Senior Project Manager - Real Estate & Central Office Optimization

Location: 

Calgary, AB, CA, T2A 4Y2 Vancouver, BC, CA Burnaby, BC, CA

Req ID:  50643
Jobs by Category:  Technology Solutions
Job Function:  Project Management
Status:  Full Time
Schedule:  Regular

Join our team and what we'll accomplish together

 

Welcome to the RECO program (Real Estate & Central Office Optimization), where we're reshaping the future and purpose of our central offices. At TELUS, we believe in investing in our communities and embracing innovation. Through our multi-billion dollar investment in network infrastructure, we've not only powered a digital economy but also paved the way for exciting real estate opportunities.

 

Our Copper to Fibre migration strategy has allowed us to unlock the potential of our network assets, for reclamation, network optimization and transformation of our old and outdated central offices into purpose-built housing. By responding to housing needs across multiple communities and provinces, we're making a positive impact on people's lives. Join us on this remarkable journey as we create vibrant, sustainable, and connected communities for a better future.

 

As a Senior Project Manager, your main responsibility is simple but not easy: make sure 74 sites get delivered on schedule. You'll track progress across fiber builds, customer migrations, network commissioning, and decommissioning. Then translate that into clear status updates for VP-level stakeholders across 8 organizations. The challenge isn't just managing schedules; it's knowing which risks matter, who needs to know what, and how to keep multiple technical teams aligned when they're all moving at different speeds.

 

This will require effective coordination, digital schedule management and knowledge across Inside Plant, Outside Plant, Mobility, Voice Power & Cooling organization from Plan, Design, Materials, Labour, Build, Inventory Updates to Networks in Service.  You will be responsible to ensure internal and external stakeholders understand the status of each site in near real time through detailed schedule management leveraging Monday.com and Digital Executive Dashboards.  Your expertise will help us drive innovation and continuous improvement across delivery. You will enjoy working with your respective cross-functional Network Project Managers, within a highly collaborative environment.



What you’ll do

 

  • Accountable for end-to-end ownership to ensure on time hand over of vacated RECO sites to our JV partners.
  • Facilitating productive & efficient meetings, google chats & email threads across internal & external audiences across all levels of the organization from VP to working level.
  • Track and move projects through various milestones in Monday.com; seamlessly managing swivel chair activity across JIRA, SAP, Google Sheets, Appian as the program system strategy evolves.
  • Manage the relationships and deliverables for partner vendors such as Nokia and internal Project Managers. 
  • Manage changes through a structured governance process to ensure timely awareness of date changes & issues along with risk mitigation strategies; providing creative solutions and awareness of various levers that can be pulled to maintain the End to End schedule. 
  • Analyze data, summarize and track information, and create reports and presentations
  • Establish new business processes and lead innovations to improve schedule cycle time, budget, reliability and engagement 

What you bring

 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent education and/or relevant experience
  • Minimum 3-5 years of work experience managing projects or leading cross functional teams
  • End to End understanding of Fibre Networks; including build &/or migrations
  • Demonstrated leadership, problem solving, negotiation, communication and analytical skills
  • Experience managing large scale projects with multiple stakeholder groups
  • Excellent communication, presentation and collaboration skills - you can translate complex technical topics into easily understood concepts for our stakeholders and team members
  • Highly motivated, creative and self-sufficient with the ability to work successfully under pressure
  • Executive judgment: knowing when to escalate issues vs. when to solve them independently, balancing transparency with avoiding unnecessary alarm
  • Comfortable with the full spectrum of PM work, from updating schedules to presenting risk mitigation strategies to VPs

 

Great-to-haves

 

  • PMP designation preferred
  • Agile project management experience (Scrum/ Kanban environments) is an asset
  • Experience with software such as: Monday.com, JIRA, Looker, FieldGlass, SAP, SpatialNet, CircuitVision

     
Salary Range:  $95,000-$143,000
Performance Bonus or Sales Incentive Plan:  15%

Actual total compensation will be determined based on factors such as knowledge, skills, performance and experience. In addition, TELUS offers rewarding benefits such as:

  • Comprehensive total rewards package highlighting competitive salary and bonus structures, minimum 3 weeks of vacation, and flexible benefits plan to meet the needs of you and your family
  • Flexibility to work in-office, virtually or a combination of both, based on the role's requirements
  • Generous company matched pension and share purchase programs
  • Opportunity to give back to communities in which we work, live and serve
  • Career growth and learning & development opportunities to develop your skills
  • And much more …

A bit about us

We’re a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world. 

You’ll find our engaging, high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging, and financially rewarding. We’re committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability. Your unique contributions and talents will be valued and respected here. When you join our team, you’re helping us make the future friendly.

Note for Quebec candidates: if knowledge of English is required for this position, it is because the team member will be asked, on a regular basis, to interact in English with external or internal parties or to use English applications or software as part of their tasks.

 

 

 

 

Technology Solutions

We’re into seeing where technology can take us, so if you have ever imagined what the future of supply chain management, cybersecurity, the cloud and Internet of Things will look like, we want you to be part of the team that makes it happen.

We are honoured to be recognized

5G
TELUS’s fastest network. 5G enables a superior experience with fast downloads and richer multimedia applications

6
Innovation centres across Canada that bring our team members together with customers, partners, start ups, universities, hospitals and fellow colleagues to tackle some of the biggest technological hurdles Canada will face in the near future.

1
Million active users logging into My TELUS per month (consumer mobility).

Accessibility

TELUS is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.