Junior IT Project Manager

Job Title: Junior IT Project Manager

Location: Toronto, ON/ Sudbury, Ontario (hybrid majorly remote)

Duration: Long term Contract (12 months)

Rate: CAD70-80/hr

Position Summary

The Junior IT Project Manager supports and leads low- to moderate-complexity technology projects using approved project management practices. This role is responsible for coordinating project activities, maintaining project documentation, tracking budgets and schedules, facilitating stakeholder communication, and supporting successful project delivery. Working under the guidance of a Manager or Senior Project Manager, the incumbent will progressively build independent project leadership capabilities while supporting multiple concurrent initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage project plans, schedules, timelines, milestones, action logs, decision logs, risk registers, issue logs, status reports, and project closure documentation.
• Utilize approved project management tools and templates, with a strong focus on ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM).
• Coordinate project activities across business, technology, and vendor teams to ensure project objectives are achieved.
• Monitor project scope, schedules, deliverables, and dependencies, proactively identifying and escalating risks and issues as required.
• Track project financials, including budgets, forecasts, commitments, purchase orders, and invoices, ensuring financial transparency and timely reporting.
• Identify project variances and escalate concerns related to scope, schedule, budget, or resource constraints to project sponsors, managers, or senior project managers.
• Prepare and distribute accurate and timely project status reports, highlighting accomplishments, upcoming activities, risks, issues, budget status, and key decisions.
• Facilitate project meetings, document meeting minutes, decisions, and action items, and ensure timely follow-up on outstanding tasks.
• Support project governance activities, ensuring alignment with organizational project delivery standards and methodologies.
• Maintain clear and consistent communication with project stakeholders, ensuring transparency and effective collaboration.
• Assist with project onboarding, project documentation reviews, lessons learned sessions, and project closure activities.
• Perform other project management and administrative responsibilities as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience supporting or managing IT or technology-related projects.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and project lifecycle management.
• Experience maintaining project schedules, risk registers, issue logs, action trackers, and project documentation.
• Excellent organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including business and technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ServiceNow SPM (Strategic Portfolio Management).
• Exposure to project budgeting, financial tracking, forecasting, and invoice management.
• Knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• PMP, CAPM, or other project management certification is considered an asset.
• Experience within mining, industrial, technology, or enterprise IT environments is advantageous.

Top Skills Required

• Strong organization and attention to detail.
• Excellent documentation, reporting, and communication skills.
• IT project coordination or project management experience.
• Ability to manage risks, issues, schedules, and budgets effectively.
• Experience working with project management tools and governance processes.