Senior Project Manager

Posted 2 days ago

Job Details

Contract

Location

Edmonton, AB

Salary

dollar sign 105 to 125 per hour

Job Description

12 month contract Senior Project Manager role supporting a large-scale enterprise transformation initiative within a complex public-sector environment.

Senior Project Manager role focused on ERP, procurement, and HRIS initiatives.
High-impact program with strong executive visibility and cross-functional collaboration.
5 days/week on-site in Edmonton, AB.

What & Why:
Our client is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex enterprise technology initiatives related to procurement, HRIS, and ERP modernization. This role will oversee full project delivery — including planning, governance, stakeholder management, budgeting, execution, and reporting — within a large, highly regulated environment. You’ll work closely with business leaders, IT teams, vendors, and executive stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with operational and compliance objectives. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a major transformation initiative with broad organizational impact.

Who:
Our client is a large public-sector organization undergoing significant modernization initiatives focused on improving operational efficiency, enterprise processes, and service delivery through technology. Their environment is highly collaborative, bringing together IT, procurement, finance, and business stakeholders to support strategic transformation programs.

You:
You’ll bring the following experience and capabilities:

Proven experience managing complex procurement system projects, including contract-to-pay, procure-to-pay, and source-to-contract initiatives.
Experience delivering HRIS projects within large enterprise or public-sector environments.
Background managing budgeting and forecasting system implementations, ideally within SAP environments.
Strong project governance and resource management experience across multiple concurrent initiatives.
Proven ability to develop project charters, business cases, and project plans.
Experience gathering and documenting business requirements and delivering compliant IT solutions.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience supporting executive-level decision making.
Ability to develop recommendations related to project methodologies, governance structures, and resource requirements.

Nice to Have:

Experience defining project organizational structures, roles, and responsibilities.
Strong project scheduling, resource estimation, and work plan management capabilities.
Experience tracking project progress against objectives and facilitating issue resolution.
Leadership and change management experience supporting cross-functional project teams.

Compensation:
This role pays between $105-$125/hr.

Next Steps:
If the sound of this opportunity excites you, and you’re confident that it’s a good fit for your experience and career goals, then we’d love to hear from you! Please send your updated resume to us by applying to this posting and one of our awesome team of recruiters will be in touch.

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