Project Manager - Non-IT

Vantix Systems Inc.; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A project management company based in Edmonton is seeking an experienced project manager with at least 5 years in a non-IT environment. The role includes managing project documentation, stakeholder collaboration, and defining project deliverables. The ideal candidate is resourceful and skilled in managing multiple concurrent projects to achieve business goals.

Qualifications

• 5 years of direct experience in a non-IT project management role.
• 3 years of experience defining project scope and goals with stakeholders.
• 3 years managing multiple projects concurrently.

Responsibilities

• Work within defined project management standards.
• Collaborate to develop proposals and project artifacts.
• Manage and document project goals, scope, and budget.
• Identify milestones and critical success factors.

Skills

Project management

Resourcefulness

Stakeholder collaboration

Business analysis

Risk management

Job description

Responsibilities

• Work within the standards defined by the project management office where defined. In the absence of standards, work with the project management office to define new standards.
• Collaborate with program areas to develop well-defined proposals, project charters and other planning documents, and project artifacts.
• Work with project leads to develop a project organization structure with clearly defined roles and responsibilities.
• Manage, document and control Project(s) to achieve each Project's goals, scope, budget, schedule, quality, and other applicable performance standards.
• Identify project milestones, critical success factors, dependencies, policy implications, metrics, and resource requirements.
• Contribute to project deliverables where needed e.g., research, survey design, drafting report writing and etc. to support quality and timely delivery of deliverables.
• Regularly monitor, document and report on project progress against the plan.
• Plan, lead and participate in project and steering committee meetings.
• Document changes in scope, budget or schedule; coordinate signoffs and communicate changes with sponsor, working groups/committees and Project Management Office.
• Ensure that issues, risks, and opportunities are proactively identified with strategies developed and actioned where possible.
• Provide high‑level business or process analysis, change management and communication supports to the team as required.
• Complete proper hand‑over of project outputs including all relevant project documentation to project management office.
• In collaboration with project sponsors, assess whether the project achieved stated outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement for future similar projects. Document lessons learned and share with PMO.

Qualifications

• 5 years Direct experience in a non‑IT project management role
• 3 years of experience defining project scope and goals in collaboration with business stakeholders.
• 3 years of Experience defining project scope and goals in collaboration with business stakeholders.
• 3 years of Experience developing project deliverables including project charters, business cases...Experience developing project deliverables including project charters, business cases, briefing notes, status reports, risk logs and project closures.
• 5 years of Experience exercising resourcefulness when making recommendations on highly technical.
• 5 years of Experience exercising resourcefulness when making recommendations on highly technical or complex business issues without formal guidelines or precedents.
• 3 years of Experience managing multiple projects concurrently.