Sr Project Manager

Position: Senior Project Manager
Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Mandatory 100% onsite, five days per week. Local candidates required.
Structure: 24-month contract with a possible one-year extension; expected 35 hours per week.
Start Date: December 2026 / January 2027.
Compensation: $85 per hour.

Overview: CorGTA is supporting an infrastructure organization in identifying an experienced Senior Project Manager for a long-term contract opportunity, subject to contract award. You will lead complex, multidisciplinary organizational projects through the full project lifecycle, from planning and initiation through delivery, operational handover and closeout, while supporting procurement-contract administration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines and resource requirements. Develop and maintain project charters, schedules, budgets, communication plans and detailed work plans.

• Coordinate technical and business teams, manage day-to-day project activities, track progress and resolve delivery challenges.

• Serve as the primary project contact for stakeholders, sponsors and vendors. Monitor vendor deliverables, contractual commitments and costs.

• Manage risks, issues and change requests; recommend corrective actions and escalate concerns for client decisions.

• Prepare status reports and presentations, facilitate project meetings and communicate progress to executives and other stakeholders.

• Monitor budgets and forecasts, recommend resource allocations, and review and track invoices for approval.

• Oversee quality and acceptance processes, maintain accurate and auditable project documentation, and support knowledge transfer, operational handover and lessons learned.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Minimum eight years of experience delivering complex organizational projects.

• Current PMP certification in good standing at the submission deadline. Certification verification is required.

• Demonstrated experience managing the full project lifecycle, including planning, governance, scheduling, budgeting, risk management and change control.

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience coordinating cross-functional teams, executives, sponsors and external vendors.

• Experience supporting procurement-contract administration, vendor oversight, financial tracking and invoice review.

• Strong documentation skills and experience maintaining project records in platforms such as SharePoint.

• Ability to provide two qualifying project references that meet the client’s submission requirements. Eligibility will be confirmed during screening.

• Local availability and ability to work onsite in Dartmouth five days per week for the duration of the engagement.

• Traffic management, traffic-flow efficiency or municipal project experience is an asset.

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