Bilingual Senior Specialist, Project Management

About CMHC

The work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system.

At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements. We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done. We have flexibility, in how, when, and where we work, within the boundaries of the business needs and the nature of your role. Our leadership style is guided by trust, where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams.

Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

What’s in it for you

We’ve got the purpose, the people and the perks you need for a fulfilling career. Here’s the comprehensive and generous benefits you get when you’re a contract employee:

• Accrued vacation.
• Annual individual performance bonus.
• Group insurance coverage to support your well-being from day one.
• Support torwards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more.
• An inclusive workplace culture and environment.

About the role 
Join the Housing program team in the Bilingual Senior Specialist, Project Management position. In this role, you will oversee the successful delivery of large, highly complex, enterprise-wide and/or high-risk projects, ensuring appropriate identification of risks and risk mitigation strategies, and ensuring tracking of progress and delivery against goals. 

This is a temporary position until December 2025.

What you’ll do: 

• Collaborate with the Project Sponsor and/or Business Lead to develop a project charter and detailed project plan that establishes the scope, assumptions, constraints, deliverables, interim milestones, budget, timelines and creation of the project team.
• Advise on and seek recommendations from the project sponsor and/or Management with regard to dependencies for successful delivery of projects, recommended costing, timing and resource requirements.
• Ensure risks are identified and documented that may affect the budget, timing and successful delivery against plan. Work closely with the Project Sponsor and/or Business Lead to ensure risk mitigation strategies are utilized to resolve issues in a timely manner. Escalate issues as appropriate to senior project management and operational management, providing a recommended action plan as needed.
• Use the agreed project charter to define in detail and document the objectives for the project, determine budgetary requirements, and the composition, roles and responsibilities and terms of reference for the project team.
• Work closely with the Business Lead and/or project teams to monitor progress against defined deliverables, ensuring issues are documented and addressed and that the project adheres to the agreed schedule and budget.
• Oversee and coordinate the work of internal and external resources assigned to the project.
• Provide regular reports to the project sponsor and/or Management to ensure there is a common understanding on progress against targets and budget. Make recommendations to mitigate identified risks and to address potential, emerging issues.
• Ensure that a plan for benefits realization of the project is established with baseline measurements captured at the beginning of the project and that benefits achieved are measured at completion of the project.

What you should have:

• An undergraduate degree in business administration, commerce or a related discipline.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of prior relevant experience including experience managing complex, cross-functional, high risk projects.
• Certified Project Management Professional credentials.
• A demonstrated experience managing systems-based projects utilizing industry standards and best practices.
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills. Ability to deliver a persuasive, clear presentation of ideas that will convince others and gain acceptance of proposals or plans.
• Diplomacy and strong interpersonal skills are critical. Leadership skills are required to present complex results, influence behaviour, negotiate and set policy direction, and persuade others to take a course of action.
• Sound analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to capture and synthesize information to develop recommendations and provide advice.
• Bilingualism (English and French).

It would be great if you also had:

• A certified Change Management Professional (CCMP).

Posting closing date:  Note, the competition will remain active until filled.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion 

We’re committed to employment equity and encourage women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and persons of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions to apply. We also welcome applications from non-Canadians who are eligible to work in Canada.

CMHC is an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought – and of people – are recognized, valued, and considered essential to achieving our mission.

Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion 

What happens after you apply 

We know that applying for a new job can be both exciting and daunting, and we appreciate your effort. Learn more about our hiring process.  If you are selected for an interview or testing, please advise us if you require an accommodation.

If you applied before and you were not successful don’t worry – we're always posting new positions, so don’t hesitate to give it another shot. We’re excited to see what you bring to the table this time around!