PROJECT MANAGER
Reference #:2025-60
Strong. Proud. Uplifting.
At Ornge, we believe that ordinary people can do extraordinary things.
Each day, we connect communities with critical care across Ontario, Canada. In the air and by land, our teams deliver equity in emergency response, uplifting the lives of those in our care.
We are excited to onboard individuals who bring energy, enthusiasm, and professionalism to our growing group of difference-makers and life-changers.
Discover Ontario, Canada, and an exciting career with Ornge.
Position Title | Project Manager |
Department/Section | Corporate Services |
Number of Openings | 1 |
Employment Status | Contract Full Time - 15 Months |
Targeted Salary Range | $97,997.00-$116,371.94 |
Work Mode | Hybrid (2 Days Per Week) |
Location | 5310 Explorer Drive, Mississauga |
Hours of Work | Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm |
Posting Open Date | April 24, 2025 |
Posting Close Date | May 1, 2025 |
The salary offered to the successful candidate will consider a wide array of factors such as the individual’s skillset, level of experience applicable to the role and internal equity considerations.
Uplifting Your Career at Ornge
Orngeis seeking an experienced,dynamic, and highly organized Project Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will lead the planning, performance monitoring and delivery of key projects that enhance the operational capabilities of our critical care air ambulance services. As a Project Manager at Ornge, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams at all levels, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget toalign with organizational goals. You will possess strong leadership, interpersonal and excellent communication skills with the technical knowledge required to leada diverse range of strategicprojects that include changes to Ornge’s service offerings and healthcare partnerships, technologydriven initiatives, and physicalstructures while maintaining a high standard of quality in a fast-paced environment. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the delivery of life-saving services across Ontario.
Key Accountabilities:
- Lead and develop internal and external stakeholder relationships throughout the project life cycle.
- Define clear roles and responsibilities to lead and promote collaboration.
- Develop and implement project plans, including scope definition, identification of key tasks, milestones, and deliverables.
- Communicate clearly with stakeholders to manage expectations, resolve conflicts and roadblocks.
- Monitor project performance against the plan, address variances, identify risks and develop mitigation plans.
- Work directly with vendors to ensure alignment to contracted scope and deliverables to meet legal agreements.
- Proficiency in project management methodologies – Agile and Waterfall.
- Participation in Project Management Office led initiatives in support of providing organization wide project information through statistics and visual representation.
- Promote positive team management, provide coaching and mentoring.
Responsibilities:
- Provide direction and support to project teams.
- Manage projects using project management tools and methodologies.
- Review and assist business units in the preparation of project charters.
- Conduct project planning that includes creating and maintaining schedules, budgets, and collaborate effectively with stakeholders.
- Ensure high quality and timely production of all deliverables.
- Monitor forecasts, budgets, and cash flows throughout the life of the project.
- Identify and improve communication to bring conflict within the team into the open and facilitate resolution.
- Understand stakeholder processes in support of Project Management Office projects to collaborate on improvement efforts.
- Direct and immediate collaboration with project stakeholders and sponsors to ensure alignment with the project goals.
- Proactively anticipate diagnose problems from multiple angles and probe underlying issues to generate solutions.
- Facilitate buy-in and guide implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
- Engage in upfront activities to support vendor management throughout the project life cycle.
- Identify and log project risks and align to the organizations overall risk program.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation and records.
- Prepare status updates, project reports and presentations.
- Support ongoing improvement of Project Management Office tools for a consistent approach to projects.
- Contribute and foster an environment of respect, kindness, and compassionwhere all feel mutually respected, and differences are welcome.
- Understand what fair treatment looks like from an equity, diversity, and inclusion perspective.
- Support multiple projects and stakeholders based on the strategic direction and priorities of the organization.
- Ongoing pursuit of professional development leveraging organizational opportunities.
- Support recruitment efforts to satisfy project needs of the organization.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant fieldto support diversity of projects e.g. business and technology.
- PMP Certification.
- Minimum 5 years of experience leading,managing and coordinating projects.
- Experience delivering a diverse range of strategic projects including operational changes, business process, and technology projects.
- Experience in Healthcare, with Aviation and Emergency Medical Services an asset.
- Proficient with Microsoft suite of products e.g. Microsoft 365, MicrosoftProject.
Total Rewards:
- 24/7 Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- Premium Defined Benefits Pension Plan Automatic Enrollment.
- PERKS! Employee Promotional Programs relating to personal phone plans, furniture, home/car insurance, travel, fitness,attractions and more!
At Ornge, we are:
- Community connectors.
- Equity in healthcare.
- Strong in our convictions.
- Proud of the services we provide.
- Uplifting in our mission, values, and services.
You can expect us to be:
- Competitive in pay, benefits, vacation time and more.
- Promoters of diversity.
- Champions of inclusivity and accessibility.
- Committed to your career advancement.
- A tight-knit, supportive culture.
A bit about you:
- You are driven by our collective desire to make a difference.
- Excited by problem solving and excels at in-the-moment decision making.
- Teamwork has always been where you thrive.
- You are ready to put your skills into action in a fast-paced environment.
What’s next:
- If you are ready to uplift lives, apply directly online.
- All resumes are reviewed by our team and only those under consideration will be contacted.
- Ornge is committed to providing accessible accommodations in compliance with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please email us at talentacquisition@ornge.ca and we will work with you to meet your needs.
- Ornge encourages applications from candidates identifying as a member of a traditionally underrepresented group including First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous peoples; Francophone persons; Black and racialized persons; members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; and persons with disabilities.
Are you ready to pursue a career that has a profound impact on communities across Ontario, Canada? Join us.
Ornge. Lives uplifted.
