Project Manager

Summary

Buckland provides global trade services through customs brokerage, trade management, freight forwarding, technology, and warehousing solutions. The Project Manager will manage project schedules, stakeholders, resources, budgets, and end-to-end project delivery while ensuring alignment with software development lifecycle practices. The role also involves facilitating Agile initiatives, improving project processes, and coordinating internal teams and external contractors.

Responsibilities

• Establish, maintain, and cultivate working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive management, scope, and implementation of key initiatives
• Assess project issues such as roadblocks, identify solutions, manage project dependencies and critical path and contingency plans as needed
• Establish clear ownership and accountabilities for project tasks and ensure personnel volume and tools needed for the projects are adequate
• Lead project management initiatives by overseeing end-to-end processes, including planning, documentation, SOP development, training and post-implementation optimization
• Manage, develop, evolve, and improve project charters, project plans and timeline specific records
• Facilitate the assembly of project definition, scope, estimates, and work breakdown structure
• Work with the development team on the following behaviours: Test Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour Driven Development (BDD)
• Meets financial objectives by forecasting; preparing project budgets; analyzing variances; initiating corrective action
• Consistently sourcing and training on new upcoming technologies and industry trends to achieve business objectives
• Apply your skills with Microsoft utilizing programs such as Excel, Word, Teams, and Outlook
• Demonstrate your meticulous attention to detail by ensuring accuracy and decision making working in a fast paced environment

Skills

• University Degree/College Diploma in Business Analysis, Project Management/IT Project Management, or relevant education in Business
• Must have an active PMP certification
• Scrum Certification or able to get it
• 3-5+ years of relevant experience in Project Management fundamentals and methodologies
• Experience using project management software & standards – MS Project, Asana, Gantt Charts, Visio, etc
• Experience working in an Agile software development environment and be familiar with Agile events, working alongside Product owners, testers, and other stakeholders
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must be legally eligible to work for the Company at all times
• Valid Passport and ability and desire to occasionally travel if required to other offices locations in CAD/USA/MX

Qualifications

Must Haves

• University Degree/College Diploma in Business Analysis, Project Management/IT Project Management, or relevant education in Business
• Must have an active PMP certification
• Scrum Certification or able to get it
• 3-5+ years of relevant experience in Project Management fundamentals and methodologies
• Experience using project management software & standards – MS Project, Asana, Gantt Charts, Visio, etc
• Experience working in an Agile software development environment and be familiar with Agile events, working alongside Product owners, testers, and other stakeholders
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must be legally eligible to work for the Company at all times
• Valid Passport and ability and desire to occasionally travel if required to other offices locations in CAD/USA/MX

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package
• Matching retirement plan
• A friendly, collaborative work environment
• Opportunities for professional development & ongoing learning
• A chance to be part of a growing organization
• Remote work arrangement available for applicants who are not local to a Buckland office.