Senior Project Manager

Job summary

Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, governance records, and executive reporting while coordinating concurrent workstreams and stakeholder input. Support business case and infrastructure planning, monitor consultant performance, and manage risks, issues, changes, decisions, quality assurance, and project closeout.

Job details

Contract opportunity supporting a major transportation infrastructure business case, multidisciplinary planning and coordinated project delivery for a public-sector organization in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Fully onsite in Dartmouth. Initial 24-month term, with one optional extension of up to 12 months. Agreement execution anticipated in December 2026. Expected workload of up to 35 billable hours per week; minimum hours are not guaranteed. Current PMP certification required. What & Why: Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to support a major transportation corridor initiative and the development of a detailed business case. You will coordinate parallel workstreams, external consultants and stakeholder input, helping decision-makers assess infrastructure options, costs, benefits, risks and long-term impacts. The assignment combines project planning and governance with hands-on scheduling, reporting, meeting coordination and delivery support. Who: You will collaborate with executive leadership, planning groups, external consultants, technical and business specialists, and other project stakeholders. The role requires clear communication, disciplined project controls and sound judgment about when to recommend action or escalate decisions. You: You are an experienced project manager who brings structure to complex initiatives involving multiple contributors and competing priorities. You can maintain momentum across concurrent workstreams, produce clear governance and reporting materials, monitor consultant performance and keep decisions, risks and dependencies visible. You are comfortable moving between strategic planning and detailed coordination. Critical Experience Requirements: At least eight years of experience delivering complex organizational projects. PMP certification current and in good standing at the submission deadline. Relevant Experience Requirements: End-to-end project planning and execution. Governance, reporting, scheduling and budgeting. Stakeholder engagement and multidisciplinary coordination. Risk, issue and change management. Delivery of major initiatives, particularly infrastructure, transportation, capital planning, business cases or comparable programs. Evidence of delivering complex work on time and on budget. Responsibilities: Develop and maintain project charters, plans, schedules, budgets and forecasts. Coordinate concurrent workstreams and track dependencies. Support planning committees through agendas, presentations, minutes and action tracking. Monitor external consultant deliverables, schedules, costs and performance. Coordinate stakeholder input into business cases and long-term infrastructure planning. Maintain risk, issue, change, decision and approval records. Prepare executive updates, status reports and recommendations. Support quality assurance, document management, closeout and knowledge transfer. Compensation: Hourly contract compensation will be discussed based on experience, engagement structure and alignment with the client’s requirements. Expense reimbursement is not available for this assignment. Next Steps: If the sound of this opportunity excites you, and you’re confident that it’s a good fit for your experience and career goals, then we’d love to hear from you! Please send your updated resume to us by applying to this posting and one of our awesome team of recruiters will be in touch.

What you’ll do

Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, forecasts, governance records, and executive reporting while coordinating concurrent workstreams and stakeholder input. Support business case and infrastructure planning, monitor consultant performance, and manage risks, issues, changes, decisions, quality assurance, and project closeout.

Requirements

Requires at least eight years of experience delivering complex organizational projects and a current PMP certification in good standing at the submission deadline. Relevant experience includes end-to-end project delivery, governance and project controls, stakeholder and multidisciplinary coordination, and major infrastructure, transportation, capital planning, or business case initiatives.

Listed skills

• Multidisciplinary Coordination · Preferred
• Change Management · Preferred
• Budgeting · Preferred
• Quality assurance · Preferred
• Executive Reporting · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• scheduling · Preferred
• Forecasting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Project Planning
• Project Execution
• Project Governance
• Scheduling
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Multidisciplinary Coordination
• Risk Management
• Issue Management
• Change Management
• Consultant Performance Monitoring
• Executive Reporting
• Business Case Development
• Quality Assurance
• Document Management

Job areas

• Management & Leadership
• Government & Public Sector
• Transportation
• Engineering
• Consulting

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