Senior Project Manager/Leader

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager/Leader to oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of complex, enterprise-level IT infrastructure and application modernization initiatives. In this role, you will lead multi-disciplinary technical teams to upgrade critical business applications, migrate legacy middleware, and modernize geospatial and cloud infrastructure platforms.

Working closely with executive leadership, technical leads, and vendor partners, you will manage project budgets, maintain integrated schedules, enforce risk management strategies, and ensure full compliance with corporate architecture, security, and accessibility standards.

Locatio : Guelph, ON (Fully Onsite – 5 days/week required)

Duration: 4-month contract.

Advantages

Enterprise Geospatial Leadership: Direct high-visibility modernization projects across Esri, ArcGIS Portal, VertiGIS, and Azure platforms.

Full-Lifecycle PM Ownership: Manage projects end-to-end—from initial scoping and budget control to governance gating and final rollout.

Executive Steering Influence: Lead strategic discussions, risk reporting, and decision-making forums with senior leadership.

Collaborative Onsite Environment: Partner directly with multidisciplinary technical teams in a structured, 5-day onsite workspace.

Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Execution: Lead end-to-end delivery for large-scale, technically complex application upgrade and IT infrastructure modernization projects.

Workplan & Schedule Management: Develop, maintain, and sequence integrated project plans, critical path milestones, and deliverable schedules.

Geospatial & Cloud Infrastructure Coordination: Oversee project delivery involving Esri-based geospatial platforms, cloud environments (Microsoft Azure), database platforms (Oracle Spatial, MS Fabric), and enterprise storage systems.

Fiscal Control & Budgeting: Manage large project budgets, overseeing financial forecasting, estimates, cost tracking, and actuals reconciliation.

RAID Management & Escalation: Proactively identify, track, and mitigate project risks and issues, presenting clear options and recommendations to executive steering committees.

Governance & Compliance Oversight: Direct project workflows through corporate governance gates, including cybersecurity assessments, architecture reviews, and digital standards evaluations.

Resource Management & Team Leadership: Onboard and manage multi-disciplinary teams (unionized staff and fee-for-service consultants), clarifying accountabilities and resolving resource conflicts.

Stakeholder & Change Management: Facilitate executive steering committees, manage client expectations, and lead change management efforts to drive project adoption.

Qualifications

Project Management Seniority: Formal project management training with extensive experience leading large, technically complex IT projects from inception to completion (Strictly Required).

• Esri & Geospatial Solutions Expertise: Proven experience leading projects involving Esri-based geospatial solutions, Arc
• GIS Portal, Arc
• GIS Online, Arc
• GIS Server, GIS infrastructure, middleware, and spatial databases (Strictly Required).

Cloud & Infrastructure Delivery: Demonstrated experience managing projects involving integrated networking technologies, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Spatial, MS Fabric, enterprise storage, and midrange servers (Strictly Required).

Governance & Review Coordination: Hands-on experience navigating projects through formal corporate reviews, including cybersecurity assessments and architecture review gates.

Financial & Risk Control: Proven ability to manage large project budgets, maintain fiscal accountability, and execute structured risk management strategies.

Stakeholder & Conflict Management: Exceptional communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills to build consensus among diverse technical and business groups.

Summary

If you're interested in the "Senior Project Manager/Leader" role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.

Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees.

In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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