • Identifying, prioritizing, and articulating risks and issues at senior executive levels; developing and recommending mitigation strategies.
  • Driving agile delivery with product-focused teams; collaborating with business analysts and system designers to define scope, translate business requirements into functional specifications, and ensure alignment with operational/IT needs.

About Drake International:

Since 1951, Drake International has been a global leader in flexible and permanent staffing, connecting people with the right roles at any career stage, both in Canada and worldwide. As a leading recruitment and HR partner, we collaborate directly with employers to bring you the best opportunities at no cost, ensuring a human-centered approach that helps everything work seamlessly.

Drake International is an equal opportunity employer and champions accessibility, inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. We are committed to providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please contact your Branch Representative.

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