Project Manager/Leader - Senior

GovTech Talent Solutions Inc.; Aurora; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

GovTech Talent Solutions Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead large, high-risk OPS I&IT initiatives in Ontario.

The role requires coordinating executive relationships, managing complex schedules, and ensuring procurement compliance across cross-ministry funding streams. The candidate will oversee budgeting, risk management, and change management efforts, delivering on time and within scope while adhering to government standards.

Qualifications

• Must have PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
• Experience in executive-level briefing and managing infrastructure development projects.
• Experience with public sector business case/funding acquisition and competitive procurements.
• Extensive experience managing procurement and purchasing initiatives, including vendor management and contract administration.
• Ability to develop complex project budgets across multiple funding channels and cross-ministry dependencies.
• Demonstrated ability to monitor costs, forecast expenditures, and report to senior executives.
• Ability to lead organizational development, strategy, and ministry funding requests.

Responsibilities

• Provides project management on large scale, complex, high profile and high risk OPS I&IT initiatives.
• Ensures deliverables meet clients’ business requirements on time, scope, and budget while ensuring cost-effectiveness and compliance with OPS methodologies.
• Gathers and develops requirements to create and maintain detailed project schedules and integrated plans.
• Promotes I&IT project management best practices and adheres to standard methodologies.
• Directs project teams to deliver on time while meeting government and ministry standards.

Skills

PMP certification

Executive briefings

Procurement management

Vendor management

Contract administration

Acquisition processes

Budgeting & forecasting

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Change management

Job description

Project Overview

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), through the Communications and Technology Services Bureau (CTSB), is supporting the establishment of a new OPP detachment at Ontario Place. This facility will play a critical role in providing policing services for the revitalized Ontario Place site, as well as assuming responsibility for traffic patrols on the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway following their upload to the province. The initiative includes significant technology components, such as call-taking and dispatch systems, telecommunications infrastructure, mobile and in-vehicle technologies, and facility-based IT systems, all of which must meet operational and regulatory requirements under the Community Safety and Policing Act.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides project management on large scale, complex, high profile and high risk projects for OPS I&IT initiatives.
• Ensures project deliverables meet clients’ business requirements on time, scope and budget, with a focus on cost-effectiveness, efficiencies and compliance with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks.

Qualifications & Requirements

REQUIRED:

• Must be able to work 3 days onsite per week in Aurora
• Executive-level briefing experience
• Previous experience in successfully managing infrastructure development projects
• Experience with public sector business case/funding acquisition and competitive procurements
• Experience managing large-scale, complex, integrated project plans and implementation plans
• Experience managing executive relationships and dealing with senior executives
• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification
• Extensive experience managing procurement and purchasing initiatives, including vendor management, contract administration, acquisition processes, and procurement compliance
• Demonstrated experience meeting all mandatory qualifications outlined in the PM technical requirements
• Leads organizational development, strategy development, business planning, and Ministry funding requests
• Gathers and develops requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan
• Ability to monitor and forecast project costs and provide reporting and input to ensure targets are met
• Experience developing and managing project schedules, deliverables, and scope
• Ability to promote I&IT project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologies
• Demonstrated experience directing project teams to ensure project deliverables are delivered on time and adhere to government and ministry standards
• Extensive experience coordinating and monitoring project processes, and developing/communicating guidelines and procedures
• Sources, selects and on-boards team members in various disciplines, clarifies roles and responsibilities, and sets task, deliverable, and performance expectations for resources that are both OPS unionized employees and fee-for-service (FFS) consultants
• Resolves resourcing and interpersonal conflicts, negotiates changes to resourcing, and ensures knowledge is shared among team members to achieve project objectives and deliverables
• Develops complex project budgets based on multiple funding channels and cross-ministry dependencies
• Effectively manages large project budgets and ensures a high level of fiscal control and accountability, including estimates, forecasts, and reconciliation/confirmation of actuals
• Proactively identifies potential risk events and issues before they occur so that proper mitigation strategies can be developed
• Articulates and prioritizes issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommends mitigation strategies for decision-makers
• Establishes and participates in steering committee and stakeholder forums
• Provides project, program, and/or portfolio reporting to multiple stakeholders at senior executive levels
• Uses appropriate strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change during all stages of projects including concept, definition, planning, implementation, and close-out
• Promotes OPS I&IT standards and best practices for project management to facilitate control of system quality, adherence to standard methodology, and effective use of I&IT resources

NICE TO HAVE:

• Knowledge and understanding of Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK)
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies, and practices
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
• Ability to make recommendations on the acquisition of software, hardware, and technology resources
• Experience managing and coordinating project monitoring, anticipating and troubleshooting issues, providing ongoing expertise, resolving problems, and improving project effectiveness
• Ability to identify conflicts between project and functional areas and develop responses to successfully address those conflicts
• Ability to manage client relationships, set and manage expectations, provide updates as required, and identify potential conflicts between project and functional areas
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to conduct a comprehensive review of current procurement processes, identifying inefficiencies, bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement
• Demonstrate proficiency in change management, providing a plan to facilitate a smooth transition for the procurement team during the implementation phase
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of fiscal/budgeting elements of large-scale projects
• Highly developed interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Track record of meeting deadlines
• Public sector experience preferred

Key Skills & Competencies

Project Management, PMP, PMBOK, Information Management, AODA, Procurement, Vendor Management, Contract Administration, Acquisition Processes, Procurement Compliance, Project Scheduling, Budgeting, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Change Management