Job Description

Project Manager | 12-Month Contract Mississauga, ON Who We Are: BentallGreenOak is a leading, global real estate investment management advisor and a globally-recognized provider of real estate services. BentallGreenOak serves the interests of more than 750 institutional clients with expertise in the asset management of office, industrial, multi-residential, retail and hospitality property across the globe. BentallGreenOak has offices in 27 cities across thirteen countries with deep, local knowledge, experience, and extensive networks in the regions where we invest in and manage real estate assets on behalf of our clients in primary, secondary and co-investment markets. BentallGreenOak is a part of SLC Management, which is the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life. For more information, please visit www.bentallgreenoak.com. BentallGreenOak promotes a corporate culture that attracts and retains the highest caliber people. We encourage opportunities for growth, development, and promotion by providing our employees with the resources to work effectively and continually strive to perform better. We are committed to a safe and sustainable work environment.
The Opportunity: Through collaboration and partnership with our Business Enablement and Innovation (BEI) and business operations teams, the Project Manager will lead select strategic technology and business projects to successful completion. The Project Manager in Project Management Office will lead teams of internal and external project team members to ensure on time and on budget delivery of BGO\xe2\x80\x99s strategic enterprise technology and business projects.
What You Will Do:

• Lead small to mid-size projects, engaging one or a few business areas and/or BEI teams.
• Own the project budget from inception to completion. Monthly budget to actual reconciliation and report out to project sponsors, and BEI senior management will be required.
• Create and obtain sign-off on the project charters.
• Ensure on time and on budget project completion.
• In collaboration with the project sponsors, ensure efficiency and/or effectiveness benefits (ROI) are achieved and communicated to the Project Approval Committee.
• Ensure ongoing engagement from business and project sponsors, escalating issues through appropriate project governance channels.
• Facilitate issue resolution, escalating as appropriate through project governance channels.
• Ensure the appropriate level of project/program change management and communication is engaged.
• Own the project workplan and scheduling of all key project meetings.
• Lead the weekly project status meetings and completion of the status reports.
• Engage with all areas of IT during project inception and throughout the project to ensure departmental alignment. Seek input to project timelines, hardware and software technical requirements, support agreements, etc.
• Engage with internal audit as required.
• Become a trusted partner and advisor for business leaders.
• Ensure team members are informed, have clear goals, and work collaboratively and in partnership with stakeholders to achieve planned outcomes
• Establish effective and appropriate project governance for a project and adhere to PMO standards and guidelines
• Manage relationships amongst stakeholders by building confidence and trust with clear communications and expectation management
• Facilitate and encourage collaboration across departments to ensure projects are completed successfully
• Embrace and proactively support BGO\xe2\x80\x99s culture of environmental responsibility and social responsibility
• Special and ad-hoc projects, as assigned

Who You Are:

• Education - University Degree or college diploma in the field Information Systems, Business Administration or other related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience \xe2\x80\x93 Five-plus years of experience providing business analysis for enterprise IT projects, preferably in the real estate/investment management industry.
• Relationship Skills - Superior writing and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail and accuracy. Ability to develop and sustain cooperative working relationships and to interact with senior executives effectively.

We thank all applicants for their interest in employment with BentallGreenOak (Canada) LP, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. At BGO, we recognize that each employee\xe2\x80\x99s unique experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints strengthen our ability to create and deliver the best value to our clients, partners, and stakeholders/investors. Therefore, we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply to our career opportunities. BentallGreenOak is committed to equitable hiring practices, and we welcome the opportunity to discuss accommodation and ensure fairness and equity in our hiring process. If you require accommodation, please email us at accessibility@bentallgreenoak.com and include: Job posting number, your name and your preferred method of contact.