Job Title:
Sasktel-Project Manager-ST-DOC2988190795
Job Location: Regina,SK
Description:
JOB DESCRIPTION – SASKTEL CONTRACTED PROJECT MANAGER (PM) ROLE
Certifications & Education Requirements:
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) is required
- Education and training normally gained through post-secondary education at the University or Technical Institute level in one of following:
- Computer Science
- Business Administration
- Engineering
- Other relevant but not listed
- Any additional applicable certification(s) not listed above but are significant to Project Manager role (eg: Agile, Scrum, Kanban, PRINCE2)
Skills & Experience:
- Minimum five (5) years’ experience as a Project Manager with accountability for entire or significant portions of projects
- Proven experience managing and reporting on project scope and schedule
- Proven experience with project budgeting, cost tracking and cost control
- Proven experience managing cross divisional project teams and working with various stakeholders including Executive Management with a demonstrated ability to influence and negotiate with all levels of the company to achieve results
- Proven experience using written and oral communication skills to convey information clearly, concisely, and logically
- Proven experience in managing IT projects (i.e. Infrastructure, Software, Telecommunications) including but not limited to managing requirements, solution design, solution development and testing
- Proven experience in using software applications used for project management functions including MS Project, MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint, SharePoint for Project Libraries
- Previous relevant Telecom experience preferred
Domain Knowledge Requirements:
Responsibilities:
Leading a variety of ICT Projects, responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
- Responsible for project deliverables. In doing so the Consultant will be responsible for managing the schedule, budget, scope, issues, risks, and communications.
- Accountable for project meeting administration including recording and maintaining up-to-date registers of regular meeting minutes, risks, issues, escalations, decisions and actions. Accountable for project meeting logistics including meeting rooms, conference bridges, and web conferences.
- Accountable for project document management including ensuring current and accurate documentation is filed in the project sites (SharePoint).
- Participates in the development and accountable for the distribution of regular program and project status reports.
- Demonstrate strong leadership qualities in organization, planning, facilitation, risk analysis, controlling, negotiation and communications (verbal and written).
- Core competencies such as initiative, relationship building, influencing others, working independently, problem solving and decision making.
- Manage key aspects of the project including:
- Establishing the project schedule, monitoring schedule performance and reporting on progress.
- Monitoring spending and ensuring adherence to budget. Responsible for project cost reporting.
- Project communication including communicating status to executives, sponsors and customers.
- Project document management including ensuring current and accurate documentation is filed in the project sites (SharePoint).
Deliverables:
Will include, but not be limited to:
- Project Plan
- Project Schedule
- Project Status Reports
- Risk, Issues, Actions Register
- Other standard project deliverables, as applicable