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Program / Senior Project Manager

  • Location: Calgary

Posted about 1 month ago

Job Title: Program / Senior Project Manager
Job Type: 1-year contract (with the possibility of an additional 1-year contract)

Location: Remote (MST hours required)
Start Date: ASAP
Hours per week: 37.5
Rate: $100 to $105/hr Inc.


Overview
Our client is seeking a seasoned Program / Senior Project Manager to support a large-scale enterprise M365 transformation program following a recent resignation. The program spans multiple workstreams and is expected to run up to 2 years with phased stream execution.
The role combines both program-level governance and hands-on delivery management, with approximately a 1/3 program oversight and 2/3 project execution split.

Key Responsibilities
Program-Level (PMO / Governance)
  • Provide oversight across multiple project streams and SOWs within the program
  • Ensure alignment to overall program objectives, timelines, and dependencies
  • Lead cross-stream planning, governance, and executive reporting
  • Manage program-level risks, issues, and dependencies
  • Support steering committee and executive governance forums
  • Provide consolidated program health reporting (status, KPIs, risks, issues)
  • Oversee change control impacts across multiple workstreams
Project-Level (Stream Delivery)
  • Lead end-to-end delivery of assigned workstream(s)
  • Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and WBS
  • Manage RAID logs (Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions)
  • Run weekly status meetings and stakeholder communications
  • Coordinate delivery with technical teams and client stakeholders
  • Support testing, deployment, and change management activities
  • Ensure alignment with program governance standards
 
Required Skills & Experience
  • 15+ years of overall Project/Program Management experience
  • 5+ years of Program Management experience in enterprise environments
  • Strong experience managing large-scale transformation programs
  • Experience with M365 technologies:
    • Teams, Exchange, SharePoint
    • Power Platform
    • Microsoft Purview
  • Active Directory / Identity migration experience
  • Strong governance, stakeholder management, and executive reporting experience
  • Experience managing multiple concurrent streams or complex programs

Nice-to-Have
  • Oil & Gas industry experience
  • Mergers & acquisitions (M&A) transformation experience
  • Experience working within structured PMO environments
  • Strong financial/program tracking and forecasting experience