Project Manager (Western Canada)

Position Title : Project Manager

SolidCAD is your partner for technology consulting and thought leadership. We help our clients "Design, Collaborate, Make, and Manage," while driving digital transformation across various industries. What sets us apart is our unparalleled expertise, diverse and dedicated talent with a client-centric approach. Our identity is defined by our commitment to collaborative teamwork with our clients and our people, representing a history of proven success.

Due to our continued growth, we are recruiting an experienced Project Manager to oversee our highest-value technology implementation projects. This role is focused on delivering successful outcomes to our clients who seek innovation and efficiency. The successful candidate is expected to have a strong foundation in project management as well as knowledge or experience in infrastructure design, data management, and enterprise technology. Background experience working in AEC, Utilities or Government environment is highly beneficial. If you are a motivated team player with a passion for technology, consider applying with us!

Responsibilities :

• Proactively work with our Infrastructure / GIS team to assess opportunities, organize scoping calls and discoveries, document findings and work with our solution architects to develop proposals and statements of work. This includes preliminary resource planning, scheduling, estimating and risk analysis.
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that reflect requirements and business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Organize project team and establish all other documentation and communication required to support the project delivery.
• Manage projects from beginning to end including project plans, work breakdown schedules and resourcing. including determining when 3rd party resources are needed while factoring in capabilities, cost and availability.
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders considering the quality of the desired outcomes, and work towards achieving them as you perform all project management responsibilities.
• Use Salesforce to record time and billing, managing budget and milestones for invoicing. Forecast all future project billings, providing visibility to project stakeholders.
• Use project management tools to schedule resources, assign work, manage sequence and dependencies, incorporating our resource team and those of the client. Communicate expectations of work and due dates.
• Be responsible for the success and profitability of projects through managing budget, overhead costs, expenses, scope, resources and time.
• Oversee all aspects of project reporting, including status reports, milestones, deliverables, % complete, budget versus actual, time remaining, tasks to go, etc. Produce and share project updates including risk analysis, risk mitigation and change orders when needed.
• Oversee all project invoicing and financial reporting. Manage purchase orders, change orders, and ensure obligations for timely payment are met. Communicate project financials to all stakeholders.
• Manage vendors and sub-contractors involved in a project delivery. Create working agreements with assigned tasks and expected deliverables.
• Host regularly scheduled meetings with your project team and project stakeholders. Record meeting minutes, delegate action items, review work completed and record issues, risks, etc.
• Assist marketing in the creation of project success stories, obtaining references for future work, testimonials and CSAT’s needed for accreditation of work completed by the team. Participate in marketing events if required.

Job Requirements :

Reporting To : Professional Services Manager – Infrastructure / GIS

Location : This position can be fulfilled remotely working 100% from a home office anywhere in Canada, or by preference at a nearby SolidCAD or Cansel office.