Manager, Project Management
Service Inspired Restaurants
- Burlington, ON
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
SCADDABUSH Italian Kitchen & Bar®
Reds® Wine Tavern
The Loose Moose® and The Antler Room
Duke's Refresher® + Bar
Abbey’s Bake House MuskokaBe A Part of Our Story
Your potential is limitless and here’s our investment in you:
- Competitive Pay
- Extended Health & Dental Benefits
- Accelerated Leadership Program
- Career Development and Mentorship
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Employee Assistance and Wellness Programs
- Team Member Meal Discounts
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Dining Discounts at all Locations
- RSP Matching
- Conduct initial scoping of projects focusing on feasibility, clear objectives and measures, priority and key stakeholders.
- Develop project plans, stakeholder engagement and communication plans, status updates.
- Manage the portfolio of projects for the entire organization, with status updates to be used by senior leadership.
- Highlight capacity constraint and project delivery risks that arise as part of the project structure.
- Identify, analyze, and develop mitigation plans to handle risks that arise as part of the development of projects.
- Highlight and escalate key design decisions, ensure role clarity on project outcomes and deliverables, and manage RAID log of issues ongoing.
- Collect and analyze relevant data to ensure clear decision making.
- Create handoff plan to ensure seamless transition to the implementation team.
- Support the development of project management office functions to improve program and portfolio planning.
- Run project meetings ensuring progress is being made and issues/risks are identified and resolved.
- Proficient in project scoping, planning, execution, and closure.
- Skilled in using tools such as Gantt charts, work breakdown structures, and RAID logs.
- Ability to manage multiple medium-sized projects simultaneously.
- Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen
- Understands organizational goals and aligns project outcomes accordingly.
- Applies structured thinking to support strategic planning and transformation initiatives.
- Influence & Stakeholder Engagement
- Strong influencing skills to align cross-functional teams and drive consensus.
- Conducts stakeholder analysis and facilitates collaborative decision-making.
- Risk Management & Problem Solving
- Identifies, escalates, and mitigates project risks and issues.
- Uses analytical skills to define problems and develop effective solutions.
- Communication & Facilitation
- Excellent verbal and written communication tailored to diverse audiences, including senior leadership.
- Skilled in facilitating meetings, workshops, and collaborative sessions.
- Change Management
- Applies change management principles to support organizational transformation.
- Guides teams through transitions with empathy and clarity.
- Technical Proficiency
- Proficient in project management software and tools.
- Comfortable with data analysis and reporting to support decision-making.
- Adaptability & Resilience
- Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Demonstrates flexibility and a willingness to learn and adapt.
- Leadership Without Authority
- Leads initiatives as an individual contributor by guiding teams and influencing outcomes.
- Builds trust and credibility across departments.
- Customer & Quality Focus
- Maintains a strong focus on delivering high-quality outcomes that enhance the guest and team member experience.
- Demonstrated ability to lead multiple cross functional projects and teams.
- University degree in a relevant field such as Business Administration, Engineering, or Project Management.
- PMI certification complete or in progress.
- Proficiency in project management software.
- Entrepreneurial spirit, strive for excellence and innovation.
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of all areas of the restaurant (FOH, BOH, Bar, Management).
- Thorough understanding of concept differences and a focus on maintaining/highlighting these with each project.
- Able to work in a team and independently to meet deadlines in a responsive and detail oriented manner.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to adapt to interact professionally with diverse group of partners (vendors, team members, managers, directors, etc.).
- Strong facilitation skills to drive decision making process with diplomacy and enthusiasm while maintaining effective working relationships.
- Excellent time management skills, able to effectively organize tasks and control project scope.
- Thrives in fast-paced, constantly changing environment – able to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
- Willingness to learn and adapt.
- Able to manage effectively through ambiguity and link business strategies to operations.
- Possess five values that define our people:
- Hospitality. Enhancing the dignity, comfort and well-being of Our People.
- Authenticity. Being forthright, truthful and transparent with Our People.
- Quality. Working to always improve the experience of Our People.
- Fun. Bringing the spirit of laughter, celebration, sharing and joy to Our People.
- Courage. Acting with conviction in the balanced interest of Our People.