RQ09158 - Project Manager/Leader - SeniorRQ09158 - Project Manager/Leader - Senior

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, within scope and budget, focusing on cost-effectiveness, efficiencies, and compliance with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks.

General Skills:

• Leads organizational development, strategy development, business planning, and Ministry funding requests.
• Gathers and develops requirements to create and maintain detailed project schedules and/or integrated plans.
• Monitors and forecasts project costs, providing reporting and input to ensure targets are met.
• Develops and manages project schedules, deliverables, and scope.
• Promotes I&IT project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologies.
• Directs project teams to ensure timely delivery and compliance with government and ministry standards.
• Coordinates and monitors project processes, developing and communicating guidelines and procedures.
• Sources, selects, and on-boards team members across disciplines, clarifying roles, responsibilities, and setting task/deliverable/performance expectations for both OPS unionized employees and FFS consultants.
• Resolves resourcing and interpersonal conflicts, negotiates changes, and ensures knowledge sharing among team members.
• Develops complex project budgets considering multiple funding sources and cross-ministry dependencies.
• Manages large budgets with fiscal control and accountability, including estimates, forecasts, and reconciliation of actuals.
• Proactively identifies risks and issues, developing mitigation strategies.
• Communicates issues and risks to senior executives, recommending mitigation strategies.
• Participates in steering committees and stakeholder forums.
• Provides project, program, and portfolio reports to senior stakeholders.
• Implements strategies to overcome resistance to change and supports change management during all project phases.
• Promotes OPS I&IT standards and best practices for project management.
• Maintains awareness of emerging I&IT trends and directions, adapting and leading projects accordingly.

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge of PMI’s Project Management Body of Knowledge.
• Understanding of Information Management principles, policies, and practices.
• Knowledge of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and related standards.
• Ability to recommend software, hardware, and technology resources.
• Experience managing project monitoring, troubleshooting, and providing ongoing expertise.
• Ability to identify and resolve conflicts between project and functional areas.
• Ability to manage client relationships, expectations, and conflict resolution.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• 10+ years of enterprise project management experience across business and I&IT teams.
• Experience managing multi-year, multi-million dollar projects.
• Experience with IT projects, specifically Oracle Siebel CRM.

Skill Set Requirements:

• Same as above, emphasizing stakeholder management, risk management, and use of collaboration tools like MS Office, Jira, Trello, etc.

Technical, Deployment and Project Integration Skills:

• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and scalable MVPs.
• Experience with IT project management involving Oracle Siebel CRM.
• Experience with technology deployment, infrastructure procurement, and end-to-end solution delivery.
• Knowledge of Oracle technologies and related environments.
• Experience leading QA activities.

Documentation Skills:

• Experience creating various IT and privacy documentation, including business cases and assessments.

Public Sector Experience:

• Experience with ITIL processes, OPS procedures, and government infrastructure procurement.