Project Manager

About Us

The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency (SCA) provides leadership in health promotion, early detection, treatment and research for cancer at our two cancer centres, the Allan Blair Cancer Centre in Regina, and the Saskatoon Cancer Centre. We also provide services in rural communities in partnership with hospitals through the Community Oncology Program. Provincially, we provide services to around 10,000 patients annually and our radiation oncology services account for 2,400 patients annually. Our goal is to deliver safe, person-centric care; we value teamwork and encourage colleagues to work together. Our vision is a healthy population free from cancer, and our more than 900 dedicated employees work hard every day towards this vision.

As a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 27 years in information technology and the past five years with the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, I can say with confidence that this is one of the most rewarding environments I have ever worked in.

The Agency offers project managers the opportunity to lead meaningful, high-impact initiatives that directly support patient care and the delivery of vital health services across the province. Our projects are challenging and diverse, spanning technology upgrades, system integrations, process improvements, and service delivery enhancements — all within a collaborative and supportive culture.

What makes the role unique is the sense of purpose. Every project we deliver has a tangible link to improving cancer care for Saskatchewan residents. This connection, combined with a professional team, strong organizational values, and a commitment to innovation, creates an environment where a project manager can truly make a difference.

If you’re looking for a role where your contributions will have impact, and you’ll work with dedicated professionals who share a common mission, I highly recommend joining the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency.

Robert L. Carignan, Dipl. Elect. Eng., Project Management Professional (PMP)

Being a Project Manager

The Project Manager is accountable to provide leadership and direction to a project team and/or a portfolio of projects, prioritizing requests, outlining project scope, work plans and schedules, roles, and resource requirements, deliverables, integration and transition to application and operation services, ensuring training needs and client satisfaction. 

Planning and Initiation:

• Under the general direction of management, consult with business units and stakeholders to
  prioritize and plan for new IT system developments and/or enhancements of a significant nature,
  generally requiring a project team.
• Develop the overall project plan including the identification of project scope of work, analysis of
  benefits, costs and risks; resource requirements; assemble the project team, identify roles of team
  members, orient team members and identify team and client training needs; establish project
  deliverables, reporting structures, budget tracking; and outline schedules and milestones.
• Identify system design alternatives, research, and recommend viable solutions, assess, develop and
  implement new technologies, standards and methodologies.
• Participate in or lead RFP development, creating statement of work to be delivered by vendor, and
  lead or participate in tender evaluations in accordance with policies and guidelines.
• Prepare contracts, and cost agreements, negotiate revisions, changes and additions, with architects,
  consultants, clients, vendors, and subcontractors and procure services.

Managing the Project:

• Oversee the scope: define and sequence actions, estimate time and resource requirements,
  schedule, plan outcomes and time commitments of contractors and software vendors in accordance
  with project specifications.
• Identify and oversee the technical approach- system design, coding, testing and acceptance for each
  phase.
• Develop and implement a change management strategy, identifying clients and stakeholders,
  provide training and communication on an ongoing basis to stakeholder groups.
• Supervise the SCA staff assigned to the project team: delegate, assign, prioritize, distribute and
  coordinate work; ensure effective team integration; monitor progress and ensure quality and
  timeliness standards are being met; assess ongoing performance and coach for improvements.
  resolve conflicts amongst staff; and schedule; approve leave and overtime; and, provide
  recommendations to management on performance of staff and vendors and disciplinary
  requirements as needed.
• Anticipate and identify project risks, establish risk mitigation strategies, perform qualitative and
  quantitative risk analysis on an ongoing basis, and plan responses.
• Identify resource savings and system efficiency opportunities (both in planning stages and in ongoing
  project work).
• Report on trends, variances, and take corrective action when deviations occur from original plans
  and schedules.
• Develop manuals and transition documents outlining required means to support the newly developed
  system and coordinate integration and transition to application services.
• Create and conduct post-implementation evaluations and reviews.

Job Requirements

Education

 

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration or engineering and two years' experience managing integrated IT projects and teams. 

  or

• Diploma in a computer science, business administration or engineering and five years' experience managing integrated IT projects and teams.

Experience

 

• Experience working in a highly integrated IT environment.
• Consideration may be given to applicants possessing 15 years' experience managing IT projects and teams in lieu of a degree/diploma.

Credentials

 

• Certification as a Project Management Professional or ability to obtain within two years from date of hire.

Other

 

• Criminal record check