Senior Project Manager/Leader – PeopleSoft HCM / ERP

Job Description

Position: Project Manager/Leader – Senior

Client: Government Services Integration Cluster (GSIC)

Ministry: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

Location: Toronto, ON – 222 Jarvis Street

Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite – 5 days per week

Contract: November 30, 2026 – October 5, 2027

Extension: Up to 1 additional term

Openings: 1

Security Clearance: CRJMC

Position Overview

The Government Services Integration Cluster is seeking a Senior Project Manager/Leader to provide hands-on project management leadership for large-scale, complex, high-profile, and high-risk OPS GovTechON initiatives, with a strong focus on PeopleSoft HCM and ERP-related projects.

The successful candidate will lead project delivery from planning through implementation and close-out, ensuring that project deliverables meet business requirements within scope, schedule, budget, quality, cost-effectiveness, efficiency, and OPS compliance requirements.

This role requires a hands-on Project Manager with demonstrated experience leading multiple large ERP projects valued at $5M+, significant PeopleSoft HCM expertise, and experience implementing PeopleSoft Fluid and Classic Plus user interfaces, PeopleTools, and PUM upgrades.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide project management leadership for large-scale, complex, high-profile, and high-risk OPS GovTechON initiatives.
  
• Ensure project deliverables meet client business requirements within scope, schedule, budget, quality, and compliance expectations.
  
• Lead organizational development, strategy development, business planning, and Ministry funding requests.
  
• Gather and develop requirements to create and maintain detailed project schedules and/or integrated project plans.
  
• Develop, manage, and monitor project schedules, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and scope.
  
• Monitor and forecast project costs and provide financial reporting and recommendations to ensure project targets are achieved.
  
• Develop complex project budgets involving multiple funding channels and cross-Ministry dependencies.
  
• Manage large project budgets while maintaining strong fiscal control and accountability, including estimates, forecasts, reconciliation, and confirmation of actuals.
  
• Lead project teams and ensure deliverables are completed on time and in accordance with government and Ministry standards.
  
• Promote I&IT project management best practices and adherence to established methodologies and frameworks.
  
• Coordinate and monitor project processes and develop, document, and communicate project guidelines and procedures.
  
• Source, select, and onboard project team members across multiple disciplines.
  
• Clearly define roles, responsibilities, tasks, deliverables, and performance expectations for both OPS unionized employees and Fee-for-Service (FFS) consultants.
  
• Resolve resourcing issues and interpersonal conflicts and negotiate changes to project resources as required.
  
• Ensure knowledge is effectively shared across project teams and that project objectives and deliverables remain aligned.
  
• Proactively identify potential project risks and issues and develop appropriate mitigation strategies before impacts occur.
  
• Articulate and prioritize risks and issues at senior executive levels and recommend mitigation strategies to decision makers.
  
• Establish and participate in steering committees, stakeholder forums, and governance meetings.
  
• Provide project, program, and/or portfolio reporting to multiple stakeholders at senior executive levels.
  
• Manage stakeholder expectations and provide timely project updates.
  
• Identify and address potential conflicts between project and functional areas.
  
• Apply appropriate change management strategies to overcome resistance to change and support successful adoption throughout all project stages, including concept, definition, planning, implementation, and close-out.
  
• Promote OPS I&IT standards and project management best practices to support system quality, methodology adherence, and effective use of I&IT resources.
  
• Manage project monitoring activities, anticipate and troubleshoot issues, resolve problems, and provide ongoing project-management expertise.
  
• Make recommendations regarding the acquisition of software, hardware, and technology resources where required.
  

Requirements

Mandatory Skills & Experience

Candidates must demonstrate the following:

1. Large-Scale ERP Project Management – 30%

• Hands-on experience as a Project Manager leading multiple large-scale ERP projects valued at $5M+.
  
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, high-profile, high-risk projects from initiation through implementation and close-out.
  
• Strong experience managing project scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and deliverables.
  

2. PeopleSoft HCM – 25%

• Significant expertise and hands-on experience with PeopleSoft HCM applications.
  
• Extensive experience managing PeopleSoft-related projects or other HCM projects in a Project Manager capacity.
  
• Demonstrated understanding of PeopleSoft HCM implementations, upgrades, integrations, and related project delivery activities.
  

3. PeopleSoft Fluid, Classic Plus, PeopleTools & PUM – 25%

• Hands-on experience implementing PeopleSoft Fluid user interfaces.
  
• Hands-on experience implementing PeopleSoft Classic Plus user interfaces.
  
• Experience implementing and managing PeopleTools upgrades.
  
• Experience implementing and managing PeopleSoft PUM (PeopleSoft Update Manager) upgrades.
  
• Ability to manage technical teams and project deliverables associated with PeopleSoft application upgrades and implementations.
  

4. Microsoft Azure / RHEL / Windows / Oracle – 10%

• Experience working with the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
  
• Experience working with RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) and/or Windows operating systems in enterprise project environments.
  
• Experience working with Oracle Database environments.
  
• Ability to manage projects involving enterprise cloud, application, operating-system, and database technologies.
  

5. Public Sector Experience – 10%

• Demonstrated experience working in a public sector environment.
  
• Experience managing projects involving government stakeholders, policies, standards, governance, and compliance requirements.
  
• Prior OPS/public-sector experience with HCM/PeopleSoft-related project work is highly desirable.
  

General Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Senior Project Manager / Project Leader.
  
• Extensive experience managing complex ERP and/or HCM implementations.
  
• Strong PeopleSoft HCM project delivery experience.
  
• Demonstrated experience with PeopleSoft Fluid and Classic Plus, PeopleTools, and PUM upgrades.
  
• Strong understanding of enterprise technology environments involving Azure, RHEL/Windows, and Oracle Database.
  
• Experience managing large budgets, complex schedules, multidisciplinary teams, risks, issues, dependencies, and executive-level reporting.
  
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, conflict-resolution, and change-management skills.
  
• Experience working within structured government/public-sector governance environments.
  

Desirable Skills

The following are considered assets:

• Knowledge and understanding of the Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies, and practices.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
  
• Ability to make recommendations concerning the acquisition of software, hardware, and technology resources.
  
• Experience managing and coordinating project monitoring activities, anticipating and troubleshooting issues, providing ongoing expertise, resolving problems, and improving project effectiveness.
  
• Ability to identify conflicts between project and functional areas and develop appropriate responses.
  
• Strong client relationship management skills, including managing expectations, providing updates, and identifying potential conflicts between project and functional areas.
  
• Prior Ontario Public Service/public-sector experience involving PeopleSoft HCM projects is highly desirable.
  

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a hands-on Senior Project Manager who combines:

• Large-scale $5M+ ERP project leadership
  
• Deep PeopleSoft HCM expertise
  
• PeopleSoft Fluid and Classic Plus implementation experience
  
• PeopleTools and PUM upgrade experience
  
• Azure, RHEL/Windows, and Oracle Database environment experience
  
• Public-sector/government project experience
  
• Strong financial, risk, resource, stakeholder, governance, and change-management capabilities
  

Important: Candidates must be available to work 100% onsite, 5 days per week, in Toronto and must meet the required CRJMC security clearance requirements.

Requirements
Mandatory Skills & Experience Candidates must demonstrate the following: 1. Large-Scale ERP Project Management – 30% Hands-on experience as a Project Manager leading multiple large-scale ERP projects valued at $5M+. Demonstrated ability to manage complex, high-profile, high-risk projects from initiation through implementation and close-out. Strong experience managing project scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and deliverables. 2. PeopleSoft HCM – 25% Significant expertise and hands-on experience with PeopleSoft HCM applications. Extensive experience managing PeopleSoft-related projects or other HCM projects in a Project Manager capacity. Demonstrated understanding of PeopleSoft HCM implementations, upgrades, integrations, and related project delivery activities. 3. PeopleSoft Fluid, Classic Plus, PeopleTools & PUM – 25% Hands-on experience implementing PeopleSoft Fluid user interfaces. Hands-on experience implementing PeopleSoft Classic Plus user interfaces. Experience implementing and managing PeopleTools upgrades. Experience implementing and managing PeopleSoft PUM (PeopleSoft Update Manager) upgrades. Ability to manage technical teams and project deliverables associated with PeopleSoft application upgrades and implementations. 4. Microsoft Azure / RHEL / Windows / Oracle – 10% Experience working with the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. Experience working with RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) and/or Windows operating systems in enterprise project environments. Experience working with Oracle Database environments. Ability to manage projects involving enterprise cloud, application, operating-system, and database technologies. 5. Public Sector Experience – 10% Demonstrated experience working in a public sector environment. Experience managing projects involving government stakeholders, policies, standards, governance, and compliance requirements. Prior OPS/public-sector experience with HCM/PeopleSoft-related project work is highly desirable. General Qualifications Extensive experience as a Senior Project Manager / Project Leader. Extensive experience managing complex ERP and/or HCM implementations. Strong PeopleSoft HCM project delivery experience. Demonstrated experience with PeopleSoft Fluid and Classic Plus, PeopleTools, and PUM upgrades. Strong understanding of enterprise technology environments involving Azure, RHEL/Windows, and Oracle Database. Experience managing large budgets, complex schedules, multidisciplinary teams, risks, issues, dependencies, and executive-level reporting. Strong stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, conflict-resolution, and change-management skills. Experience working within structured government/public-sector governance environments. Desirable Skills The following are considered assets: Knowledge and understanding of the Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies, and practices. Knowledge and understanding of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards. Ability to make recommendations concerning the acquisition of software, hardware, and technology resources. Experience managing and coordinating project monitoring activities, anticipating and troubleshooting issues, providing ongoing expertise, resolving problems, and improving project effectiveness. Ability to identify conflicts between project and functional areas and develop appropriate responses. Strong client relationship management skills, including managing expectations, providing updates, and identifying potential conflicts between project and functional areas. Prior Ontario Public Service/public-sector experience involving PeopleSoft HCM projects is highly desirable. Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate is a hands-on Senior Project Manager who combines: Large-scale $5M+ ERP project leadership Deep PeopleSoft HCM expertise PeopleSoft Fluid and Classic Plus implementation experience PeopleTools and PUM upgrade experience Azure, RHEL/Windows, and Oracle Database environment experience Public-sector/government project experience Strong financial, risk, resource, stakeholder, governance, and change-management capabilities Important: Candidates must be available to work 100% onsite, 5 days per week, in Toronto and must meet the required CRJMC security clearance requirements.