Senior Project Manager

Adecco is currently recruiting for a Senior Project Manager for a 12 month contract with possibility of extension on our Public Sector Client in Toronto, ON. The successful candidate must hold a valid reliability level Security or be eligible for one. The opportunity requires on site/hybrid work for the duration of the contract with 2 days/week on-site.

The Senior Project Manager will have the following responsibilities:

• Assist with the implementation of large-scale and strategic projects and programs;
• Supports preparation, development, coordination, scheduling, and change management activities of maintaining an integrated plan to meet program and/or project requirements in accordance with project management industry standards.
• Participates in maintaining, analyzing and producing metrics related to plans.
• Assists more experienced personnel with risk assessments, developing mitigation plan and refining the business case.
• Develops, collects, organizes and provides data, updates task, to maintain status of programs, schedule, customer and supplier commitments and compliance.
• Coordinates document work statements and resulting schedules.
• Participate in the development/preparing of documentation as required
• Communicates plan changes and recovery plans to ensure commitment to stakeholders.

The Senior Project Manager must meet the following mandatory requirements:

• Must hold an undergraduate’s degree in business administration, finance or a related field;
• Certification in Project management would be considered a strong asset (PMP, PMI);
• 5+ years’ experience with senior project experience and management responsibilities;
• 5+ years’ experience working with large-scale projects over +5M value;
• Must have strong experience with JIRA and agile methodologies;