At RWI Synthetics, we’re not just hiring for a job - we’re inviting you to join a company that is making an impact for people and planet. Unlike typical hiring, our process is designed to get to know you - your dreams, your passions, and how you envision shaping the future. Through a series of conversations, we’ll ensure this relationship works for you and works for RWI as well.

We are hiring a Junior Project Manager to coordinate and oversee various technical projects. You will work closely with our inter-disciplinary team to define the project’s scope and strategy, ensuring that projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet their intended objectives. The intended outcome of this role is to align projects with our strategic objectives and enhance team productivity.

Who We Are

At RWI, we reimagine – through the world’s most advanced AI, synthetic data, modelling and VR visualization technology – the challenges we all face today and tomorrow in resilience, decarbonization, sustainability, energy transition, urban planning, health, social infrastructure, and equity and inclusion. We combine leading and cutting-edge technology with immersive digital experiences, enabling strategists, executives, policymakers, and future thinkers to envision better futures for people and the planet.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues in collaboration with the senior leadership team and internal stakeholders
• Coordinate with the project team and schedule meetings
• Prepare briefing notes, meeting minutes, and other documents
• Prepare presentations for engagement with stakeholders, steering committees, project groups and other stakeholders
• Manage tasks and action items. Follow up and escalate as required
• Execute projects in accordance with established corporate standards, following both standard waterfall and agile methods where appropriate.
• Provide direction to cross-functional team(s) to ensure the successful delivery of product(s)
• Track and monitor scope and timelines for delivery of data product(s) and insight(s)
• Analyze and report on progress. Communicate project status and all relevant information to stakeholders.
• Compile project charters and business/project plans with clear objectives and expected project outcomes to support activities, including the most suitable approach to be used in the development of each deliverable and work product, to ensure business objectives and data integrity are achieved.
• Manage multiple tasks and various project resources.
• Coordinate with leadership to develop a well-defined project plan that clearly states the project’s objectives, scope, assumptions, timeline, resource requirements, risks, benefits and budget.
• Collaborate with project sponsors and the project management office to establish a project organization structure that clearly defines roles and responsibilities for all stakeholders.
• Document and report project status against established objectives, milestones, budget and resources, and facilitate tracking and closure of issues and risks.
• Provide guidance to project resources in establishing work priorities and prompt delivery of project tasks.
• In collaboration with project sponsors, assess whether the project achieved stated outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement for future similar projects.
• Engage and establish positive working relationships with subject matter experts to ensure that project decisions, directions, and recommendations align with and consider broader strategic directions.
• Ensure project delivery efficiency by collaborating with supervisors, managers, directors, other project managers, and stakeholders.
• Adapt to evolving priorities and expectations to ensure the successful delivery of projects.
• Facilitate on-the-job learning to promote modern service delivery and transformation practices across the company.
• Proactively identify project risks and issues, and collaborate with leadership and executives to develop mitigation strategies to address them.
• Ensure precise and consistent communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to enhance transparency.
• Resolve conflicts effectively to maintain team cohesion and project momentum.
• Maintain project metrics using management tools to track progress and ensure quality assurance.

What You’ll Bring

• Undergraduate or diploma in Business, Management, Engineering, or Computer Science
• Project Management Professional (PMP) is an asset.
• 3+ years of Project Management (PM) experience
  • developing project deliverables, including project charters, business cases, briefing notes, and status reports.
  • managing multiple projects concurrently.
  • balancing priorities, constraints, and objectives of multiple simultaneous projects.
  • Creating and managing project forecasts and actual budgets.
  • making decisions and recommendations on highly technical or complex issues without formal guidelines or precedents, and exercises resourcefulness and ingenuity
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Well-developed problem-solving, decision-making, organization, planning, and leadership skills.
• A collaborative, team, and service-oriented work style.
• Motivated self-starter that works well independently and in fast-paced team environments.
• Strong IT background (5+ years) considered an asset
• Experience with Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies

What Anyone at RWI Needs to be Successful

Regardless of role, every member of our team shares these traits:

• Curiosity and drive: You love solving problems and exploring new ideas.

• Collaboration and inclusion: Success is about team wins, and you value diverse perspectives.

• Big-picture thinking: You connect the dots between challenges, solutions, and impact.

• Adaptability and resilience: You thrive in evolving environments.

• Respect and openness: You approach challenges with humility, valuing input from others.

• Emotional intelligence: We place a higher value on emotional intelligence (EI) skills than on job-specific skills. Empathy, collaboration, and effective communication are critical for fostering strong team dynamics and achieving organizational success.

What We Offer

• Purposeful work: Be part of a team where your contributions create meaningful change.
• Collaboration and respect: Work with a diverse team that values equity, inclusion, and your unique contributions.
• Room to grow: Work with a diverse team that values equity, inclusion, and your unique contributions.
• Flexibility: Our remote-first culture means you can thrive wherever you’re most productive.
• Support for your journey: We’re committed to creating a workplace where you feel valued, inspired, and empowered.

Accessibility and Inclusion

RWI is a Certified Indigenous Business through the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business, and all team members are Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) certified. If you require accommodations during the interview process, please let us know, and we’ll work together to support your needs. At RWI Synthetic Futures, diversity is a strength. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities to apply.

How to Apply

Tell us about you. Share your story, your aspirations, and what excites you about this opportunity. We’re interested in the person behind the application—not just your experience. Please submit your application and join us in building what’s next.