Manager, Corporate Project Management Office

Posting Start Date: 7/16/26

Job Opening Number: 107228
Job Requisition Number: 444
Number of Positions: 1
Job Type: Management and Administration
Job Code: 000033
Department: OFFICE OF THE CAO
Division: BusinessImprovement&Compliance
Hiring Salary Range: $131,926.00 - $148,417.00 per annum
Maximum of Salary Range: $164,908 per annum
Job Grade: 8
Job Status and Duration: Full Time (FT), Regular
Hours of Work: 35 Hour work week
Location: Williams Parkway Operations Centre
Posting Date: 07/16/2026
Closing Date: 07/29/2026

External and internal applicants are now being considered.

Reporting to the Director, Business Improvement & Compliance, this position leads the City's Corporate Project Management Office (PMO) by establishing and continuously improving Corporate-wide project governance, portfolio management, project assurance, capital compliance, and project delivery standards. The role is responsible for ensuring corporate initiatives and capital investments are aligned with Council priorities, corporate strategic objectives, financial stewardship, and organizational capacity.

The position provides leadership in portfolio governance, project intake, prioritization, performance reporting, OnePlan administration, project assurance, continuous improvement, and organizational project management maturity. Working collaboratively across departments, the Manager develops enterprise standards, policies, methodologies, and reporting frameworks that improve decision-making, transparency, accountability, and successful project delivery.

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

Program Design, Management and Prioritization:

• Lead the design, development and implementation of an Corporate -Project Management Office structure.
• Provide recommendations to Executive Sponsor and Corporate Leadership Team (CLT) on overall governance, procedures, processes and technology to be adopted across the City of Brampton.
• Develops annual Corporate PMO workplan in conjunction with Sponsor and Steering Committee.
• Researches, designs and develops best practice project management tools, templates, reports and methodologies.
• Work in close collaboration with Commissioners and Directors of business units with capital projects to provide support and consulting advice to project managers in those divisions that are delivering capital projects.
• Lead project management alignment and consistency across the corporation.
• Reviews and approves project requests, plans and budgets. Manages escalated project delivery issues.
• Develops project and portfolio dashboards, ensures regular and consistent reporting occurs, and provides analysis and updates on reports and KPIs.
• Reviews project-specific workplans assessing and reporting on resourcing - financial and human - and provides input on priorities. Forecasts future resource demands.

Program Design, Management and Prioritization:

• Lead the design, development and implementation of an Corporate -Project Management Office structure.
• Provide recommendations to Executive Sponsor and Corporate Leadership Team (CLT) on overall governance, procedures, processes and technology to be adopted across the City of Brampton.
• Develops annual Corporate PMO workplan in conjunction with Sponsor and Steering Committee.
• Researches, designs and develops best practice project management tools, templates, reports and methodologies.
• Work in close collaboration with Commissioners and Directors of business units with capital projects to provide support and consulting advice to project managers in those divisions that are delivering capital projects.
• Lead project management alignment and consistency across the corporation.
• Reviews and approves project requests, plans and budgets. Manages escalated project delivery issues.
• Develops project and portfolio dashboards, ensures regular and consistent reporting occurs, and provides analysis and updates on reports and KPIs.
• Reviews project-specific workplans assessing and reporting on resourcing - financial and human - and provides input on priorities. Forecasts future resource demands.

People Leadership:

• Responsible for direct leadership of staff (Project Coordinators) within the section including formal performance management.

• Forecasts and manages Coroporate PMO project staffing and technology needs in order to balance project and portfolio workload ensuring resources are utilized effectively and efficiently.

• Fosters a productive team environment by effectively solving problems and, coaching, mentoring and motivating staff.
• Provides employee feedback and ensures skills development and training needs are identified and proper training is planned and executed.
• Assigns specific projects / initiatives as required, provides project advice and on a periodic basis reviews work products and deliverables.

Program and Administrative Accountabilities:

• Develops an annual workplan and its related budget, human resources plans and key performance indicators.
• Responsible for section administration including setting and tracking budget; development of workforce planning (recruitment, training, performance management); on-going resource management
• Approves contracts and payments to external vendors
• Ensures compliance with all legislation and policy, including Occupational Health and Safety
• Develop reports / presentations including project-specific; overall operations; and financial. Delivers presentations to staff as well as Council

Selection Criteria

Education:

• Post-secondary degree in Business Management, Operations Management or Engineering. Master's Degree an asset (MBA or MPA, preferred).

Experience:

• 5 - 7 years' experience in project management. Experience in simultaneously managing several complex projects, with financial tracking.

Other Skills And Assets:

• Demonstrated experience establishing and/or running an Corporate PMO
• Expert-level knowledge of project and change management and associated methodologies, techniques, processes and approaches
• Proven track record in driving change and delivering tangible benefits with sustainable results within complex organizations in various progressive industries/ environments.
• Ability to lead, motivate and coach diverse teams to obtain cooperation, instil accountability and achieve results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation and facilitation skills. Confident speaking ability with Sr. Management.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality, exercise discretion and tact in sensitive situations.
• Municipal experience would be an asset.
• Expertise with Microsoft tools (MS Project, Excel, Word, SharePoint, Visio, etc.)

Mandatory Requirements:

• PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification an asset.
• PROSCI Change Management certification an asset.

Additional Information

Interview: Our recruitment process may be completed with video conference technology.

**Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the selection criteria.

As part of the corporation's Modernizing Job Evaluation project, this position will undergo an evaluation which may result in a change to the rate of compensation. Any changes affecting this position will be communicated as information becomes available.

If this opportunity matches your interest and experience, please apply online by clicking the apply now button by 07/29/2026and complete the attached questionnaire.