Agile Project Manager
-
Pay Rate: $80.50/hour, depending on experience
-
Contract Length: 6 Months
Location: Calgary, Alberta
-
Raise is currently hiring an Agile Project Manager on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader. Our Client is a technology company that combines decades of industry expertise with next-generation AI technology that helps organizations reinvent how they build, operate and deliver by pairing human ingenuity with agentic systems that scale intelligence across the enterprise.
Note: The primary pay rate is based on T4 classification; however, we will also consider applications from candidates interested in an INC classification, where applicable.
Description
Our client is looking for an experienced, high-impact Senior Agile Project Manager who blends strong, traditional project management rigor with modern agile execution. This is not a pure Scrum Master role. We need a delivery leader who excels at client navigation, stakeholder alignment, scope and financial management, and driving custom/bespoke software application development from initiation through close-out. You will manage complex delivery streams, lead resource and budget planning across multiple projects, and foster trusted partnerships with both internal technical teams and client leadership.
Responsibilities
- 1. Initiate & Plan
-
Scope Confirmation: Confirm and baseline project scope with the client, ensuring all critical discovery inputs, requirements, and deliverables are fully aligned.
-
Integrated Project Planning: Establish overall project scope, detailed schedules, resource allocations, and robust communication strategies across all workstreams.
-
Stakeholder & Governance Setup: Identify key internal and client stakeholders; set up governance cadences and delivery checkpoint gates.
-
Risk Management: Proactively identify project, delivery, and interdependency risks to construct a comprehensive Risk Management & Mitigation Plan.
-
2. Execute & Deliver
-
Direct Work Activities: Lead day-to-day work activities for custom/bespoke application engineering and delivery teams.
-
Quality Assurance: Ensure all project deliverables meet strict internal quality standards and client expectations.
-
Active Stakeholder Management: Effectively communicate with stakeholders at all organizational levels to gain consensus, drive key decisions, and navigate changes without formal authority.
-
Regulatory Compliance: Ensure project execution complies with all relevant legislation, regulatory frameworks, and client-specific operational rules.
-
3. Monitor & Control
-
Progress & Quality Validation: Track and report on milestones, task completion, and overall build quality.
-
Scope & Change Control: Formally manage project scope, change requests (change records), statements of work (SOWs), and schedule variance.
-
Resource & Budget Management: Manage resource commitments, resolve team allocation conflicts, and maintain strict control over project budgets across multiple concurrent engagements.
-
DevOps & Delivery Tooling: Utilize Azure DevOps Boards (acting in both Product Manager and Scrum Master capacities) to manage product backlogs, iterations, and enhancement roadmaps for custom applications.
-
Status Reporting: Maintain accurate project records and provide transparent reporting on progress, risks, and health to Program Managers, Directors, and executive client leaders.
-
4. Close-Out & Continuous Improvement
-
Project Closure: Conduct formal project close-outs according to client protocols and contractual agreements.
-
Lessons Learned: Partner with the Program Support Team to identify, document, and implement delivery and methodology improvements for future engagements.
Qualifications
-
8+ years of hands-on Project Management experience leading complex software development initiatives.
-
Custom / Bespoke Software Experience: Proven track record of delivering custom-built applications (not just off-the-shelf implementations or infrastructure rollouts).
-
Beyond Scrum Master: Demonstrated capability to manage budgets, resources, statements of work (SOWs), contracts, and client relationships alongside agile delivery mechanisms.
-
Methodology Expertise: Solid background in hybrid-agile and waterfall methodologies, knowing when and how to apply the right framework to the delivery context.
-
Resource & Financial Planning: Direct experience managing resource allocation, financial tracking, and budget forecasting across multiple parallel workstreams.
-
Azure DevOps Proficiency: Practical experience using Azure DevOps Boards to manage backlogs, user stories, and application enhancement roadmaps (low to medium complexity).
-
Contractual & Scope Management: Direct experience drafting, reviewing, and finalizing Statements of Work (SOWs), Project Charters, and formal Change Records.
-
Tooling: Highly skilled in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, MS Project/Visio or equivalent) for formal documentation and client reporting.
-
Client Navigation & Soft Skills:
-
Exceptional communication, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.
-
Proven ability to earn trust, build consensus, and influence diverse stakeholders without direct authority.
-
Practical, innovative, collaborative, and solution-focused approach to complex delivery challenges.
-
Assets / Nice-to-Haves
-
Experience working within regulated industries, specifically utilities and electricity transmission development.
-
Education and Certifications
-
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, Computer Science, or a related field (an equivalent combination of education and direct hands-on experience will be considered).
-
Project Management Certification: Active PMP or PRINCE2 is required.
-
Agile certifications (e.g., CSM, PSM, SAFe) are beneficial, provided candidate demonstrates strong overall PM capabilities.
Additional information
-
Candidates in this role must be willing to work onsite 4/days a week in the offic
Looking for meaningful work? We can help!
Raise is an established hiring firm with over 65 years of experience. We believe strongly in making the world a better place through work, which is why we’re a certified B Corporation and donate 10% of our profits to charity.
We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.
We have a dedicated webpage for accommodations where you can learn more about what we offer and request accommodation: https://raise.jobs/accommodations/
In order to submit candidates for roles, our clients will sometimes require personal information to confirm the identity of applicants and their legal status to work. Raise will never ask you for personal or banking information unless you have been selected for a job. If you are ever unsure about the legitimacy of this or any other Raise job posting (or have any other questions), please contact us at +1 800-567-9675 or [email protected].
#WES
#LI-SC1
