Project Manager - Information and Communications Technology/ Chef de Projet - Technologies de l'information et de la Communication

CSA Group; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 88,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CSA Group is seeking a Project Manager in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to lead standards and business development within the ICT program. You will collaborate with industry experts, academia and government officials to develop standards solutions and identify new opportunities.

Fluent in English and French preferred for Quebec operations, travel may be required. Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree or higher and 5–10 years of relevant experience in ICT, with strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field.
• Minimum 5–10 years of relevant experience, including 3–5 years in a product/systems application environment.
• Experience articulating ICT-based system-level solutions across functional domains.
• Experience working with volunteers and/or multi-stakeholder groups would be an asset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support ICT standards solutions across domains.
• Conduct road mapping to identify gaps and opportunities.
• Facilitate volunteer committee meetings and manage communications.
• Maintain stakeholder relationships and manage project processes, budgets and risk.
• Collaborate with leadership and cross-functional teams to deliver projects.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Leadership

Bilingual French/English

Risk management

Team collaboration

Business development

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field

Tools

Word processing

Presentation software

Project planning software

Spreadsheets

Job description

## Job Summary:CSA Group has an immediate opportunity for a Project Manager, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) reporting to the Program Manager, Data and Agri-Food.In this challenging and rewarding role, you will interact with industry experts, academia, researchers, and government officials, facilitating technical discussions and promoting consensus to develop leading-edge standards solutions. Working with stakeholders and applying industry knowledge, you will identify and assess new business opportunities. CSA’s ICT standards team manages a portfolio of standards and guidelines that cover various areas in the information and communications technologies such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, IoT, data, advanced manufacturing, intelligent cities, and more. Facilitative and customer-driven, you develop practical standards-based solutions that address stakeholder needs while supporting innovation, trust, safety, sustainability and economic efficiency. You have proven, well-developed decision-making, stakeholder engagement and communication skills, along with exceptional organizational abilities. You show initiative and are motivated, resilient and flexible. Detail and process orientation is important, as is the ability to work well with people at all levels and with divergent interests. **Responsibilities:**As a Project Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the management of standards and business development activities within the ICT program. This includes:* Developing and supporting new standards solutions within functional application domains (such as intelligent buildings, advanced manufacturing, etc.) by leveraging existing ICT standards and best practices.* Conduct road mapping exercises to highlight standards gaps and opportunities* Facilitating the development of standards by CSA Group volunteer committee members, including convening in-person and virtual meetings.* Developing and maintaining key stakeholder relationships.* Establishing and actively managing project processes and schedules, resource requirements (e.g., funding, personnel), costs, quality and risk.* Day-to-day management of committee activities, including maintaining records and draft standards.* Collaborating with committee leadership (Chair, Vice-Chair) to manage committee operations and membership, including member recruitment.* Liaising with internal and external partners including clients, management, editorial and production, legal and finance to deliver projects and to develop new business opportunities.* Participating on internal task teams as required (e.g., business or process improvement, research). This dynamic role requires a sound understanding of the various processes and procedures of CSA Group, many of which are mandated under the accreditation by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). A key element of the Project Manager role is to ensure that these processes and procedures are adhered to, and that project timelines are achieved within the defined budget. **Education:*** Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related area of study **Experience:*** Minimum 5-10 years of relevant experience, including 3-5 years of experience in a product/systems application environment* Experience in developing and articulating ICT-based system level solutions within functional application domains* Acquired knowledge of the standards’ industry, government policy, industry landscape and funding/business models would be an asset.* Experience working with volunteers and/or multi-stakeholder groups would be an asset **Skills:*** Strong technical understanding of one or more areas in the ICT sector such as data management, security, privacy, Quantum computing, advanced manufacturing, AI systems, system integration, web services, and others.* Excellent people skills: managing relationships, facilitating and networking with people at all levels with divergent interests, backgrounds and goals.* Highly developed oral and written communication skills, including experience and comfort with delivering presentations and with writing technical documents, proposals and business plans.* Excellent project management, organizational and planning skills. Detail and process orientation* High degree of self-motivation, resilience, adaptability and flexibility.* Strong leadership, decision-making and negotiation skills.* Demonstrated ability to be a team player and build capacity of peers.* Creative, participative and flexible approach to managing work assignments.* Strong computer skills (word processing, presentation software, project planning software, spreadsheets, etc.).* Fluency in French is a requirement for candidates hired for our Quebec office.* Fluency in English is a requirement to meet the needs of our clients outside of Quebec. **Travel:**Some travel will be required. *The typical hiring range for this position is $88,260 – $100,000 CAD gross annually. The actual base pay offered will depend on factors such as education, licenses, certifications and experience. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our annual bonus program, subject to program eligibility requirements.*