Project Manager – Senior

Location: Edmonton, AB (Hybrid Onsite)

Contract Duration: Feb 02, 2026 – Jan 31, 2028

Job ID: GOAPRDJP00000788

Hours: 40 hrs/week (Total Contract Hours: 3,992)

Business Unit: Primary & Preventative Health Services (CA11)

Work Location:

Seventeenth Floor,

10025 Jasper Avenue,

Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 1S6

About the Role

The Ministry of Primary and Preventative Health Services (PPHS) is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager to provide leadership and delivery oversight for multiple large-scale digital health and eHealth initiatives. This 24-month engagement (with a 12-month extension option) requires an experienced project leader capable of driving complex technology and health system modernization efforts within a multi-stakeholder, fast-paced public sector environment.

The selected consultant will lead full project lifecycle activities—from initiation through execution—while managing governance, documentation, stakeholder engagement, risk oversight, and executive-level reporting. This role demands exceptional leadership, communication skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities across concurrent initiatives.

Projects may include:

Digital health service delivery enhancements
Identity & access management initiatives
System modernization programs
Health information integration
Provincial clinical & administrative system improvements

Key Responsibilities

Project Management & Delivery

Lead planning, execution, and monitoring of concurrent IT and digital health projects.
Develop project charters, work breakdown structures, schedules, and scope documents.
Manage resources, dependencies, and deliverables ensuring alignment with budget and timelines.
Establish project governance structures (steering committees, working groups, decision pathways).
Maintain RAID logs, dashboards, status reports, and project artifacts.
Oversee project start-up tasks including SharePoint setup, calendars, documentation structures.
Ensure adherence to ministry standards, enterprise architecture, and PMO processes.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

Facilitate project meetings, preparing agendas, minutes, and follow-ups.
Build relationships with internal teams, vendors, AHS, community providers, and regulatory bodies.
Communicate project decisions, risks, and progress to senior leadership.
Anticipate delivery challenges and propose mitigation strategies.
Support change management and communications across stakeholder groups.

Reporting, Governance & Documentation

Prepare executive-level reports, presentations, and briefing materials.
Track status against milestones, deliverables, budget, and resource usage.
Maintain complete documentation of decisions, issues, and change history.
Ensure compliance with health information and governance standards.
Conduct post-project evaluations and recommend improvements.

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