Senior Project Manager

Gigafest is hiring a Senior Project Manager.

Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Work arrangement: 100% onsite, 5 days a week (LOCAL candidates only)

Contract length: 24 months with possible one-year extension

Expected hours: 35 hours per week

Expected start date: December 2026 / January 2027

Rate: $85/hr

⏰ **URGENT: Applications closing in 48 hours** - We move fast! This role fills quickly.

About the Opportunity:

Gigafest is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead complex, multidisciplinary organizational projects for an infrastructure organization. You'll manage the full project lifecycle—from planning and initiation through delivery, operational handover and closeout—while supporting procurement and contract administration. This is a long-term, strategic role where your project leadership directly impacts critical infrastructure initiatives.

You'll serve as the primary project contact for stakeholders, sponsors, and vendors, coordinating technical and business teams while managing budgets, risks, and deliverables at scale.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines and comprehensive resource requirements

• Develop and maintain project charters, schedules, budgets, communication plans and detailed work plans

• Coordinate technical and business teams, manage day-to-day project activities and resolve delivery challenges

• Serve as the primary project contact for stakeholders, sponsors and vendors with strong communication

• Monitor vendor deliverables, contractual commitments and costs throughout the engagement

• Manage risks, issues and change requests; recommend corrective actions and escalate for decisions

• Prepare detailed status reports and presentations; facilitate meetings and communicate progress to executives

• Monitor budgets and forecasts, recommend resource allocations, review and track invoices for approval

• Oversee quality and acceptance processes, maintain auditable project documentation and support knowledge transfer

Must Haves:

• Minimum 8 years of experience delivering complex organizational projects

• Current PMP certification in good standing (verification required at submission deadline)

• Demonstrated experience managing full project lifecycle including planning, governance, scheduling, budgeting, risk management

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with proven cross-functional team coordination

• Experience supporting procurement-contract administration, vendor oversight, and financial tracking

• Strong documentation skills with experience maintaining project records in platforms such as SharePoint

• Ability to provide two qualifying project references meeting client requirements

• 100% onsite availability in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia for the entire engagement duration

Nice to Have:

• Traffic management, traffic-flow efficiency or municipal project experience

• Experience with complex infrastructure or public sector projects

• Advanced knowledge of project management software and tools

• Experience with organizational transformation or change management initiatives

• Familiarity with government procurement and contracting processes

⏰ **APPLY NOW** - This role closes in 48 hours. Reach out to [email protected] or apply directly.

⚠️ **IMPORTANT:** Valid North American work authorization required. We do not sponsor visas or support remote arrangements. Local Dartmouth availability is mandatory.

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