Marketing Project Manager

We are seeking an experienced Marketing Project Manager to support a large, well-established organization in the energy and utilities sector. This role is being offered as a 12-month contract and will work hybrid on-site 2-days per week in Surrey, BC.

The successful candidate will bring a strong combination of hands-on project management expertise and corporate communications experience. This is a delivery-focused role requiring someone who can take a high-level brief or project objective, independently develop a detailed execution plan, and manage the work through to completion.

Unlike traditional communications coordination roles, this position requires direct ownership of project planning, scheduling, resources, budgets, dependencies, risks, and delivery.

The ideal candidate is a proactive, highly organized project manager who can manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, engage stakeholders across the organization, and ensure communications projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning & Initiation

• Lead project initiation activities, clarifying scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, and stakeholder expectations.
• Translate high-level briefs and project requirements into detailed project plans, workback schedules, and actionable tasks.
• Identify resource requirements, project dependencies, key milestones, and approval processes.
• Establish project timelines, responsibilities, and tracking mechanisms to support successful delivery.

Project Execution & Delivery

• Independently manage multiple concurrent communications projects from initiation through completion.
• Coordinate internal teams, external vendors, agencies, suppliers, and other stakeholders to ensure deliverables remain on schedule.
• Oversee project execution, proactively managing competing deadlines and shifting priorities.
• Drive accountability across project teams, following up on deliverables and resolving obstacles to maintain progress.
• Facilitate the development, production, review, and approval of corporate and project-related communications.

Budget, Risk & Stakeholder Management

• Develop and monitor project budgets, estimates, expenditures, and resource allocations.
• Identify project risks, issues, and dependencies, implementing mitigation strategies and escalating concerns when appropriate.
• Monitor project progress against established timelines, milestones, and budgets.
• Provide regular project status updates, highlighting progress, risks, outstanding decisions, and upcoming deliverables.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and coordinate approvals across internal and external teams.

Communications Project Management

• Oversee the planning and delivery of corporate communications and stakeholder engagement initiatives.
• Coordinate communications deliverables across internal departments and external partners.
• Support media-related communications activities and associated approval processes.
• Maintain project documentation, shared drives, tracking systems, and approval records.
• Ensure communications projects are delivered in accordance with organizational standards and established processes.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience independently managing projects from initiation through execution and delivery.
• Strong hands-on experience developing detailed project plans, workback schedules, resource plans, and timelines from high-level briefs.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, competing deadlines, and complex stakeholder relationships.
• Experience managing project budgets, estimates, dependencies, risks, and issues.
• Strong background managing communications, marketing, corporate communications, or stakeholder engagement projects.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams, external agencies, vendors, and suppliers.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of project deliverables, and proactively drive projects forward.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Communications Project Manager, Marketing Project Manager, or Creative Project Manager role.
• Experience working within large, complex organizations or regulated industries.
• Familiarity with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Asana, Monday.com, or similar platforms.
• Project management certification (PMP, CAPM, or equivalent) is considered an asset.
• Experience managing corporate communications approval processes and external agencies.