Senior Project Manager / Chef de projet in Toronto

Help shape the future of Ontario's transportation network. Join the Ministry of Transportation's Highway Transfer Secretariat and play a leading role in a significant transformation of provincial and municipal highway responsibilities. Your work will support the transfer of Toronto's Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway to provincial ownership in fall 2027 and advance planning for the potential upload of Ottawa Road 174. You will lead complex, high-profile projects, build strong partnerships across governments, and help shape the decisions needed to deliver these major commitments. This is an opportunity to solve challenging problems and make a lasting impact on how people and goods move across Ontario.

About the job:

• Direct the delivery of complex, high-profile projects to achieve provincial objectives.
• Drive performance management, oversight, and reporting across project portfolios.
• Lead project governance, controls, and executive-level communications.
• Establish and champion project management standards, methodologies, and best practices.
• Provide strategic advice on priorities, risks, issues, and policy implications.
• Contribute to the development of executive decision-making materials, including business cases and Cabinet/Treasury Board submissions.
• Guide project integration, governance, and change initiatives to ensure alignment and results.

What you bring to the team:

• Project Management / Leadership Skills: Lead, manage and coordinate projects; define scope, establish priorities, approaches, plans and schedules; monitor progress, identify issues, and assess risk; direct and coordinate the work of program/project staff and/or external consultants; build and sustain strong working relationships and partnerships with stakeholder groups; provide advice, technical guidance, and interpretation to internal and external clients/stakeholders.
• Communication Skills: Coordinate and oversee the preparation of business cases and related materials; develop and submit options/recommendations for approval; prepare business cases, technical issues summaries, decision documents, reports, presentations and correspondence; build trusted relationships with senior leaders, partners and stakeholders; provide clear and persuasive advice on complex issues to build consensus and advance shared priorities.
• Analytical Skills: Conduct analysis of program related trends and developments and determine their applicability to the program/projects; evaluate project feasibility of options considered, and recommend optimum strategies and approaches.
• Business Knowledge: Knowledge of planning and project management methodologies, guidelines, standards and processes to lead, manage and coordinate projects; knowledge of relevant Provincial/Federal legislation and regulations, and Ministry directions, policies, directives, guidelines, standards and related programs; knowledge of policy/program development and government decision-making structures and processes; the ability to collaborate with others in order to develop legislation and policies.

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility:

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions. Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion.

Additional information:

• Address: 1 English Permanent, 777 Bay St, Toronto, Toronto Region
• 1 English Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 777 Bay St, Toronto, Toronto Region
• Compensation Group: Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario
• Schedule: 6
• Category: Consulting and Planning

Remember: The deadline to apply is Tuesday, October 27, 2026 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted. We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted. The Ontario Public Service is an inclusive employer. Accommodation is available under the Ontario's Human Rights Code.