Senior Project Manager – Halifax, Nova Scotia

Position Description:

This is an exciting time for CGI, and we want you to be part of it. We are Canada's largest independent information technology services firm, and we're still growing! We are expanding in Atlantic Canada and seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex, multi-stakeholder projects.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end project management, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.

• Develop project charters, work plans, schedules, budgets, and risk/issue logs.

• Manage cross-functional project teams, including business stakeholders, vendors, and technical resources.

• Facilitate meetings, workshops, and decision-making sessions with project sponsors and leadership.

• Ensure alignment with organizational priorities, governance frameworks, and project management standards.

• Monitor project progress, track deliverables, and prepare clear status reports for leadership.

• Identify risks and issues, develop mitigation plans, and escalate when required.

• Support procurement processes, vendor evaluation, contract management, and implementation oversight.

• Coordinate change management, training, and readiness activities to support successful adoption.

• Ensure compliance with privacy, security, accessibility, and regulatory requirements.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Public Administration, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• 10+ years of progressive project management experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.

• Proven ability to deliver projects on time, on budget, and within scope.

• Strong skills in project planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and vendor oversight.

• Excellent communication, leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement abilities.

• Experience applying project management methodologies and tools (e.g., PMBOK, Agile, hybrid approaches).

Preferred

• Experience managing projects within the utility or public sector environments.

• Professional certifications such as PMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2, or equivalent.

• Experience with digital transformation, infrastructure, enterprise systems, or service modernization projects.

• Familiarity with change management frameworks such as Prosci or ADKAR.

CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $75,000–$145,000. This role is a future opportunity.

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What you can expect from us:

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

At CGI, we value the strength that diversity brings and are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone belongs. We collaborate with our clients to build more inclusive communities and empower all CGI partners to thrive. As an equal-opportunity employer, being able to perform your best during the recruitment process is important to us. If you require an accommodation, please inform your recruiter.

To learn more about accessibility at CGI, contact us via email. Please note that this email is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used for application status inquiries.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.