Project Manager (IT) – Senior GOAPRDJP00001017

Project Manager (IT) – Senior JP1017

Role Details

• Position: Senior IT Project Manager – T&I Modernization Portfolio
• Work Mode: Primarily remote within Canada, with the possibility of up to 15% onsite meetings in Edmonton.
• Contract Period: October 5, 2026 to September 30, 2027
• Maximum Extension: 12 months
• Hours: 36.25 hours per week, 7.25 hours per day
• Working Hours: 8:15 AM – 4:30 PM Alberta time, Monday to Friday, excluding provincial holidays

Project Portfolio

The Senior IT Project Manager will lead a portfolio of digital transformation and IT modernization initiatives involving statutory compliance, cybersecurity, legacy platform modernization, physical commodity tracking, complex calculations, and multi-system integrations:

• ADX Studio Migration – Security & Platform Modernization
• Lead a like-for-like migration from legacy ADX Studio to Microsoft Power Pages and Dataverse to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
• Oversee planning, architecture setup, user story definition, workflow development, UAT, change management, and go-live.
• Manage migrations involving ADX Studio/CRM Dynamics to Power Applications/Dataverse, including data, portal, or application migration.
• Natural Gas Royalty-in-Kind (GRIK) Initiative
• Lead system enhancements supporting a regulatory and financial framework for natural gas royalties-in-kind.
• Support physical volume tracking, volumetric reconciliation, and financial integration across multiple systems.
• Support both the voluntary Resource Credit Program and the mandatory GRIK program.
• Bitumen Royalty-in-Kind (BRIK) Regulatory Backstop
• Lead modernization of legacy royalty systems to support mandatory regulatory requirements.
• Support physical barrel deliveries, carve-out valuations, transaction classifications, and reconciliation.
• Oversee phased delivery from streamlined manual business processes through full system automation and end-to-end integration.
• Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery Program (EHRP) Modernization
• Lead multi-application changes supporting new program streams.
• Modernize application intake, approval workflows, eligibility assessments, royalty calculation engines, credit management, and compliance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver IT projects from initiation through completion, including timelines, task assignments, progress tracking, and achievement of project objectives.
• Maintain effective working relationships with project teams, vendors, and cross-departmental partners.
• Provide timely project updates and prepare status reports for senior management.
• Develop project charters and business/project plans, including the appropriate delivery approach for each project, to support business objectives and data integrity.
• Manage projects involving business requirements, IT solution design, and delivery in alignment with enterprise architecture.
• Develop recommendations covering resource requirements, dependencies, interdependencies, policy implications, internal/external influences, and project methodology.
• Lead or facilitate risk and impact assessments, interpret findings, provide recommendations, and engage stakeholders to identify and evaluate risks.
• Produce and package project deliverables for internal support teams, steering committees, and other stakeholders.
• Create and manage project budgets, track forecast versus actual expenditures, monitor variances, and report financial status.
• Manage multiple projects, project resources, and project governance.
• Work with project sponsors to maintain effective project communication and escalate risks as required.
• Maintain ongoing client satisfaction by managing peer-level client relationships and overcoming project hurdles to achieve mutually beneficial solutions.
• Collaborate with business and IT leadership to develop project plans covering objectives, scope, assumptions, timelines, resources, risks, benefits, and budget.
• Work with project sponsors and the project management office to establish project organization structures with clearly defined roles and responsibilities.
• Document and report project status against objectives, milestones, budget, and resources, and facilitate issue and risk tracking through closure.
• Develop project schedules and strategies, estimate resource requirements, monitor work plans, and take corrective action to complete project tasks.
• Provide guidance to project resources on work priorities and timely completion of project tasks.
• Develop related requirements documentation as required.
• Assess project outcomes with project sponsors and identify opportunities for improvement for future projects.
• Provide leadership and assistance to business and project teams requiring change management and communication support.
• Work within project management office standards and collaborate with the project management office to establish new standards where required.

Must-Have Requirements

• Meet or exceed one of the following education and experience combinations:
• University graduation in business, management, or related discipline and 4 years of Project Management experience; OR
• Two-year diploma in business, management, or related discipline and 6 years of Project Management experience; OR
• One-year certificate in business, management, or related discipline and 7 years of Project Management experience; OR
• 8 years of Project Management experience.
• 10 years of experience as a Project Manager working with ADX Studio and CRM Dynamics to Power Applications and Dataverse migrations.
• 12 years of experience defining project scope and goals in collaboration with business stakeholders.
• 12 years of experience developing project deliverables including project charters, business cases, briefing notes, status reports, risk logs, project closures, and dashboards.
• 12 years of experience managing multiple projects concurrently.
• 12 years of experience working as a Project Manager on a large, complex custom software application development project, where the software is developed in-house for a specific organization, in an environment of similar size and complexity to a large government organization.

Nice-to-Have Requirements

• 8 years of experience conducting, facilitating, and interpreting impact and risk assessments across multiple scenarios.
• 8 years of experience creating and managing project forecast and actual budgets.
• 8 years of experience leading and facilitating meetings with stakeholders at all levels.
• 8 years of experience working in or for the public sector.
• 8 years of experience working with mandated and legislated projects within short timelines.

Additional Requirements

• Standard criminal record check must be provided before commencement, at no cost to the organization.
• Successful candidate must complete mandatory training.

Submission Requirements

• Resume must clearly describe all required experience under the specific job/project where the experience was attained.
• Each job/project on the resume must include the term in MMM/YYYY to MMM/YYYY format.
• Provide 3 professional references for whom similar work has been performed.
• List the most recent reference first.