Job Title: Senior Project Manager / Program Manager – Business Modernization & Transformation

12-month contract | Hybrid in the Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area | Closing Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2026 | Must hold a valid Canadian Work Visa

Our client, a leading provincial organization dedicated to workplace health, safety, and injury prevention, is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager for a 12-month hybrid contract opportunity. The successful candidate will play a strategic leadership role in defining, shaping, and delivering a major business modernization initiative. Working directly with senior executives and organizational leaders, this individual will help establish the program vision, refine strategic objectives, and translate business priorities into actionable transformation initiatives.

This role requires a combination of strategic program leadership and hands-on delivery management, with responsibility for developing program plans, coordinating multiple business workstreams, overseeing financial performance, and establishing frameworks to measure progress and business outcomes. The Senior Project Manager will also facilitate executive workshops, evaluate transformation opportunities through proof-of-value experiments, and provide recommendations to support informed investment decisions.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of project or program management experience, with a strong background in business transformation, strategic planning, and executive stakeholder engagement. Success in this role will require the ability to navigate complex organizational environments, influence senior leadership, and translate high-level strategic priorities into measurable business results.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with senior executives and business leaders to define and shape a major business modernization and transformation initiative
• Refine the program's strategic objectives, vision, scope, and desired business outcomes, ensuring alignment with broader organizational priorities
• Translate business plans and strategic priorities into actionable program approaches, initiatives, and implementation plans
• Develop and oversee the overall program roadmap, delivery strategy, milestones, dependencies, and workstream coordination
• Plan and facilitate executive workshops, strategic planning sessions, and collaborative discussions to support decision-making and program development
• Design and coordinate proof-of-value experiments to test transformation opportunities, validate assumptions, and inform strategic investment decisions
• Contribute to the development of a program measurement framework, including performance indicators and evaluation criteria to monitor progress and assess proposed projects
• Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of multiple interconnected business projects within the broader modernization program
• Work closely with delivery teams to provide direction, resolve challenges, monitor progress, and maintain alignment with program objectives
• Oversee resource planning, allocation, and coordination across program initiatives and business workstreams
• Identify, assess, and manage program risks, issues, decisions, and interdependencies, escalating matters and recommending solutions as appropriate
• Develop and maintain comprehensive program plans, project charters, Statements of Work, decision logs, risk registers, and issue trackers
• Monitor program performance against established milestones, deliverables, budgets, and business outcomes
• Oversee the program budget, including financial planning, expenditure monitoring, forecasting, and reporting
• Prepare executive presentations, strategic briefings, status reports, and recommendations to communicate progress, risks, opportunities, and key decisions
• Develop options analyses and recommendation papers to support executive decision-making and investment prioritization
• Coordinate activities across business units, project teams, sponsors, managers, and divisional leadership to ensure effective program execution
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with executive sponsors, senior management, delivery teams, and other key stakeholders
• Apply strategic thinking and innovative problem-solving approaches to address complex business challenges and identify opportunities for improvement
• Motivate and guide project teams to deliver results while fostering collaboration, accountability, and alignment with program objectives
• Ensure program activities and proposed initiatives remain aligned with the organization's business plans, strategic priorities, and operational requirements
• Provide clear, timely reporting and recommendations to support program governance, executive oversight, and continuous improvement

Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in project or program management, including leadership of complex business initiatives
• Degree in Information Technology or Business Management
• Strong knowledge of business planning, strategic priorities, and translating organizational strategy into operational initiatives
• Demonstrated experience leading or supporting large-scale business modernization, transformation, or strategic change programs
• Proven ability to work directly with senior executives and organizational leaders to define program vision, objectives, and delivery approaches
• Strong experience managing multiple interconnected projects and workstreams within a broader program structure
• Demonstrated ability to develop program roadmaps, project plans, governance documentation, performance measures, and executive reporting
• Experience establishing business outcome measures, program performance frameworks, and evaluation criteria to assess initiative effectiveness
• Familiarity with proof-of-value experiments, pilot initiatives, or other approaches used to validate transformation investments
• Strong financial management skills, including program budgeting, forecasting, expenditure monitoring, and financial reporting
• Experience coordinating resource planning, risk management, issue resolution, and cross-functional dependencies
• Excellent strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to evaluate complex business challenges and develop practical recommendations
• Strong facilitation skills, including experience planning and leading executive workshops, strategic planning sessions, and stakeholder discussions
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly to senior leadership
• Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint presentation skills, including the development of executive briefings, strategic presentations, and decision-support materials
• Demonstrated ability to prepare business cases, options analyses, recommendation papers, project charters, and Statements of Work
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across different organizational levels
• Proven ability to motivate, guide, and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams to achieve program objectives
• Excellent organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and provide strategic direction while maintaining oversight of day-to-day program delivery

NOTE: Interested candidates who meet the above qualifications are encouraged to apply directly. Due to the volume of applications, only those shortlisted will be contacted.