Our client in the environmental sector is a seeking a Senior Project Manager who will play a critical leadership role in overseeing and delivering mission-critical, highly complex projects and programs. This position requires deep expertise in both waterfall and agile methodologies to manage large-scale initiatives such as multi-phase system integrations, major organizational change programs, and enterprise-wide technology transformations.

Reporting to the Director of the ePMO, you will build and lead high-performing teams, influence executive stakeholders, and ensure predictable, high-quality delivery across the most challenging initiatives in the portfolio. You will also be responsible for driving continuous improvement in project delivery standards, governance, and methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

Project Governance

• Adhere to established project governance and methodology standards and promote their consistent use across project and business teams.

• Ensure all project controls are met, including compliance requirements such as IT SOX where applicable.

• Contribute to the ongoing improvement and refinement of project governance and methodology; support the evolution of ePMO strategy.

• Manage and govern programs (multiple interrelated projects) or complex, high-risk initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy and expected business outcomes.

Executive Communication & Stakeholder Influence

• Manage executive-level stakeholders by translating complex technical concepts into clear business impacts and setting expectations at the C-suite level.

• Develop and present formal project communications, including Steering Committee materials, to support executive decision-making.

• Drive cross-functional alignment, navigate organizational dynamics, and secure resources to remove major obstacles.

• Lead the management of key third-party vendors and strategic external partners.

Advanced Planning & Risk Management

• Build and lead high-performing cross-functional teams, developing strong, collaborative relationships based on trust, transparency, and accountability.

• Proactively identify and mitigate high-impact risks; escalate and resolve enterprise-level issues.

• Implement Change Management and Operational Readiness strategies to support major organizational transitions.

• Serve as a subject matter expert in advanced delivery frameworks (e.g., SAFe, portfolio management) to improve predictability and accelerate value delivery.

• Ensure all impacted stakeholders are identified, engaged, and contributing to thorough requirements gathering and risk mitigation.

• Collaborate with technical and business SMEs to establish a clear technical vision and evaluate trade-offs between performance and usability.

• Ensure requirements, objectives, and guidelines are fully documented and actively monitored.

• Develop critical-path baseline project plans to support effective execution and change management.

• Ensure project controls are fully implemented to support successful internal and external audits.

Execution

• Manage delivery of project scope, schedule, and budget through proactive financial oversight, cross-functional coordination, and regular reporting.

• Address internal and external customer needs promptly, ensuring issue resolution supports both quality and business objectives.

• Partner closely with vendors to ensure timely, high-quality delivery of SOW obligations.

• Apply formal change management processes when scope modifications are proposed.

• Coordinate project team members to ensure efficient integration of work and optimal use of resources.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, or a related field.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification—or equivalent combination of education and experience—is preferred.

Work Experience

• 7+ years of progressive project management experience delivering large-scale, complex programs or enterprise-wide transformations.

• 5+ years managing initiatives with agile and hybrid methodologies (e.g., Scrum, SAFe, hybrid waterfall/agile).

• Proven experience managing budgets over $1M, including forecasting and variance analysis.

Specific Competencies

• Strategic thinker with a strong ability to innovate in fast-paced environments.

• Exceptional negotiation, influencing, and executive stakeholder management skills.

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills for complex problem-solving, risk modeling, and business case development.

• Proficient in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean) with a focus on accelerating time-to-value.

• Skilled in business requirements analysis and all phases of the SDLC.

• Deep understanding of Operational Readiness, Go-to-Market planning, and Change Management.

• Proficiency with G-Suite, Smartsheet, Monday.com, and Jira.

• Strong financial forecasting and cost-management skills.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and business writing abilities.

• Highly motivated, resourceful, and effective in leadership, organization, analysis, and conflict resolution.

• PMP and/or ACP certification is an asset.

• SAFe Agilist (SA), Scrum Master (CSM/SSM) certifications are an asset.

• Bilingual French/English capability is an asset.