Project Coordinator

Role overview

Project delivery

• Provide project management expertise and guidance to deliver departmental projects and initiatives and realize investment benefits.
• Lead, facilitate, coordinate, direct, monitor, and oversee assigned projects according to their size, scope, and complexity.
• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships throughout the project life cycle.
• Work with project sponsors to plan and deliver projects and transfer them to business owners.
• Develop and manage procurement processes, including solicitation and contract administration.
• Develop business cases under the investment planning manual.
• Coordinate the Design Management and Project Turnover processes.

Education and experience

• A related bachelor's degree in Commerce, Engineering, Architecture, Finance, or an acceptable equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Post-secondary Project Management education is desirable.
• Requires 3–5 years of relevant project delivery experience; public-sector experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of the industry sector applicable to the department is required.
• Experience leading projects and change initiatives, navigating complex environments, and influencing outcomes collaboratively.
• Experience supervising and managing design consultants and contractors.
• Experience coordinating and managing multiple projects, schedules, and priorities.

Certifications and professional designations

• PMP or Prince II, Asset Management, and ADKAR certifications are desirable; applicants who do not have them at hire must obtain them within six years.
• Professional designations such as P.Eng., C.E.T./A.Sc.T., MRAIC, CMA, CGA, CA, or CPA are assets.
• A Quality Management certificate is an asset.

Skills and tools

• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office and project management systems such as Microsoft Project or similar software.
• Requires strong organizational, time management, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Requires strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills for working with staff, stakeholders, and the public.
• Must be able to set priorities, respond to changing circumstances, manage diverse simultaneous projects, and meet deadlines under pressure.

Employment conditions

• Applicants educated outside Canada must have education comparable to the Canadian minimum; foreign credentials require an official academic assessment report at application.
• The successful applicant must maintain legal eligibility to work in Canada.
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