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.
