Job Description
Join CPKC, North America’s first transnational railroad connecting U.S., Canada, and Mexico, where your career drives progress and safety is paramount. We connect communities, fuel economic growth, and provide meaningful work in a culture that values diversity, accountability, and pride. With opportunities for training, development, and advancement, you’re not just building a career—you’re part of something bigger. Together, we move goods, connect people, and create lasting change. Your future starts here.
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PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
The primary responsibility of the Senior SAP Project Manager is planning, organizing, and supervising the completion of one or multiple projects using their skills, knowledge, and experience. They help to establish the overall project and its deliverables by acting as the customer’s single point of contact for the project, controlling the planning and executing project activities and resources to ensure established scope, budget, time, and quality goals are met.
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POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Partner with technical and business leaders to define project opportunities, including scope, schedule, budget, and benefits
Plan and execute projects (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid) ensuring delivery on time, within scope, budget, and quality standards
Define and secure project resources, set expectations, and monitor delivery performance across internal and external teams
Develop project estimates using Agile methodologies and maintain accurate financial tracking (SAP/Excel)
Identify and manage stakeholders, ensuring ongoing engagement throughout the project lifecycle
Lead requirements definition with Product Owners, Solution Architects, and Technical Leads to ensure expected outcomes
Coordinate delivery across technical, QA, and project teams to ensure aligned execution and testing
Facilitate cross-functional collaboration, manage competing priorities, and secure delivery commitments
Oversee implementation planning, including testing, dry runs, and go-live to ensure minimal production impact
Monitor risks and issues, escalating as needed, and ensure compliance with PMO, SOX, and governance standards
Drive change management, transition to support, continuous improvement (lessons learned), and provide leadership to project teams
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POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
University degree or equivalent in Commerce/Business Administration, Engineering, or Computer Science
10 years of experience leading large, multi-stakeholder business focused application development IS projects
Experience delivering Custom Development, and/or Application Integration projects using primary Iterative, Agile or Waterfall Project methodologies
Proven experience delivering SAP projects (ECC, S/4HANA, integrations, upgrades, regulatory) Strong understanding of SAP landscape complexity (modules, middleware, data, security) Experience with system upgrades, migrations, or regulatory compliance initiatives
Lead SOW development, participate in contract negotiations, and manage Vendors and materials delivery
Hands-on experience using Jira and Microsoft Project to plan and deliver projects
Ability to communicate and influence decision making at executive and working levels, with demonstrated prioritization and conflict resolution experience
Advanced project management practical expertise across knowledge areas: scope, time, cost, quality, human resource, communication, risk and procurement and integration management
Project Management Professional certificate (PMP) or equivalent experience
PMI-ACP or Certified Scrum Master would be considered an asset
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WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER:
Flexible and competitive benefits package
Competitive company pension plan
Employee Share Purchase Plan
Performance Incentive Program
Annual Fitness Subsidy
Part-time Studies Program
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PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:
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Background Investigation
Criminal history check
Education verification
Professional references
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BECOMING A RAILROADER:
As an employee with a North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.
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Management Conductor Program
Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.
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CULTURE OF INCLUSION:
For our U.S. applicants, CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For Canadian applicants CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including: women, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabil...