Project Manager/Leader
Summary
Intermediate Project Manager/Leader hired via Upstaff for the Ontario Public Service (Ministry of Treasury Board Secretariat), running large-scale government I&IT projects end to end: schedules, budgets, vendors, risks, and executive reporting. Critical requirement is Oracle Service Cloud (or similar) platform experience; 100% onsite in Toronto or Oshawa.
- Manage large-scale, complex and high-profile OPS I&IT projects through the full project lifecycle.
- Develop and manage detailed project schedules, scope, milestones, deliverables and integrated plans.
- Provide leadership and direction to project teams, OPS resources, external service providers and vendors.
- Plan, coordinate and assign work based on established priorities.
- Monitor project progress, anticipate issues and risks, troubleshoot problems and implement corrective actions.
- Ensure project deliverables are completed on time, within scope and within budget.
- Promote I&IT project management best practices and adherence to established methodologies and frameworks.
- Coordinate project processes and develop, document and communicate project guidelines and procedures.
- Identify potential conflicts between project and functional areas and develop appropriate responses.
- Support the development, preparation and approval of Terms of Reference and Project Charter documentation.
- Support planning and preparation of required OPS project planning submissions, including MB20s and/or RBP products, where applicable.
- Monitor and forecast project costs and provide reporting and recommendations to ensure financial targets are achieved.
- Develop and manage complex project budgets involving multiple funding channels and cross-Ministry dependencies.
- Maintain strong fiscal control and accountability.
- Prepare estimates, forecasts and reconciliations/confirmation of actual expenditures.
- Monitor project financial performance and identify potential budget variances.
- Provide financial information and recommendations to project leadership and senior stakeholders.
- Coordinate effectively across:
- Business stakeholders
- I&IT
- Finance
- Procurement
- Privacy/Security
- Legal
- Establish and participate in steering committees and stakeholder forums.
- Prepare and deliver project, program and/or portfolio reporting to senior executives and multiple stakeholder groups.
- Clearly communicate project status, risks, issues, dependencies and recommended mitigation strategies.
- Manage client relationships and expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
- Escalate significant risks and issues appropriately and provide actionable recommendations to decision makers.
- Demonstrate familiarity with UPM, Enterprise Architecture and OPS gating processes.
- Manage, control and coordinate project-related systems, processes and procedures.
- Oversee technology infrastructure change, transition and implementation activities.
- Coordinate technology-related project dependencies and implementation activities.
- Make recommendations regarding the acquisition of:
- Software
- Hardware
- Technology resources
- Ensure technology project deliverables align with applicable government and Ministry standards.
- Source, select and onboard project team members across multiple disciplines.
- Clearly define roles, responsibilities, tasks, deliverables and performance expectations.
- Lead both OPS unionized employees and fee-for-service (FFS) consultants where applicable.
- Resolve resourcing issues and interpersonal conflicts.
- Negotiate resource changes and ensure appropriate allocation of project resources.
- Facilitate knowledge sharing across project teams.
- Maintain alignment between project objectives, team responsibilities and required deliverables.
- Identify organizational resistance to change and develop appropriate strategies to address it.
- Build stakeholder support for project changes throughout:
- Concept
- Definition
- Planning
- Implementation
- Close-out
- Capitalize on forces supporting change and help stakeholders transition successfully to new processes and technology.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience managing Oracle Service Cloud Platform or a similar service/customer-management technology platform.
- Experience managing projects involving implementation, enhancement, transition, integration or transformation of enterprise service/customer technology platforms is highly relevant.
- Proven experience providing management and leadership to project teams and external service providers/vendors through all phases of projects.
- Ability to plan, coordinate and assign work based on established priorities.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary project resources and vendor relationships.
- Proven experience managing and coordinating project monitoring activities.
- Ability to anticipate and troubleshoot project issues.
- Demonstrated ability to provide ongoing project expertise, resolve problems and improve project effectiveness.
- Strong risk and issue identification, escalation and mitigation capabilities.
- Proven experience applying I&IT project management best practices and adherence to standard project management methodologies.
- Hands-on experience with Agile, Kanban and/or other structured project management methodologies.
- Ability to establish and maintain appropriate project governance, controls, processes and documentation.
- Demonstrated experience developing and managing:
- Project schedules
- Scope
- Deliverables
- Milestones
- Integrated project plans
- Proven ability to deliver projects within defined timelines, scope, quality and budget parameters.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating across multiple functional areas, including Business, I&IT, Finance, Procurement, Privacy/Security and Legal.
- Strong stakeholder relationship and expectation-management skills.
- Excellent written, verbal and executive-level presentation skills.
- Experience developing and managing project budgets.
- Experience monitoring and forecasting project costs.
- Ability to provide financial reporting, estimates, forecasts and variance information.
- Experience working with multiple funding channels and/or cross-organizational dependencies is an asset.
- Experience establishing or participating in steering committees and governance forums.
- Experience preparing project/program/portfolio reporting for senior executives.
- Ability to communicate complex project risks, issues, dependencies and recommendations clearly.
- Experience preparing or supporting Terms of Reference and Project Charter documentation.
- Experience coordinating project processes and developing/communicating project guidelines and procedures.
- Experience identifying and managing conflicts between project and functional areas.
- Experience directing project teams to ensure deliverables meet government/Ministry standards.
- Experience with organizational development, strategy development, business planning and/or Ministry funding requests.
- Experience with technology infrastructure change, transition and implementation.
- Experience recommending acquisition of software, hardware and technology resources.
- Experience managing client relationships and expectations.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
- Knowledge of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices.
- Knowledge and understanding of AODA and related regulations and standards.
- Experience with OPS/Ministry project management standards and practices.
- Familiarity with UPM, Enterprise Architecture and OPS gating processes.
- Experience managing complex I&IT initiatives within a government or highly regulated environment.
- Oracle Service Cloud Platform OR similar product/platform experience
- Project management experience within an I&IT/technology environment
- Leadership of project teams and external vendors/service providers
- Experience through all phases of the project lifecycle
- Project monitoring and proactive issue/risk management
- Troubleshooting and problem resolution
- Agile / Kanban / equivalent project management methodology
- Project schedule, scope and deliverable management
- Budget management, cost forecasting and financial reporting
- Stakeholder coordination across Business, I&IT, Finance, Procurement, Privacy/Security and Legal
- Steering committee / governance experience
- Executive-level reporting and presentations
- Terms of Reference / Project Charter experience
- Technology implementation / transition / infrastructure change experience
- Vendor and resource management
- Conflict resolution and change management
- Government/Ministry standards or comparable highly regulated environment experience
- Available for 100% onsite work, 5 days/week
- Able to obtain/hold CRJMC security clearance
- Available to start November 9, 2026
- Candidate understands this requisition has a maximum submission limit of 1