Project Manager

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Location: Mississauga, ON; Stellarton, NS; Calgary, AB.

Position Overview: The Project Manager is responsible for managing a project from initiation through completion. This role requires expertise in planning, organizing, and managing projects while engaging with stakeholders at various levels of the organization and third-party vendors/contractors. The Project Manager excels in building and driving a project plan to ensure delivery within budget, in alignment with expected timelines, and with expected benefits. This individual will ensure the successful completion of essential deliverables throughout the project lifecycle, including appropriate documentation. They are responsible for ensuring risks to the project’s objectives are appropriately identified and escalated to address and mitigate in a time-sensitive manner.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

Key Responsibilities:

1. Project Planning and Execution Management:

• Lead the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closing of a single project.
• Develop clear and attainable project objectives, build project requirements, and manage the triple constraint of cost, time, and quality.
• Create and manage the project plan to ensure delivery within budget, timelines, and expected outcomes.
• Monitor project status and manage deliverables to ensure quality standards and goals are achieved.
• Manage any changes in the project in accordance with project change management controls.
• Facilitate the completion of core project documents, including but not limited to Project Brief, Business Case, Project Charter, RAID log, and others.

2. Stakeholder Engagement and Leadership:

• Effectively communicate and engage with all stakeholders, focusing on the senior sponsor, to drive project engagement and ensure delivery is in alignment with business goals.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and foster strong relationships to support project success.
• Lead and manage project teams, providing guidance, coaching, and support to ensure high performance.
• Foster a collaborative environment and build a learning community to continuously improve project management practices.

3. Risk and Issue Management:

• Identify, assess, and manage project risks to mitigate potential impacts.
• Develop and implement risk management plans and strategies.
• Ensure risks/issues are identified and escalated appropriately and in a time-sensitive manner.

4. Financial Management:

• Oversee the financial management of the project, including managing the in-year budget, multi-year financials, and benefits in partnership with finance.
• Ensure efficient use of financial resources to meet project delivery requirements.

5. Resource Management:

• Plan and manage resource assignments with project sponsors and key stakeholders.
• Ensure optimal allocation and utilization of resources to achieve project goals.

6. Communication and Reporting:

• Provide regular, clear, and concise visibility into project status, including key decisions, dependencies, issues, risks, and metrics.
• Maintain up-to-date project documentation, status reports, and stakeholder communications throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare and deliver high-quality presentations and reports to senior executives and stakeholders.

What you have to offer:

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with 5+ years of experience in project management, including overseeing complex, cross-functional projects or workstreams.
• Proficiency in managing project budgets and strong financial acumen.
• Experience in managing difficult stakeholders and influencing at the VP level.
• Agility in problem-solving within project management, utilizing both traditional and innovative methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability in coaching and developing team members.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or MBA preferred.

At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Parental leave top-up.
• Paid Vacation and Days-off.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.