Project Management Office (PMO) Lead

Are you looking to grow with a company that puts people first? Where you collaborate daily with colleagues to create real solutions? Skyrocket your career with Elantis! Certified as a Great Place to Work®, Best Workplace™ for Today’s Youth, and Best Workplace™ for Inclusion, we're looking for a passionate and driven PMO Lead to work with our Edmonton team. Here are some of the great things you can expect from Elantis:

• Competitive salary and comprehensive extended health benefits, fully paid by Elantis.
• Mentorship, training, and ongoing opportunities for development to fuel your career growth and build your expertise.
• Relaxed environment with a casual dress code, community involvement opportunities, and lots of fun social events.
• Any excuse to celebrate our successes with lunches and treats - which is pretty often!
• Free access to an on-site fitness facility.

This position is located in our downtown Edmonton branch with the option for hybrid work. The Ideal Candidate At Elantis, Employees’ Cultural Fit And Alignment With Our Values Are The Most Important Factors In Selecting a Successful Candidate. We Are Guided By Our Core Values Of Own The Experience, Focus On People, And Do The Right Thing. You’re a Great Fit For Our Team If You

• Want to work closely with a talented team to create innovative solutions for customers and contribute to a vibrant work culture.
• Proactively offer solutions, think outside the box, and are confident in bringing your ideas forward to overcome obstacles and make a positive impact.
• Are comfortable with ambiguity and willing to seek direction if you need it.
• Are a lifelong learner. You’re curious, learn quickly, and enjoy mentoring to help others grow their career while you grow yours.
• Can move easily from project to project and juggle competing priorities with ease.
• Want to create an exceptional experience for customers, colleagues, and yourself.
• Enjoy collaborating with colleagues in-person to share ideas, solve problems, and celebrate together.
• Proactively providing support and mentorship for your team with regular check ins, additional learning, and offer guidance for best practices.

The Role As the PMO Lead at Elantis, you’ll be responsible for:

• Proactively managing, reporting on, and meeting team utilization targets.
• Optimizing resource assignments and project scheduling to streamline delivery and achieve KPIs.
• Accurate forecasting and capacity planning.
• Coordinating closely with practice leads to manage resource schedules and align team skills with market needs.
• Continuous improvement of project management processes to improve customer satisfaction, quality, and efficiency.
• Overseeing project managers to ensure alignment with customers and organizational goals.
• Accurately managing and reporting on all aspects of project financials, schedule, scope, and risk.
• Managing concurrent multidisciplinary project teams using both Waterfall and Agile practices.
• Monitoring and control development and implementation activities for delivery.
• Leading presentations to internal and external stakeholders.

On the technical side, here are some of the skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Three or more years’ experience managing utilization, scheduling, and capacity planning.
• Experience in managing complex technology projects for consulting companies.
• Clear understanding of business impacts related to efficiency, operations, project scheduling, and resource utilization.
• Ability to manage multiple customers and projects, with a combined multimillion-dollar budget.
• Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, enabling you to present to C-level customers and the Elantis leadership team.
• In depth knowledge of project management best practices.
• Ability to control project scope and deliverables by assessing risks, ensuring strict change control, and leveraging exceptional stakeholder management.
• Meticulous reporting and proactive decision making.
• Familiarity with Project Online, SharePoint, and Microsoft DevOps.
• Current project management certification (PMP or CSM preferred). Other complementary certification paths are an asset (e.g., Prince2, Prosci, Lean, ITIL, etc.)

Elantis gives you the opportunity to make a real impact in your work with clients and our internal team. We welcome candidates in the Edmonton area to apply today!