Senior Project Manager

St.Catharines Corp Office
St Catharines, ON L2S 3W3, CAN

Why Meridian?

At Meridian our aspiration is to integrate our purpose into everything we do for people, the planet, and communities. We believe that our greatest opportunity is to create opportunity and meet people where they are.

Factor us into your next career opportunity. We want you to grow with us and have an experience that’s different. This is a place where you can expect the unexpected.

The role: The Senior Project Manager is a strategic delivery leader responsible for managing complex, cross-functional initiatives that support Meridian’s Horizon 2 transformation and Horizon 3 innovation goals. This includes leading both business transformation and complex IT projects that drive enterprise-wide impact.

The role demands excellence in delivery execution, stakeholder engagement, and change leadership. The Senior Project Manager is accountable for project-level benefits realization planning and management, ensuring that intended outcomes are defined, tracked, and achieved. They also lead project governance and risk management, navigating bimodal governance models and applying the Project Risk Framework to ensure compliance and continuity.

Success in this role is defined by the ability to consistently deliver strategic projects that achieve measurable benefits, mitigate risks proactively, and embed continuous improvement into every phase of delivery. The Senior Project Manager builds trust with stakeholders, enables team performance, and contributes to a culture of innovation and accountability across the EPMO.
2 Vacancies - 1 Permanent & 1 Contract

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery & Execution

• Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic projects aligned to H2 and H3 priorities
• Lead both business transformation and complex IT projects using Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid methodologies
• Perform the Scrum Master role in Agile or Hybrid projects when required, facilitating ceremonies, removing impediments, and enabling team performance
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business objectives
• Initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and close projects within strict deadlines and budget
• Implement projects focused on reporting KPIs in scope, schedule, budget, and resources
• Leverage AI tools, automation, and digital workflows to accelerate project delivery
• Manage project financials including budgeting, forecasting, tracking, and change control
• Coordinate efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants
• Identify and manage project dependencies, risks, and critical paths
• Develop and monitor integrated project plans with milestones and timelines
• Conduct post-project reviews to certify success criteria are met
• Ensure adherence to project standards, governance, guidelines, and best practices
• Support Agile practices and update project statuses for executive reporting
• Communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders
• Estimate resources and participants needed to achieve project goals
• Track project milestones and deliverables
• Deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations

Stakeholder Engagement & Change Leadership

• Build strong relationships with executives, business owners, and delivery teams
• Lead change enablement activities to support adoption and sustainment of project outcomes
• Facilitate steering committees, cross-functional planning sessions, and change readiness assessments

Project Governance & Risk Management

• Ensure adherence to EPMO governance frameworks, stage-gate reviews, and delivery standards
• Navigate bimodal governance across traditional and agile/hybrid projects
• Follow the Project Risk Framework to identify, assess, and mitigate risks
• Maintain risk registers and elevate…