Project Manager

Location: Toronto, ON, Hybrid, 3 days on-site per week
Language: Strong written and spoken English communication skills
Duration: 6-month contract, with potential 6-month extension

About the Opportunity
We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex, large-scale IT initiatives in a public sector environment. This is a high-impact role for someone who can bring structure, confidence, and clarity to modernization work involving cross-functional teams, vendors, and senior stakeholders.

You will play a key role in moving critical technology projects forward, balancing scope, budget, risk, change, and delivery. This opportunity is well suited to a seasoned project leader who thrives in complex environments and knows how to bring people together around shared goals.

What’s In It for You
This role offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful public sector transformation while working with experienced technical, business, and leadership teams. You will gain exposure to enterprise-level modernization work, vendor collaboration, and strategic decision-making in a workplace that values accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Your Responsibilities
• You’ll lead multidisciplinary project teams, technical staff, vendors, and stakeholders through the full project lifecycle
• In this role, you’ll manage scope, budgets, resources, schedules, risks, issues, reporting, and change requests
• You’ll oversee key project documentation, including business requirements, use cases, workflows, data models, architecture diagrams, and technical design specifications
• You’ll develop stakeholder engagement strategies, change management plans, readiness assessments, communications plans, and training strategies
• You’ll advise senior leaders on project status, risks, technical matters, and recommended paths forward
• You’ll review test plans, test cases, scenarios, results, defects, and issue tracking to support quality software delivery
• You’ll ensure projects are delivered with strong governance, process controls, and effective cross-functional communication

Skills and Qualifications
• 10+ years of progressive project and program management experience on large-scale IT initiatives
• 10+ years of experience using agile, waterfall, iterative, and other project delivery methodologies and tools
• 10+ years of experience managing cross-functional teams through requirements gathering, impact analysis, JAD sessions, and BPM/BPMN process mapping
• Active PMP® Certification from PMI, in good standing
• University degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Finance, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• Experience with modernization, legacy system replacement, procurement, contract negotiations, and vendor management
• Public sector or government experience is considered an asset

Why Partner with Altis
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We appreciate the time and effort all applicants invest in their submissions. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for this role will be contacted directly. However, your profile will remain under consideration for future opportunities that align with your experience and career goals. All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including those who identify as women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions. Our human recruiters review all applications and always make the final hiring decision. On occasion, we also use AI-assisted tools to help review applications.