Project Manager, Program Delivery Controls and Configuration Management

Socket.dev; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Metrolinx in Toronto is seeking a Project Manager, Program Delivery Controls, Change and Configuration Management to lead program controls across the Rapid Transit Program, providing independent challenge and ensuring robust governance.

You will collaborate with capital insights, finance and risk teams to strengthen assurance, monitor baselines, and drive continuous improvement in control processes. This is an in-office role based at 10 Bay Street, Toronto.

Qualifications

• Completion of a degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Business, Architecture or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in project/program controls, risk, assurance, change management or project management.
• Strong knowledge of cost, schedule, risk, contingency and change baseline governance and configuration management.
• Experience establishing and managing governance frameworks, stage-gate reviews, assurance processes and program controls within complex capital programs.
• Knowledge of requirements management, baseline management, change governance and configuration control within major infrastructure or systems-based environments is a strong asset.
• Experience working across complex, multi-project programs.
• Experience with program/project assurance or governance frameworks is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and integrate cost, schedule, risk, contingency and quality controls across the RT Program.
• Provide second-line assurance and constructive challenge to project delivery teams on performance, forecasts, assumptions, risks and mitigation strategies.
• Review and validate project data, identifying inconsistencies, emerging trends and potential areas of concern.
• Provide Program-level intelligence and insights to support senior management and executive decision-making.
• Work with the risk and other controls leads to provide risk-based assurance reviews and targeted deep dives where additional oversight is required.
• Provide oversight of risk exposure, risk ownership and contingency allocation, including alignment between risk exposure and available contingency.
• Identify common risks, trends and lessons learned across projects and promote their application across the Program.
• Challenge cost forecasts, EACs, schedule performance, key milestones and recovery plans.
• Develop and improve Program-level KPIs, dashboards, reporting and controls processes.
• Lead the Program baseline governance framework, ensuring requirements, scope, schedule, cost and risk baselines are established, maintained and governed through appropriate approval processes.
• Provide oversight of Program change control processes, including change governance, impact assessments, interface change coordination and compliance with established approval authorities.
• Lead configuration management practices to maintain alignment between approved requirements, design, scope, assets, documents and approved baselines throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor and assess the effectiveness of baseline management, change control and configuration management processes through audits, assurance reviews and compliance reporting.
• Work closely with Capital Insights, Finance, Risk, Internal Audit and project delivery teams to strengthen the overall assurance framework and avoid duplication.
• Work with the project delivery teams and other Metrolinx teams to understand and support improvements to the engineering, safety, and operations assurance framework.
• Support the development and implement a Progressive Assurance Regime that provides confidence that requirements, baselines, changes and configurations are managed consistently across the Program.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement within the Program Controls, Performance, and Assurance team.

Skills

Cost governance

Schedule management

Risk management

Change management

Configuration management

Governance frameworks

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Engineering/Systems/Business/Architecture degree

Tools

Power BI

EcoSys

Unifier

Job description

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto's subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

This role is an in office position based at our 10 Bay St. location. Our team is highly collaborative, and much of our work benefits from in person co creation, relationship building, and hands on partnership with leaders across the organization.

Our Capital Projects Group workforce is made up of driven and dedicated professionals who care deeply about working together to deliver infrastructure and make a positive impact in our communities. Join us as we build a knowledgeable and collaborative team that courageously changes how transit projects will be delivered.

The Project Manager, Program Delivery Controls, Change and Configuration Management provides leadership across integrated program controls and second-line assurance for the Rapid Transit Program. The role provides independent, evidence-based challenge to project delivery teams while working collaboratively with project teams to strengthen controls, identify emerging issues, and support informed decision-making.

What will I be doing?

• Lead and integrate cost, schedule, risk, contingency and quality controls across the RT Program.
• Provide second-line assurance and constructive challenge to project delivery teams on performance, forecasts, assumptions, risks and mitigation strategies.
• Review and validate project data, identifying inconsistencies, emerging trends and potential areas of concern.
• Provide Program-level intelligence and insights to support senior management and executive decision-making.
• Work with the risk and other controls leads to provide risk-based assurance reviews and targeted deep dives where additional oversight is required.
• Provide oversight of risk exposure, risk ownership and contingency allocation, including alignment between risk exposure and available contingency
  Identify common risks, trends and lessons learned across projects and promote their application across the Program.
• Challenge cost forecasts, EACs, schedule performance, key milestones and recovery plans.
• Develop and improve Program-level KPIs, dashboards, reporting and controls processes.
• Lead the Program baseline governance framework, ensuring requirements, scope, schedule, cost and risk baselines are established, maintained and governed through appropriate approval processes.
• Provide oversight of Program change control processes, including change governance, impact assessments, interface change coordination and compliance with established approval authorities.
• Lead configuration management practices to maintain alignment between approved requirements, design, scope, assets, documents and approved baselines throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor and assess the effectiveness of baseline management, change control and configuration management processes through audits, assurance reviews and compliance reporting.
• Work closely with Capital Insights, Finance, Risk, Internal Audit and project delivery teams to strengthen the overall assurance framework and avoid duplication.
• Work with the project delivery teams and other Metrolinx teams to understand and support improvements to the engineering, safety, and operations assurance framework.
• Support the development and implement a Progressive Assurance Regime that provides confidence that requirements, baselines, changes and configurations are managed consistently across the Program.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement within the Program Controls, Performance, and Assurance team.
  

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Completion of a degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Business, Architecture or a related discipline – or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent Engineering or Architectural college/ university degree or diploma
• Demonstrated experience in project/program controls, risk, assurance, change management or project management, preferably in major capital infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of cost, schedule, risk, contingency and change baseline governance and configuration management.
  Experience establishing and managing governance frameworks, stage-gate reviews, assurance processes and program controls within complex capital programs.
• Knowledge of requirements management, baseline management, change governance and configuration control within major infrastructure or systems-based environments is considered a strong asset.
• Experience working across complex, multi-project programs.
• Experience with program/project assurance or governance frameworks is an asset.
  Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to constructively challenge senior stakeholders.
• Experience with tools such as Power BI, EcoSys, Unifier or equivalent is desirable.
• Experience with PDB, Alliance or other collaborative delivery models is an asset.

Don’t Meet Every Requirement?

Accommodation:

We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and other applicable legislation so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email [e-mail].

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.