RQ09200 - Project Manager/Leader - Senior

S M Software Solutions Inc; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software solutions company is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee multiple geospatial projects within the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. The role requires expertise in GIS technologies, strong leadership skills, and experience managing complex projects in a hybrid working environment. The successful candidate will facilitate project delivery, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and ensure adherence to project goals, timelines, and budgets.

Qualifications

• Experienced in managing large, complex projects.
• Strong ability to negotiate project direction and manage stakeholder engagement.
• Knowledge of project management best practices and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee geospatial projects and ensure deliverables adhere to standards.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules and budgets.
• Coordinate among cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Communication

GIS Infrastructure

Strategic Planning

Education

Formal Project Management Training

Tools

Microsoft Azure

ArcGIS

Oracle Spatial

Job description

RQ09200 - Project Manager/Leader - Senior

RQ09200 - Project Manager/Leader - Senior

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Client: Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

Work Location: Peterborough, Toronto, Ontario, Hybrid

Estimated Start Date: 2025-06-23

Estimated End Date: 2026-03-31

#Business Days: 195.00

Extension: 189.00

Hours per day or Week: 7.25 hours per day

Security Level: No Clearance Required

Must Haves

• Experience leading projects involving Esri-based geospatial solutions, ArcGIS Portal, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Image Server, GIS infrastructure, middleware, maintenance, services, applications, databases, monitoring, and tools.
• Experience leading projects involving integrated networking technologies, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Spatial, MS Fabric, midrange server, enterprise storage, and personal computer system technologies.
  
  

Description

A Senior Project Manager is needed to oversee three projects within the Geospatial Ontario IT Program.

• GIS Delivery Platform Planned Maintenance FY24-25 (22.6% allocation or 44 days of effort)
• This is an annually reoccurring maintenance project for the GIS Delivery Platform (GDP). Work this fiscal will focus on software patching, Portal for ArcGIS implementation, Geocortex to Vertigo’s migration, Cyber Security analysis/mitigations, and platform architecture review/documentation.
• GIS Delivery Platform Modernization FY24-25 (46.2% allocation or 90 days of effort)
• This is a GIS infrastructure modernization project focused on implementing modern platform monitoring, analytics, and reporting middleware.
• GIS Delivery Platform Planned Maintenance 25-27 (31.3% allocation or 61 days of effort)
• This is a bi-annually reoccurring maintenance project for the GIS Delivery Platform (GDP). Work this fiscal will focus on software patching, FME, ArcGIS Server, Oracle, etc. upgrades.
  
  

The GIS Delivery Platform (GDP) is a comprehensive suite of interconnected GIS related infrastructure. It includes the hardware, software, and networking components required to deliver corporate applications, web services, data, and geomatics tools.

As of June, 2024, LIO, or Land Information Ontario, is now known as GEO, or Geospatial Ontario.

All Geospatial Ontario IT Program projects are composed of both IT Source Fee-For-Service and Full Time Employee resources.

Projects will maintain independent, as well as, Program, and Corporate level governance.

General Skills

• 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, clarify roles and responsibilities and set task/deliverable/performance expectations for resources that are both OPS unionized employees as well as fee for service (FFS) consultants.
• Resolves resourcing and inter-personal conflicts, negotiates changes to resourcing, ensures knowledge is shared among team members such as project objectives and deliverables are met.
• 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 mitigating 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 multi-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 – 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 the control of the use of I&IT resources.
  
  

Desirable Skills

• Experience leading projects involving Esri-based geospatial solutions, ArcGIS Portal, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Image Server, GIS infrastructure, middleware, maintenance, services, applications, databases, monitoring, and tools.
• Experience leading projects involving integrated networking technologies, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Spatial, MS Fabric, midrange server, enterprise storage, and personal computer system technologies.
• Knowledge and understanding of Project Management’s Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability 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, anticipates and troubleshoots issues, provides ongoing expertise, resolves problems and provides project effectiveness
• Ability to identify conflict between project and functional areas and develops responses to successfully address conflict
• Ability to handle client relationships to manage expectations, provides updates as required, identifies potential conflicts between project and functional areas
  
  

Experience And Skill Set Requirements

Project Management Experience - 45%

• Formal Project Management training
• Experience leading large, technically complex projects
• Experience identifying issues, risks, setting out project timelines, tracking, managing, and reporting progress
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary projects with IT groups, industry, and business clients
  
  

Communication Experience - 30%

• Experience resolving conflict
• Experience communicating technical concepts to lay audiences
• Experience negotiating project direction to achieve consensus
• Experience coordinating Business Analysts and stakeholder engagement
  
  

Technical Experience - 20%

• Experience leading GIS (Esri) based projects e.g., ArcGIS Portal and/or ArcGIS Online
• Experience leading IT Infrastructure modernization and maintenance focused projects
• Experience with Microsoft Azure infrastructure
  
  

IT Public Sector Experience - 5%

• Experience leading projects in the Land and Resources I&IT Cluster (LRC)
• Experience overseeing Digital First Assessments, Cyber Security, Architecture reviews and other corporate reviews from within the Ontario Government
• Experience coordinating the design and implementation of new IT solutions within the Ontario Government.
  
  

Note

• Hybrid: 3 Days onsite / 2 days remote
  
  

Notes To Vendors

• Willing and able to work remotely (Successful candidates may choose to work in the Peterborough or Toronto MNR office. Alternatively, working from home is accepted)
• Laptop will be sent to them
• No leaves, resource expected to be available for the full length of contract
• Open to Ontario residents only
• Accept only 3 to 5 page applications 11 or 12 pt font (includes resume and cover letter)
  
  

Eligibility and Application Steps

If you are enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity, we kindly request you to provide the following documents: [e-mail]

Without mandatory documents, we cannot submit a candidate.

• Updated Resume in word format (Mandatory)
• Skills Matrix and References (Mandatory)
• Expected hourly rate (Mandatory)
• Visa Status (Mandatory)
• LinkedIn ID (Mandatory)
  
  

Please only apply if you meet the qualifications mentioned above. Feel free to share with your network or tag someone who fits for this role!

If you have any questions or need further clarification, feel free to call or text at [phone].

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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