RFR‑149‑2026 | Project Manager, Senior | Government of Saskatchewan

8+ years experience

Opportunity Details

Client Reference

RFR‑149‑2026

# of Openings

1

Start Date

June 15, 2026

End Date

Not fixed

Days for Contract

3 years

Extension

Not fixed

Assignment Type

Onsite

Days in Office

5 days a week

Location

Regina, SK

Cluster

Government of Saskatchewan

Must Haves

NOTE: Candidate will be required to provide a copy of certificates, 3 references, complete a Qualifications Description Form (provided upon selection), and may be asked to complete a presentation if offered an interview. Fully onsite work in Regina is mandatory.

Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2 certification. (Copy of Certificate to be included in submission)

Demonstrated experience as a practicing Project Manager managing different, complex projects in an IT environment.

The proposed candidate must demonstrate hands‑on experience as the accountable Project Manager for a minimum of three (3) completed IT projects that meet all of the following criteria:

Each project must have all of the below bullets to pass the mandatory:

A minimum project duration of 6 months

A minimum total project budget of $500,000

Multiple stakeholder groups (minimum of three, including business and IT)

At least one external vendor

System integration or cloud/SaaS implementation components

Experience will only be considered where the candidate held end‑to‑end accountability for delivery.

Experience limited to coordination, reporting, or partial lifecycle involvement will not be considered.

Candidate must be available to work 100% on-site located in a Government of Saskatchewan office in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, upon contract start.

Nice to Haves

N/A

Rated Requirements

Rated Criteria Category

Weighting

Proposal Compliance

Pass/Fail

Qualifications: Mandatory Requirements (Appendix H)

Pass/Fail

Qualifications: Scored Requirements (Appendix H, Resume)

37.5

Hourly Rate (Appendix B)

12.5

Interviews (Optional)

25

Reference Checks (Optional)

25

Total

100%

Generally, Submissions that receive less than 65 per cent of the points may be rejected after the evaluation of the written Submission. The Evaluation Team will determine how many Submissions, in any, will be short-listed.

Any Submission ranked at the lower-end of the scale in any of the criteria may be rejected.

Description

Deliverables

SBP is looking for one or more highly experienced Project Manager(s) to join the PDO. The Project Manager(s) will be an integral part of the Project Delivery Team.
The duties of the Project Manager(s) include, though are not limited to:

Develop the terms of the detailed project plan in consultation with the Project Leadership Team.

Prepare and maintain the Project Plan and obtain approval from the Project Management Delivery Office and the Executive Sponsor for the assigned project, as applicable.

Ensure the project is undertaken in accordance with the standards, processes and documentation which follow Project Management Institute standards.

Ensure effective project governance by supporting executive steering committees with timely reporting, escalation of risks and issues, and clear recommendations.

Produce deliverables on time, within budget and to specification ensuring project objectives are met.

Ensure the work products and deliverables are completed in compliance with technical standards.

Deliver projects using Agile or hybrid (Agile/Waterfall) delivery approaches, ensuring alignment with approved governance, milestones, and outcomes.

Facilitate integration of project touch points (interconnections) across related projects if required.

Monitor and report on project performance: scope, schedule, cost, and quality of project deliverables.

Identify, monitor and manage risks related to the delivery of the project.

Provide timely communications and reporting regarding projects risks, issues and concerns to the team, Project Sponsors and relevant stakeholders.

Organize and facilitate multi-stakeholder workshops, meetings and prepare presentations.

Work collaboratively with third party vendors and other partners to include their delivery as part of the overall implementation plan.

Develop project change requests (scope, time and cost) while negotiating and sharing financial implications and/or impact with the Project Sponsor.

Manage cloud-based IT projects, including Software as a Service implementations, cloud migrations, or cloud-native solution delivery.

Identify changes to resourcing requirements.

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