Project Manager - City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon

About this opportunity

Explore exciting City of Saskatoon careers with this opening for a Project Manager within the Strategy and Transformation division. Operating under the direction of the Project Management Office Lead in the Strategic Execution section of Business Transformation, this role plans, leads, and delivers strategic projects and programs from initiation to closeout. You will clarify objectives, scope, and success measures, secure resources, coordinate team member efforts, and manage schedules, budgets, risks, and quality throughout the project lifecycle.

The City of Saskatoon offers an inclusive workplace that embraces diverse backgrounds. As an equity partner with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, the organization commits to diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring the workforce reflects the community it serves and supports miyo-pimatisiwin for all residents.

Who we're looking for

Candidates applying for these administration jobs in Saskatoon must meet specific educational, professional experience, and skill requirements.

• University degree in computational science, commerce, business administration, project management or related discipline.
• Seven to nine years of direct work experience in a project management capacity, including all aspects of project initiation, planning, execution and completion.
• Possession of a Project management certification such as Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) and Program Management Professional (PgMP) preferred.
• Considerable knowledge with project management software, such as Microsoft Project or Microsoft Planner or similar.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to manage shifting priorities, demands and timelines.
• Ability to express ideas and concepts effectively, orally and writing, including the ability to prepare and present oral and written reports of a specialized nature.
• Ability to deal courteously and tactfully with suppliers, the public and other civic employees.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Your impact

In this dynamic project environment, your daily responsibilities directly support strategic execution, business transformation, and successful project outcomes across municipal operations.

• Develops project charters to define project scope, goals, objectives, assumptions, constraints and deliverables in collaboration with project sponsor and stakeholders.
• Establishes and manages multiple related projects, schedules, timelines, budgets, expectations, resources, budgets, project milestones, deliverables, issues, risks, and timely communication with team members and stakeholders.
• Estimates resource requirements and skills required to complete project tasks and negotiates resources from within the applicable business division and Strategy and Transformation Division.
• Defines project success criteria, and key performance indicators, and reports status and outcomes to stakeholders throughout the project life cycle.
• Identifies and manages project dependencies, critical path and integration points to minimize risk and avoid schedule impacts.
• Develops and delivers progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Leads project close-out activities including lessons learned and post-implementation reviews to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Supports the lifecycle of a project including developing business case; initiates, plans and controls project, and prepares forecast of short and long-term projects.
• Supervises, coaches, mentors, and motivates project team members, encourages positive action and accountability for assigned work, and promotes a collaborative, results focused team environment.
• Performs other related duties as required.