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Project Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager, IT Project Manager

Job in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Listing for: Sobeys
Full Time, Contract position
Listed on 2026-02-18
Job specializations:
  • Management
    Program / Project Manager, IT Project Manager, Business Management, Business Analyst
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Project Manager (18 months contract)

Requisition : 192020
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Technology Transformation Management
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province
:
Ontario;
Alberta;
Nova Scotia;
Québec
City: Mississauga / Calgary / Stellarton / Montreal

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, Fresh Co, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

Position Overview
:
The Project Manager is responsible for managing a project from initiation through completion. This role requires expertise in planning, organizing, and managing projects while engaging with stakeholders at various levels of the organization and third-party vendors/contractors. The Project Manager excels in building and driving a project plan to ensure delivery within budget, in alignment with expected timelines, and with expected benefits.

This individual will ensure the successful completion of essential deliverables throughout the project lifecycle, including appropriate documentation. They are responsible for ensuring risks to the project’s objectives are appropriately identified and escalated to address and mitigate in a time-sensitive manner.

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a 18 months contract opportunity for a Project Manager. This role can be based out of one our main offices including:
Stellarton, NS;
Mississauga, ON. Calgary, AB;
Montreal, QC.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

Key Responsibilities:

1. Project Planning and Execution Management:

  • Lead the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closing of a single project.
  • Proficiency in Planview (or similar project portfolio management tools) is considered an asset.
  • Ability to apply agile, waterfall or hybrid methodologies as appropriate to optimize project delivery and stakeholder engagement.
  • Develop clear and attainable project objectives, build project requirements, and manage the triple constraint of cost, time, and quality.
  • Create and manage the project plan to ensure delivery within budget, timelines, and expected outcomes.
  • Monitor project status and manage deliverables to ensure quality standards and goals are achieved.
  • Manage any changes in the project in accordance with project change management controls.
  • Facilitate the completion of core project documents, including but not limited to Project Brief, Business Case, Project Charter, RAID log, and others.

    • 2. Stakeholder Engagement and Leadership:

  • Effectively communicate and engage with all stakeholders, focusing on the senior sponsor, to drive project engagement and ensure delivery is in alignment with business goals.
  • Demonstrate ability to lead effectively through ambiguity by bringing structure, clarity, and direction to complex, evolving initiatives.
  • Manage stakeholder expectations and foster strong relationships to support project success.
  • Lead and manage project teams, providing guidance, coaching, and support to ensure high performance.
  • Support and contribute to departmental continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing processes, efficiency, and overall project management maturity.

    • 3. Risk and Issue Management:

  • Identify, assess, and manage project risks to mitigate potential impacts.
  • Develop and implement risk management plans and strategies.
  • Ensure risks/issues are identified and escalated appropriately and in a time-sensitive manner.

    • 4…

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