Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (AQN), parent company of Liberty, is a diversified international generation, transmission, and distribution utility. AQN is committed to providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective energy and water solutions through our portfolio of utility investments to over one million customer connections, largely in the United States and Canada.
At Algonquin, our vision is to be the most trusted utility service provider in North America – a premium regulated utility, known for our customer focus, commitment to sustainability, and strong community partnerships. Our employees are at the heart of that vision. We believe that when people are empowered to learn, grow, and contribute their ideas, we can achieve remarkable results together.
We are building a culture that values integrity, inclusivity, and innovation. By joining Algonquin, you’ll be part of a team that is shaping the future of energy and water, while creating long-term value for our customers, communities, employees, and shareholders.
The IT Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and closing information technology projects within Liberty Utilities’ Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) portfolio. The role ensures projects are delivered in accordance with approved scope, schedule, budget, quality standards, and governance requirements.
The IT Project Manager collaborates with business stakeholders, IT teams, vendors, and project sponsors while adhering to Liberty’s standardized EPMO delivery methodology, stage-gate governance model, and reporting standards.
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- Manage end-to-end delivery of IT projects from initiation through closure.
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and budgets.
- Coordinate delivery across internal teams and external vendors.
- Apply Liberty’s EPMO Project Life Cycle and stage-gate reviews.
- Manage risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies (RAID) and work with the team to identify opportunities to minimize or negate risks to the project.
- Ensure compliance with governance, audit, and delivery standards.
- Serve as primary point of contact for project stakeholders.
- Manage vendor relationships and contractual obligations.
- Support invoice validation and vendor performance tracking.
- Track project financials, forecasts, account for variances and recommend corrective action as needed
- Manage scope and change requests through formal change control.
- Maintain a strong focus on effective organizational and human change management practices to successfully implement change and to ensure adoption
- Prepare and deliver project status reports and dashboards to stakeholders at various levels to maintain support and remove obstacles.
- Present updates to sponsors and governance forums.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- Demonstrated 8+ years experience managing IT projects within a structured PMO environment.
- Strong skills in planning, budgeting, and stakeholder management.
- PMP or equivalent certification.
- Experience delivering enterprise IT initiatives in regulated environments.
- Knowledge of SAP, GIS, OMS, AMS, fieldwork and scheduling applications is considered an asset
- Strong analytical and creative problem solving, operations, and change management skills
Full base salary range $100,000.00- $140,000.00 per year*Liberty considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education, training and skills, and geographic location.
Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business and as an employee team.
Our Mission
We provide safe, secure, reliable, cost-effective and sustainable energy and water solutions. Our mission is how we create value as an organization—it is what drives us every day to fulfill our purpose.
Our Vision
We better the lives of our customers and communities. Our vision is what we see as possible. It's where we aspire to be, what we want to achieve and how we'll make an impact. It guides and keeps us on the right path as we work towards fulfilling our purposes.
Our Guiding Principles
- Customer Centric
- Integrity
- Entrepreneurial
- Teamwork
- Owner mindset
- Outcome focused
- Continuous learning
What we offer
Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy
Share purchase/match plan
Leadership Development Program
Volunteer paid days off
Employee Assistance Program
Achievement fund
Group Benefit Plan
Variety of Health & Wellness programs
Discount and Perks program
We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not confident you meet all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to investigate the opportunity further.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person's unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents.
Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all our employees and expect each of our employees to honour this commitment in their daily responsibilities.
