Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Status: Long term contract May 2026- July 2027

Position Status: Full-time

Reporting to: Director, Integrated Marketing and Francization

Location: Ottawa, ON (In-office)

About Lee Valley:

Since 1978, Lee Valley has recognized that for many, woodworking and gardening are more than just hobbies. Lee Valley Tools enjoys a proud history of providing high-quality woodworking, gardening, hobby, hardware, gift and seasonal merchandise to customers worldwide. We pride ourselves on providing quality products and renowned customer service.

Lee Valley has been honored with many prestigious awards, including being recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies by Deloitte. Additionally, we ranked #1 for In-Store Experience in Ontario by Leger Marketing Inc.

A position at Lee Valley is more than just a job – we honor the time and dedication that our people give by providing sustained and meaningful employment while striving to provide an environment where learning and development are encouraged.

Overview:

We are looking for a highly organized Project Manager to support and lead multiple marketing-related projects across our organization. This role focuses on workflow management, organization, and keeping projects on schedule, rather than creating or strategizing marketing content.

The ideal candidate is skilled in project organization, scheduling, project management software, communication, and stakeholder management. You excel at bringing structure to fast-moving projects, ensuring clarity of tasks and timelines, and keeping cross-functional teams aligned.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the organization of timelines, tasks, workflows, and priorities for multiple concurrent marketing-related projects.
• Organize work across cross-functional teams (marketing, creative, communications, category management, design, and external vendors).
• Set up, manage, and optimize project management tools.
• Host regular project check-ins, status updates, kickoff meetings, and follow-ups.
• Track deliverables, approvals, deadlines, and dependencies to ensure projects stay on schedule.
• Maintain clear documentation, project briefs, schedules, and reporting dashboards.
• Identify risks, delays, and resource gaps; help remove operational roadblocks.
• Support project organization but not responsible for marketing strategy or content creation.

Knowledge and Skills:

• 4-6 years of project organization or project management experience (creative, operations, admin, PMO, or other non-technical PM backgrounds welcome).
• Strong proficiency with PM tools.
• PMP or equivalent certification is an asset.
• Excellent time-management, organization, and prioritization skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Comfortable leading multiple stakeholders and managing many simultaneous projects.
• Experience working with creative, marketing, or cross-functional teams (preferred but not mandatory).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a non-technical project management role (e.g., operations, marketing ops, business support, PMO).
• Familiarity with creative or marketing workflows is an asset, but not required.
• Ability to build or improve processes, templates, and project dashboards.

What we offer:

• A competitive compensation program, including base salary, comprehensive health and dental benefits.
• Paid vacation and sick leave to support your well-being and work-life balance.
• A generous Lee Valley employee discount.
• A supportive, family-oriented environment that encourages learning, growth, and long-term development.

Salary Range: $75,000 - $85,000.

Diversity and Inclusion:

At Lee Valley, we are proud to celebrate and foster a diverse team of professionals. We take pride in nurturing an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be their authentic selves, celebrate their differences and love where they work. Our diverse community combined with our inclusive culture, is what sets us apart in the industry.

We encourage all candidates to apply for job opportunities with Lee Valley regardless of race, national origin, colour, religion, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital and family status, or disability.

Our Approach to Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment

We believe that hiring decisions should be grounded in human judgment, thoughtful evaluation, and meaningful dialogue.

At Lee Valley, we do not use artificial intelligence tools to screen, rank, or make automated decisions about candidates. All applications are reviewed by members of our hiring team, and selection decisions are made through human assessment and professional judgment.

We are committed to a fair, transparent, and equitable recruitment process where candidates are evaluated based on their experience, skills, and potential — not by automated systems.

Accommodation Requests

If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please do not hesitate to reach out.

How to Apply:

Please visit our careers page at

We thank all applicants, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.