RQ00457 - Project Manager/Leader - Senior

Source Code; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services provider is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to oversee the Critical Care Services Ontario project transition. The ideal candidate should have over 10 years of experience managing complex IT projects, especially involving data migrations and transfers. This hybrid role requires strong leadership and communication skills to ensure project success while adhering to governance frameworks. Responsibilities include managing project budget and scope, leading meetings, and identifying risks proactively.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience managing complex projects.
• 10+ years experience in managing migrations, mergers, or data centre transfers.
• Strong working knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex IT projects.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for on time and on budget project completion.
• Manage resources, scope, budget, schedule, and quality.
• Establish working relationships with sponsors and partners.
• Organize and lead project meetings.
• Identify and manage risks proactively.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Job description

RQ00457 - Project Manager/Leader - Senior

1-year contract

Hybrid -525 University Avenue
Ontario Health

1 position - 1 submission

Background Information

The Sr. Project Manager will work with various teams within Ontario Health and with its external partners, clients, and vendors to ensure that Critical Care Services Ontario (CCSO) transition project is delivered in a timely and efficient manner with the highest level of quality. This involves transitioning all products and services being support by UHN and an external vendor to Ontario Health. Other projects outside of the CCSO transition may also be assigned as required, supporting the Digital Excellence portfolio and Data/Analytic teams. Large scale complex assignments should be expected and may lack clarity of goals and strategy.

The Sr. Project Manager utilizes their education and experience to define options on the approach to take. The Sr. Project Manager will collaborate with senior management and sponsors to bring clarity to the goals to the extent possible and identify strategies for successful delivery. The Sr. Project Manager should be comfortable working within an ambiguous environment where change is constant and, with input from team members and SMEs (Subject Matter Expert), can effectively manage the delivery of the following project.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for on time, on budget, and on scope completion of assigned projects that are compliant with applicable external legislation and internal policies and processes including project governance framework and project management methodology, and provide feedback for continuous improvement as requested
• Responsible for managing the resources, scope, budget, schedule, and quality of deliverables of the assigned projects
• Establish and maintain excellent working relationship and effective communication with the sponsor(s), internal and external partners, vendors and project team members
• Organize and lead project meetings
• Ensure effective project change control, including managing IT Requests for Change (RFCs) and deployments to the various environments, is in place
• Proactively identify and manage risks, and systematically resolve or elevate known issues
• Adhere to and promote Ontario Health policies and processes including Privacy, Security, and Record Management
• Manage release of the product/project/work package to an operational environment

Deliverables Include, but are not limited to:

• Develop project documentation including charter, integrated project plan, project schedule, status reports, meeting notes and other project artifacts as required
• Issue project change requests (PCRs) as applicable in response to changes in scope, schedule, budget, and release strategy (for multi-release projects)
• Provide financial forecasts and track actual costs against the approved budget

Must Haves:

• 10+ years experience managing complex projects
• 10+ years experience in managing projects involving migrations, mergers, or data centre transfers
• 10+ years experience Strong working knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycles
• 10+ years experience Demonstrated ability to deliver complex IT projects under challenging circumstances
• 10+ years experience Superior leadership and communication skills to manage both team members and senior management

Nice-to-Have:

• Public Sector Experience