Role Overview
We are seeking a seasoned Senior IT Project Manager for a high-profile, 6-month enterprise contract within a
public-sector/higher-education environment.
In this role, you will take ownership of multiple concurrent
initiatives focused on improving enterprise cybersecurity and infrastructure
operational maturity. Working alongside senior cybersecurity leadership and PMO
governance teams, you will guide critical workstreams including Disaster
Recovery, Business Continuity Planning tabletop exercises, Vulnerability
Management, and upcoming RFP/discovery activities from planning through
delivery.
You will have dedicated support from an Organizational
Change Management resource, allowing you to focus on project governance, vendor
delivery, milestone tracking, financial management, risk management, and
stakeholder alignment.
Target Start Date: ASAP
Key Responsibilities
- Program
& Project Governance: Lead coordination, milestone tracking, risk
mitigation, and end-to-end delivery of concurrent IT initiatives across
infrastructure and cybersecurity.
- Core
Initiatives Delivery: Drive key program activities involving Disaster
Recovery, BCP simulation/tabletop exercises, Vulnerability Management
workflows, and upcoming technology discovery and RFP processes.
- Stakeholder
& Vendor Alignment: Work with Cyber Operations, Enterprise
Architecture, Supply Chain, executive sponsors, and vendors to align
project scope, technical requirements, procurement needs, and delivery
expectations.
- PMO
Artifacts & Reporting: Develop and maintain project charters,
integrated delivery schedules, risk/issue/dependency logs, status
dashboards, and financial forecasting/reconciliation reports.
- Risk
& Compliance Coordination: Facilitate technical gate reviews,
solution delivery documentation, and Privacy/Security Impact Assessments.
- Cross-Functional
Team Collaboration: Partner closely with an Organizational Change
Management specialist to support operational readiness, user training, and
seamless adoption across business units.
Mandatory Requirements
- PMP
Certification: Active Project Management Professional certification in
good standing.
- Experience: Minimum 10+ years of formal IT Project Management experience managing complex, concurrent initiatives across the complete project
lifecycle.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems
(MIS), Business Administration, or a related discipline.
- On-Site
Availability: Must be locally based in the Calgary area and available
to work on-site three days per week: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
- Financial
& PMO Acumen: Demonstrated hands-on experience managing project
budgets, forecasting, vendor RFPs, and formal PMO governance frameworks.
Preferred Qualifications & Assets
- Proven
experience managing IT Infrastructure, Disaster Recovery, Business
Continuity Planning, or Cybersecurity/Identity implementations.
- Prior
experience delivering projects within post-secondary education, public
sector, or heavily regulated enterprise environments.
- Experience
managing enterprise technology procurement, discovery activities, and
competitive RFP evaluations.
- ITIL
Foundation or related service management certification.
About Symbiotic Digital.
Symbiotic Digital provides the IT Experts you need that
solve problems and get things done. See what the top 2% in their field can do
for you. (Symbiotic Digital is a division of Symbiotic Group Inc.) We serve
customers in two ways, we provide:
- Digital
Experts: IT Consulting expertise. Bright Minds That Produce Proven Results
- Recruitment:
Find The Right People You Need
Serving IT & Business leaders, Symbiotic Digital
provides a business system that enable us to provide the Expert Technical staff
needed to solve challenging business and IT problems. IT leaders in the most
reputable organizations in Canada have relied on Symbiotic Digital to help them
staff difficult assignments with proven Experts uniquely evaluated by our
proven QMS- Quality Management System Staff Development Model. We are a 100%
Indigenous owned company.
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Skills Required
- Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification in good standing
- 10+ years of formal IT project management experience managing complex concurrent initiatives through the full project lifecycle
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related discipline
- Local Calgary-area residence and availability to work on-site Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Hands-on experience managing project budgets, forecasting, vendor RFPs, and formal PMO governance frameworks
- Experience managing IT infrastructure, disaster recovery, business continuity planning, or cybersecurity and identity implementations
- Experience delivering projects in post-secondary education, public sector, or heavily regulated enterprise environments
- Experience managing enterprise technology procurement, discovery activities, and competitive RFP evaluations
- ITIL Foundation or related service management certification
What We Do
Symbiotic Group Inc. is a consulting company that helps SMBs drive measurable results in sales, digital marketing, and operations. They also provide IT consulting services and focus on advancing business and career opportunities for Indigenous peoples.
