Project Management Specialist

We are seeking a highly accomplished Project Management Specialist for an enterprise-level contract opportunity based in Toronto. In this role, you will take on a premier project leadership, technical delivery, and governance capacity, specializing in managing complex, enterprise-wide IT infrastructure, network modernization, and physical security initiatives.

As a Project Management Specialist, you will bridge the gap between executive leadership, cross-functional technical teams, vendor partners, and multi-departmental business stakeholders. Operating within a hybrid work model in Toronto, you will direct end-to-end project lifecycles—managing detailed project charters, multi-site network rollouts, vendor procurements, budget controls, and organizational change management. This position demands a PMP-certified project authority with deep technical knowledge of WAN/LAN deployments, enterprise network security, and infrastructure topology who can navigate competing priorities, maintain schedule critical paths, and deliver scalable technology solutions.

Location: Toronto, ON

Assignment Type: Hybrid (3 days per week onsite)

Contract Duration: 1-year contract (with potential for 1-year extension)

Advantages
Large-Scale Infrastructure Scope: Lead complex, multi-site network modernization projects spanning WAN/LAN, MPLS circuits, software-defined networks, and VPN frameworks.

Executive & Multi-Vendor Visibility: Direct cross-functional delivery teams, network engineers, architects, field technicians, and vendor partners while reporting directly to executive leads.

Full-Lifecycle Governance: Own the complete project continuum—from initial charter development and financial procurement to risk mitigation, change control, and operational handover.

Balanced Hybrid Work Setup: Enjoy a predictable hybrid working model combining collaborative onsite engagement in Toronto with remote flexibility.

Responsibilities
Lead and manage enterprise IT projects through all phases of the project lifecycle in accordance with PMI standards and organizational methodologies.

Develop, track, and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, critical path milestones, and project charters using MS Project and modern tracking tools.

Oversee project financial management, budget preparation, procurement activities, SOW drafting, contract negotiations, and payment authorizations.

Coordinate multi-site network implementations, WAN/LAN deployments, site engineering surveys, and field technician schedules.

Manage vendor and contractor performance, ensuring adherence to contract terms, service level agreements (SLAs), and quality control standards.

Facilitate formal procurement workflows, overseeing the preparation of RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, MOUs, and Statements of Work.

Evaluate, mitigate, and report on project risks, issues, scope dependencies, and change requests to maintain project alignment.

Apply organizational change management principles to ensure smooth transition of new technology solutions to operational teams and end-users.

Lead, recruit, and supervise assigned project staff, fostering collaboration across technical and business resources.

Contribute to the design, sustainment, and continuous improvement of corporate project management standards, methodologies, and technical design practices.

Prepare clear status reports, executive briefing materials, and presentations to communicate progress, risk profiles, and financial metrics to senior management.

Qualifications
Core Technical & Project Leadership Requirements
Professional Certification: Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification in good standing.

Enterprise IT Project Tenure: Proven experience managing end-to-end enterprise IT projects within complex, multi-departmental environments (including scope, schedule, budget, risk, and change management).

Infrastructure & Network Experience: Demonstrated experience managing large-scale network infrastructure projects involving WAN/LAN deployments, MPLS circuits, SD-WAN, and multi-location VPN configurations.

Vendor & Team Management: Experience directing multi-disciplinary teams (network engineers, architects, field technicians) and managing vendor contract performance.

Procurement & Contract Documentation: Proven track record preparing contractual documentation, including RFIs, RFPs, SOWs, and SLAs.

Education: Post-secondary degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline (or equivalent combination of education and experience).

Preferred Knowledge & Technical Capabilities
Network Security & Topology: Understanding of firewalls (Cisco ASA/Firepower, Palo Alto, Fortinet), Zero-Trust segmentation, VPNs (IPsec, SSL), and high-availability/failover routing.

Physical Security Systems: Working knowledge of physical security infrastructure, including video surveillance, electronic access control, and emergency intercom systems, along with their network dependencies.

PM Tooling Proficiency: High proficiency in MS Project and related project management software for complex scheduling and resource allocation.

Soft Skills & Delivery Attributes
Executive Communication & Negotiation: Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills with proven ability to negotiate and build consensus among executive leads and stakeholders with competing priorities.

People & Change Management: Outstanding leadership capabilities to motivate technical teams, resolve operational bottlenecks, and drive organizational change.

Summary
If you're interested in the "Project Management Specialist" role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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