Project Manager/Leader

Location:
Toronto, ON, On-site (5 days per week, 77 Grenville Street)

Language:
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills are required.

Duration:
6-month contract to start

Background Check Requirement:
Must be eligible to meet applicable background check requirements.

About the Opportunity
Join a large public sector organization that delivers technology solutions supporting critical land and resource services across Ontario. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced IT Project Manager who thrives in fast-paced infrastructure and operations environments, balancing strategic project delivery with day-to-day operational priorities.

In this role, you'll work closely with technical teams, business stakeholders, and senior leadership to deliver complex infrastructure initiatives that have a meaningful impact on public services. You'll play a key role in driving collaboration, managing risk, and ensuring projects are delivered with quality, transparency, and efficiency.

What’s In It for You
Work alongside experienced technology professionals on high-impact infrastructure initiatives in a collaborative and supportive environment. You'll gain exposure to enterprise-scale IT operations while contributing to projects that value accountability, continuous improvement, and strong cross-functional partnerships.

Your Responsibilities
• You'll lead the planning and delivery of multiple concurrent IT infrastructure and operational projects, ensuring scope, timelines, budgets, and risks are effectively managed.
• You'll coordinate release management activities, patching cycles, and change management processes, including Change Requests (CRQs).
• You'll partner with technical teams to support incident management, service operations, and infrastructure delivery across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
• You'll engage with business partners, technical stakeholders, and senior leadership to provide project updates, facilitate decisions, and resolve issues.
• You'll identify, assess, and mitigate project and operational risks while maintaining comprehensive project documentation and reporting.
• You'll support ongoing knowledge transfer through documentation, working sessions, and regular collaboration to ensure operational continuity.

Skills and Qualifications
• 8 to 10+ years of progressive IT project management experience, preferably within infrastructure or IT operations environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple complex projects simultaneously in fast-paced enterprise environments.
• Strong experience with release management, patching cycles, change management, and IT service operations.
• Experience supporting incident, change, and problem management processes, with knowledge of ITIL best practices considered an asset.
• Proven ability to manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and quality throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Previous Ontario Public Service (OPS) experience is required. Experience within the public sector and knowledge of enterprise governance processes are strong assets.

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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.