Project Management Consultant

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5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Matrix provides a broad range of advisory services and tailored solutions to help organizations facilitate change, achieve their vision, and optimize performance and productivity. We are a boutique consulting and professional services firm specializing in strategic advisory, operational improvement, project delivery, and institutional transformation for law firms, government-related organizations, professional practices, businesses, and complex public- and private-sector environments. Our model combines strategic insight with practical implementation and operational execution to help leadership teams navigate complex institutional, regulatory, organizational, and project-related challenges.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant project-management, consulting, professional-services or operational project experience.
• Demonstrated experience independently managing projects or significant project workstreams.
• Strong project planning, organization and coordination skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and project dependencies.
• Strong documentation and reporting skills.
• Ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated discretion when handling confidential or sensitive information.
• Ability to operate an independent professional practice and provide services on a project basis.
• Ability and willingness to attend client locations when required by an assignment.
• Experience with one or more of the following is an asset: Agile; Waterfall; Hybrid methodologies; Scrum; Kanban; Lean; PRINCE2; or other recognized project-management frameworks.
• Experience with one or more of the following is an asset: Microsoft 365; Microsoft Teams; SharePoint; Microsoft Project; Excel; Asana; ClickUp; Trello; Monday.com; Slack; Zoom; cloud-based document-management systems; CRM platforms; and other project-management and collaboration technologies.
• Demonstrate independent project-management capability.
• Demonstrate strong organization and time management.
• Demonstrate strategic and practical thinking.
• Demonstrate sound professional judgment.
• Demonstrate strong stakeholder-management skills.
• Demonstrate excellent communication.
• Demonstrate adaptability.
• Demonstrate problem-solving ability.
• Demonstrate attention to detail.
• Demonstrate accountability for project deliverables.
• Demonstrate discretion and confidentiality.
• Demonstrate ability to work across different industries and organizational environments.
• Demonstrate a practical, implementation-focused approach.
• Contractors manage their assigned projects independently and are responsible for determining the manner, method, sequence and tools used to perform the work, subject to the applicable Work Order, required deliverables, agreed timelines, confidentiality obligations and client-specific requirements.
• Contractors independently manage the execution of their assignments and use Matrix's designated online project-management and collaboration platform to receive Work Orders, access assignment information, provide status updates and collaborate with Matrix and authorized client contacts as required.
• Contractors may accept assignments based on their availability, qualifications, experience and capacity.
• Contractors are responsible for maintaining the professional capabilities, equipment, technology, transportation and other resources necessary to perform their assignments, except where otherwise agreed for a specific project.
• Contractors are responsible for their own applicable taxes, government remittances, insurance, business expenses and other obligations arising from their independent business activities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with one or more of the following is an asset: Agile; Waterfall; Hybrid methodologies; Scrum; Kanban; Lean; PRINCE2; or other recognized project-management frameworks.
• Experience with one or more of the following is an asset: Microsoft 365; Microsoft Teams; SharePoint; Microsoft Project; Excel; Asana; ClickUp; Trello; Monday.com; Slack; Zoom; cloud-based document-management systems; CRM platforms; and other project-management and collaboration technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support end-to-end project delivery based on the applicable Work Order.
• Develop project plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
• Establish appropriate project-management structures and workflows.
• Coordinate project activities and dependencies.
• Monitor progress against approved objectives, timelines, and deliverables.
• Identify potential delays, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Develop practical mitigation and resolution strategies.
• Support successful project completion and administrative close-out.
• Coordinate activities among clients, project teams, vendors, and other authorized stakeholders.
• Facilitate project meetings and working sessions where required.
• Maintain clear communication regarding project status, deliverables, and outstanding requirements.
• Coordinate information and dependencies between project participants.
• Document project decisions, action items, and follow-up requirements.
• Escalate matters requiring client or Matrix direction.
• Maintain project schedules, trackers, and status documentation.
• Monitor milestones, deliverables, and project dependencies.
• Track risks, issues, decisions, and action items.
• Prepare project status reports and management updates.
• Maintain appropriate project records and documentation.
• Monitor project requirements against the approved Work Order.
• Support project quality-control and deliverable review processes.
• Assist with project budgeting and resource planning (where included in Work Order).
• Monitor project expenditures and resource requirements (where included in Work Order).
• Coordinate project resources and external service providers (where included in Work Order).
• Identify potential budget or resource pressures (where included in Work Order).
• Provide appropriate project reporting to authorized stakeholders (where included in Work Order).
• Identify opportunities to improve project workflows and operational efficiency.
• Support process redesign and implementation initiatives.
• Develop practical procedures, workflows, and project documentation.
• Assist with organizational change and implementation activities.
• Support transition, implementation, and post-project activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve project-management practices and client processes.
• Assist with project discovery and requirements gathering (where requested).
• Support development of project scopes and implementation plans (where requested).
• Provide professional input regarding project feasibility, sequencing, timelines, and resource requirements (where requested).
• Identify project dependencies and implementation considerations (where requested).
• Assist with preparation of project proposals, statements of work, and related planning materials (where requested).
• Review the applicable Work Order and project requirements.
• Independently organize and manage assigned projects.
• Determine appropriate project-management methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Use Matrix's designated online project-management and collaboration platform to access assignment information and collaborate as required.
• Maintain appropriate project records and status information.
• Provide agreed project updates and deliverables.
• Identify matters requiring clarification or client authorization.
• Complete agreed deliverables within the established project parameters.

Benefits

• Access to project-based assignments across diverse organizations and industries.
• Opportunities to lead meaningful transformation, implementation and operational projects.
• Flexible remote and in-person project opportunities.
• Ability to independently determine the methodology and execution of assigned work.
• Access to Matrix's online project-management and collaboration environment.
• Opportunities to collaborate with experienced Matrix advisors and professional specialists.
• Exposure to diverse organizational challenges and project environments.
• Opportunity to apply specialized project-management expertise across different client engagements.
• A professional network focused on quality, confidentiality, reliability and client service.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed