Job Title: Project Manager
Job Description
The Project Manager supports a range of public sector projects, overseeing the full lifecycle of architectural mandates for civic, justice, government, and cultural facilities. The role focuses on delivering high‑quality projects in highly regulated and transparent environments, emphasizing cost certainty, risk management, and delivery excellence.
Responsibilities
- Manage end‑to‑end public sector projects from the perspective of an architecture consultant, coordinating design, planning, and delivery activities.
- Work within highly regulated and transparent environments, ensuring compliance with requirements, standards, and complex procurement models.
- Prioritize cost certainty, proactive risk management, and on‑time delivery for each project.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop holistic design solutions that address public mandates for security, accessibility, and openness.
- Integrate sustainable and resilient design strategies into projects to support essential services and strengthen civic identity.
- Manage multi‑stakeholder governance, including coordination with public authorities, community partners, and other stakeholders.
- Contribute to inclusive engagement processes and partnerships, including with Indigenous communities, to ensure buildings meet long‑term community needs.
- Use Deltek Vantage to track projects, manage resources, handle budgeting, and produce reports, maintaining accurate data and transparency.
- Support long‑term project planning, accounting for extended planning horizons typical of public facilities.
- Maintain and appropriately use reliability security clearance when working on projects that require this level of authorization.
- Work collaboratively with designers, engineers, and other professionals to deliver programs and solutions that drive project success.
- Communicate clearly with clients and stakeholders, providing regular updates on progress, risks, and key decisions.
- Adapt to a corporate environment and contribute to a culture focused on collaboration, design excellence, and sustainable practices.
Essential Skills
- Over 8 years of proven project management experience.
- Project management experience specifically from the perspective of an architecture consultant.
- Proficiency with Deltek Vantage for project and financial management.
- Valid reliability security clearance.
- Demonstrated experience with public building projects (civic, justice, government, or cultural).
- Ability to work in highly regulated and transparent environments.
- Skill in managing complex procurement models and multi‑stakeholder governance.
- Comfort working in a corporate environment.
- Strong skills in cost management, risk management, and schedule adherence.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with multidisciplinary teams.
Additional Skills And Qualifications
- Experience designing and delivering civic, justice, government, or cultural facilities.
- Knowledge of sustainable and resilient design strategies in the context of public buildings.
- Ability to balance security, accessibility, and openness in public building projects.
- Experience working with inclusive engagement processes and community partnerships, including with Indigenous communities.
- Ability to contribute to holistic design solutions that create lasting public value.
- Ability to work within an international, multidisciplinary architecture and engineering team.
- Interest in leveraging technology and sustainable practices to advance design and project delivery
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Ottawa, ON.
Pay And Benefits
The pay range for this position is $95000.00 - $125000.00/yr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Ottawa,ON.
À propos d'Actalent
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About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.
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