Senior Project Manager

Job Description

At McCarthy Tétrault, we offer challenging and rewarding career opportunities and are delighted to have been selected for the eleventh consecutive year in 2023 as one of and one of . Our culture is built on professional excellence, collaboration, innovation, thought leadership and entrepreneurialism. We embrace inclusion in all its forms and we provide the tools and opportunities to help our people develop to their full potential.

This position can be based out of Toronto . McCarthy Tétrault employees benefit from a hybrid work environment.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be :

• Building, and leading the project team by providing formalized work direction and leadership that may include external consultants, vendors, staff, associates and / or partners.
• Analyzing information, and providing direction that considers project benefits, scope, cost, schedule and quality to meet the project objectives and commitments.
• Creating and executing project work plans, communication plans, change management plans, training plans, testing plans and roll-out plans and revising as appropriate through PMO change control procedures.
• Gathering business and technical requirements for proposed projects and establishing appropriate project design through a full understanding of business requirements.
• Managing business priorities to complete project delivery within defined constraints.
• Identifying resources needed and assigning individual responsibilities; supporting and utilization of McCarthy Tétrault project resource management processes and tools.
• Managing day-to-day operational aspects of projects and / or programs including scope and deliverables.
• Applying MT and industry best practice project management methodology effectively, utilizing MT project management processes and tools to enforce project standards and meet requirements for MT PMO reporting.
• Identifying potential project risks and developing an appropriate risk management plan on projects, ensuring timely response and escalation of issues that can lead to unexpected changes in time, quality, scope and budget.
• Developing, maintaining and archiving project documentation, including the project plan, periodic reports, schedule, issues, quality and risk documents.
• Conducting appropriate project meetings, including Project Kickoff, Team and Steering Committee meetings.
• Developing and delivering presentations and communication throughout the project life cycle, as necessary.
• Documenting lessons learned and facilitating their translation into ‘Best Practices’.
• Identifying and recommending enhancements to the project management methodology and toolset.
• Development and management of project resources and financial budgets.

As our ideal candidate, you will distinguish yourself by the following profile :

As a member of the McCarthy team, you will have access to :

We thank all applicants for their interest in McCarthy Tétrault; however, only chosen applicants will be contacted. We regret that we are unable to respond to individual inquiries about application status. McCarthy Tétrault is an equal opportunity employer that fosters an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment. Please notify us if you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process.