Project Manager

LanceSoft; Fredericton; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Fredericton is looking for a Project Manager with at least 10 years of experience in IT projects and a strong background in Agile methodologies. The ideal candidate will have experience in leading cross-functional teams and facilitating project lifecycles using Azure DevOps. This is a hybrid role with a contract duration of 12 months with a possible extension.

Qualifications

• 10 years’ experience as a project manager in IT.
• 3 years of Agile full lifecycle delivery in the last 5 years.
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams for 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Manage IT system development and support projects.
• Lead team activities and conduct retrospectives.
• Collaborate with product owners to remove impediments.

Skills

Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English

Agile methodologies

Cost estimating

Resource planning

Change management

Education

University Degree in Business Administration or Information Technology

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Role: Project Manager
Location: Fredericton, NB (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 Months with possible extension

Mandatory Requirements
The proposed resource must meet or exceed the following education and certification requirements:

• University Degree in either Business Administration or Information Technology OR
• An equivalent combination of a college diploma (related to Business Administration and/or IT) and experience may also be considered.

Scored Requirements

• Years of experience as a project manager working on Information Technology projects. 10 years’ experience in the last 15 years
• Years of experience in full lifecycle delivery using Agile. 3 years’ experience in the last 5 years
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English.
• Experience working as a Senior Agile IT Project Manager working in IT system development and support. 3 Years
• Experience working with and leading cross functional business and technical teams that include a mix of in-house and external resources and stakeholders. 5 Years
• Experience in change management activities - developing a plan outlining how the project organizational change will be managed. 2 Years
• Experience in cost estimating, resource planning, reporting and project time management skills. 5 Years
• Demonstrate knowledge of IT system concepts and how they impact business processes. 5 Years
• Current Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified associate in project management (CAPM), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) or PRINCE2 designation. Yes/No
• Experience as a project manager in life cycle delivery using Agile supported by Azure DevOps to lead team activities, such as daily standups, program increment (PI) planning, iteration/sprint planning, conducting retrospectives, administration of team backlogs, collaboration with product owners, and removal of impediments to success for the team. 2 Years
• Demonstrate use of effective communication and how it impacted project success.
• Experience as a SCRUM master. 2 Years