About ProxyLink
At ProxyLink, we specialize in building meaningful connections between exceptional talent and leading employers across Canada. As a trusted recruitment partner, our mission is to create impactful career matches by combining innovative hiring strategies with a personalized, people-first approach. We’re driven by the belief that investing in people today builds a stronger workforce for tomorrow.
About the Opportunity
ProxyLink is looking for an experienced and results-driven Project Manager to support one of our government clients in Scarborough, Ontario. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior project professional who brings strong leadership, exceptional organizational skills, and a proven ability to deliver complex projects in a government environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead government projects from initiation through successful completion , ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and within budget.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, budgets, and deliverables.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams, government stakeholders, vendors, consultants, and external partners.
- Establish and maintain strong project governance, reporting, documentation, and communication practices.
- Provide regular project status updates, dashboards, briefings, and reports to senior leadership and government stakeholders.
- Identify, assess, and proactively manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints.
- Develop mitigation and contingency strategies to keep projects on track.
- Manage project scope, requirements, timelines, resources, and change requests.
- Facilitate project meetings, workshops, steering committee meetings, and stakeholder reviews.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with senior government stakeholders and project partners.
- Ensure project deliverables meet established quality, compliance, security, and organizational requirements.
- Monitor project budgets, expenditures, resource allocation, and financial forecasts.
- Manage vendors, contractors, procurement activities, and third-party deliverables where applicable.
- Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including project plans, RAID logs, decision logs, status reports, and governance materials.
- Escalate critical issues appropriately and provide leadership with clear recommendations and options.
- Ensure effective transition and handover of completed projects to operational teams.
- Lead project closeout activities, including lessons learned, final reporting, and documentation.
- Promote accountability, collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement throughout the project lifecycle.
Qualifications & Experience
- PMP certification is required.
- Significant experience managing complex projects, preferably within government or public-sector environments .
- Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, governance frameworks, risk management, budgeting, and change management.
- Experience working with senior executives, government stakeholders, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, tight deadlines, and competing stakeholder requirements.
- Strong documentation and reporting skills.
- Experience with project management and collaboration tools, including Microsoft 365.
- Ability to work independently while providing effective leadership to project teams.
- Strong understanding of confidentiality, accountability, and professional standards expected when working on government initiatives.
Why Join ProxyLink?
- Competitive contract rate of $100–$120/hour.
- Hybrid work arrangement in Scarborough, Ontario.
- Opportunity to support a high-profile government client .
- Exposure to complex, strategic, and high-impact public-sector initiatives.
- Work alongside experienced professionals and senior government stakeholders.
- Opportunity to leverage your PMP expertise in a challenging and meaningful environment.
- Be part of a team focused on delivering high-quality outcomes for government clients and the communities they serve.
Thank You for Applying
Thank you for applying to ProxyLink. We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. If your qualifications and experience match what our client is looking for, a member of our team will follow up with you to discuss the opportunity and next steps.
