Source: https://deftridge.com/job/project-plan-and-kickoff-vancouver-dt-3200520/ Title: Project Plan and Kickoff, hybrid in Vancouver | Deftridge Summary: Project Plan and Kickoff for a manager Project Manager, hybrid in Vancouver. CA$102-CA$126 an hour, about 9 hours in total. Starts within 7 days. One-off Posted Oct 25 · DT-3200520 # Project Plan and Kickoff Manager · Project Manager · Hybrid · Vancouver **CA$102–CA$126** / hour About CA$680–CA$1,370 in total. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so **nothing comes out of your rate**. - **Company** Finance advisory firm for energy companies · 51–200 employeesCL-14669 · based in Vancouver - **Where** Hybrid · Vancouver - **Format** One-off task - **Time needed** about 9 h in total - **Start** Starts within 7 days - **Level** Manager · 7-12 years - **When you work** Flexible hours, async **3** professionals have asked about this task **1,768** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This finance advisory firm for energy companies (51–200 employees) is looking for a manager Project Manager for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Scope, milestones, owners and a plan agreed at kickoff. It is a self-contained job: scope, checklist and price are agreed before you start. It is a consulting firm, so client deadlines set the pace and handover notes are expected. The team sits in Vancouver. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. ## What you deliver - Create the plan, RACI and risk list for a CRM rollout and run the kickoff meeting. - A final note stating what was checked and what was left out of scope - A 20-minute walkthrough call, or a recorded screen share if you prefer - The finished deliverable in the agreed file format, with sources and assumptions listed ## How the work runs - Day 1: scope confirmed in writing, files shared - Middle of the period: draft shared for early feedback - Last day: final version and handover note **Duration:** 2 to 3 weeks. Accepted when the output matches the agreed checklist and the sample check passes; the recruiter confirms by e-mail. ## Tools Asana MS Project Smartsheet ## Who fits - 7-12 years of hands-on work as a Project Manager, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in Asana, MS Project and Smartsheet - Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate ### Nice to have - A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late - Experience in a similar industry ## Not included - Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so - Managing other contractors or employees - Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately ## How you get paid - The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice. - Deftridge pays you in CAD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement. - You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs. - You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge. ## What happens after you say you're interested 1. **Within one working day** A recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want. 1. **You agree the rate** You and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead. 1. **With your written OK** The company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days. 1. **Start** You sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above. ## What the company sees about you First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details. Your profile **Alex** Manager Project Manager - **Experience** 7-12 years in operations & assistance - **Tools** Asana, MS Project, Smartsheet - **Offers** 9 hours in total, weekday evenings - **Rate** CA$114 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, CA$114 an hour, is **above** the median manager Project Manager rate in British Columbia (CA$105). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median CA$105 This task CA$114 CA$78 CA$134 [All Project Manager jobs in Canada](https://deftridge.com/jobs/project-manager/canada/) · [Project Manager rates in British Columbia](https://deftridge.com/rates/project-manager/british-columbia/) · [Operations & Assistance jobs](https://deftridge.com/jobs/operations-and-assistance/) ## Questions about pay and privacy The rules are the same for every task. [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job. CL-14669 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead. ## Interested in this task? Leave your first name and e-mail. You hear back from a recruiter inside one working day, and nothing reaches the company without your written OK. - You see and agree the rate before the company hears about you - Your employer and surname stay private - E-mail only, no phone calls Thank you, Project Plan and Kickoff is noted. 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