Senior Project Manager

University of Alberta • Edmonton, AB

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Manager, Project Delivery, the Senior Project Manager provides strategic leadership and expert project management to deliver complex, high-impact initiatives aligned with the University’s strategic priorities. Operating within the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO), this role ensures that enterprise-wide projects are planned, executed, and delivered on time, within scope, and within budget, while maintaining alignment with institutional goals and governance frameworks.

The successful candidate will play a key role in the University’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) modernization program, one of the institution’s most significant transformation initiatives. This multi-year program will renew core administrative systems across finance, human resources, and student domains, enabling improved decision-making, streamlined processes, and enhanced service delivery across the University.

The Senior Project Manager partners with executive sponsors, deans, associate vice-presidents, vice-provosts and other senior stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into actionable project plans and measurable outcomes.

Requirements

• Strategic leadership
• Expert project management skills
• Ability to deliver complex, high-impact initiatives
• Experience in planning, executing, and delivering projects on time, within scope, and within budget
• Alignment with institutional goals and governance frameworks
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) modernization programs
• Ability to partner with executive sponsors, deans, associate vice-presidents, vice-provosts and other senior stakeholders
• Ability to translate strategic objectives into actionable project plans and measurable outcomes

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic leadership and expert project management to deliver complex, high-impact initiatives aligned with the University’s strategic priorities.
• Ensures that enterprise-wide projects are planned, executed, and delivered on time, within scope, and within budget, while maintaining alignment with institutional goals and governance frameworks.
• Plays a key role in the University’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) modernization program.
• Partners with executive sponsors, deans, associate vice-presidents, vice-provosts and other senior stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into actionable project plans and measurable outcomes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed