Job Description

Project Management Student

Location: This posting is for an existing vacancy in Wellington-Altus’ Winnipeg office.

Our organization:

Founded in 2017, Wellington-Altus Financial Inc. (Wellington-Altus) is the parent company to Wellington-Altus Private Counsel Inc., Wellington-Altus USA Inc., Wellington-Altus Insurance Inc., Wellington-Altus Group Solutions Inc., and Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc.-the top-rated* investment dealer in Canada and one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. With over $45 billion in assets under administration and offices across the country, Wellington-Altus identifies with successful, entrepreneurial advisors and portfolio managers and their high-net-worth clients.

*Investment Executive 2025 Brokerage Report Card.

The opportunity:

The Project Management Summer Student provides hands-on support to the Facilities Team at Wellington-Altus, assisting with project coordination, documentation, reporting, and process improvement activities. This role offers practical exposure to enterprise projects within a fast-paced financial services environment and supports successful project delivery through strong organization, communication, and analytical skills.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support facilities with planning, scheduling, and tracking project activities and milestones.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation, including status reports, meeting agendas, minutes, and action logs.
• Assist with data collection, analysis, and dashboard reporting on project progress, risks, and issues.
• Coordinate and schedule project meetings; follow up on action items and deliverables.
• Maintain project repositories and ensure documentation is current and accurate.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, templates, and best practices within the facilities team.
• Support change management, testing, training, or communication activities as assigned.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program in Project Management, Business Administration or an equivalent of education and experience.
• Previous internship, co-op, or academic project experience is an asset but not required.
• Proficiency with the MS Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook.
• Familiarity with Monday.com is an asset.
• Demonstrates a high level of accountability, adaptability, and innovation in achieving both day-to-day responsibilities and long-term goals.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent attitude and commitment to providing exceptional service.
• Exemplary interpersonal, influencing, and communication skills across multiple mediums (in-person, phone, virtual).
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.
• Highly organized with a consistent and reliable work ethic.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to manage a high volume of competing priorities.
• Maintains the highest level of confidentiality.

Conditions of employment:

• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
• A background check, satisfactory to the employer, may be required of the successful applicant prior to commencing employment.

Wellington-Altus Private Wealth is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community and welcomes applications from women, racialized persons, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and genders. All qualified individuals who would contribute to the further diversification of our organization are encouraged to apply.

If you require accommodation for the recruitment process, please let us know at the point of application.

To apply:

Click the Apply for This Job button to submit your resume, cover letter and salary expectations. You will be contacted if you are selected for an interview. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be used to screen and assess candidates for this role. More information about working at Wellington-Altus can be found on our website at www.wellington-altus.com