Team Lead - Project Management Services

Job Summary

Location: Yellowknife
Department: Finance
Job ID: 28370
Salary: $121,641 - $145,295
Employment Type: Full-Time, Regular
Closing Date: Oct 21, 2026

Department Information

The Department of Finance has the mandate to provide leadership and direction to the public service in all areas of finance and human resource management. This mandate includes negotiating major financial arrangements with the federal government, providing analysis and advice to the Financial Management Board, and ensuring that financial and information resources are managed effectively, efficiently and economically. This mandate also includes the recruitment and retention of a competent public service that is representative of the people it serves and the development of programs and services that effectively serve the human resource needs of the public service.

Job Information

The Team Lead - Project Management Services leads the project management practice within the Information Systems Shared Service. The Project Management team delivers technology enabled business projects ensuring risk, quality and execution is managed to organizational standards, and ensures projects are completed on time, on budget, to quality standards and within agreed scope.

Key Responsibilities

  • The provision of Project Management services.
  • Documents, plans and ensures the successful completion of complex projects (typically with significant business, political, or high-profile impact, and high-risk dependencies).
  • Oversees the management of contracts and 3rd party vendors / suppliers.
  • Supervises individuals and teams.

Key Qualifications/TAB
 

  • Completion of an undergraduate degree in computer science, management information systems or business with 3 years of relevant and progressive experience including 1 year working as a senior project management role delivering complex technology enabled projects. 

Equivalencies 
 

  • Completion of a college/university diploma in computer science, management information systems or business with 5 years of relevant and progressive experience including 3 years working as a senior project management role delivering complex technology enabled projects.
  • All other equivalencies will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
     

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:


Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR  
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
jobsyk@gov.nt.ca

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.

More Information

Indigenous Employment Policy

Candidates must clearly identify their eligibility in order to receive priority consideration under the Indigenous Employment Policy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Government of the Northwest Territories is an inclusive workplace.  If you have a disability and you require support during the hiring process, you are encouraged to identify your needs if you are contacted for an assignment or interview so that you may be accommodated during the hiring process.

Eligibility

Eligibility lists may be created from this competition to fill future term and indeterminate positions.

Equivalencies

Equivalencies may be considered based on a one-year of directly related experience equivalent to one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience. However, combinations of education and experience must often be considered on a case-by-case basis.  For a full list of equivalencies that will be considered for this role, please contact human resources.

Job Opening Information

Job Opening ID # 28370

Closing Date: October 21, 2026 - 23:59, Mountain Time

Salary Information

The salary range for this position is from $62.38 per hour to $74.51 per hour (approximately $121,641 - $145,295) plus an annual Northern Allowance of $3,700.

Application Assistance

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