Senior Project Manager to support project planning, resourcing, staffing, vendor assessment, pr[...]

S I Systems; Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent technology consulting firm in Toronto is looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead project planning and vendor management. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in large-scale project management, ideally within the higher education sector. This role offers a primarily remote work environment with occasional on-site requirements. Candidates should have strong leadership skills and relevant project management certifications.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Project Manager, with leadership of large-scale projects.
• Experience in supporting student information systems or legacy application integration.
• Background in higher education or academia sector.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project vision and define objectives with stakeholders.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans and schedules.
• Communicate project progress in line with corporate standards.
• Monitor Change Management implementation and troubleshoot issues.
• Collaborate for business case development with stakeholders.

Skills

Project Management

Cloud transformation

ITSM process implementation

Integration project management

Change Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Tools

PMP Certification

Prince2 Certification

Agile Certification

Job description

Senior Project Manager to support project planning, resourcing, staffing, vendor assessment, progress reporting, and stakeholder management

Our valued higher education client is seeking a Senior Project Manager to support project planning, resourcing, staffing, vendor assessment, progress reporting, and stakeholder management!

Initial 6-month contract opportunity with possibility of extension. Primarily remote with 1-2 days of on-site work required per month and additional ad-hoc on-site work required with advance notice. 7.25 hours per day, Monday to Friday.

As the successful candidate, you will provide project planning, monitoring, and management support for the IT Services PMO. Some of the key projects that are ongoing at the moment include the development of a new service management catalogue for business partners, an application portfolio management inventory analysis, development of new IT Service Management processes to support the implementation of Salesforce, as well as a migration from an on-premises environment to the Azure Cloud.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the established project vision. Participate in the definition of project objectives and scope and a list of deliverables by collaborating with project sponsor, and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain up-to-date project plans by identifying deliverables, by reckoning duration and by participating in human resources designation for tasks; develop and manage the detailed project schedule and project management plans (e.g. requirements, scope, schedule, cost, communication, resource, risk, issue, change management, quality, etc.).
• Follow and control the project evolution and communicate the progress made, in line with corporate policies and standards; effectively facilitate meetings and create presentations related to milestones, issue resolution, project status; conduct overall project/program reporting; identify problem situations, handle them, take action and suggest solutions.
• Integrate and evaluate the Change Management Approach. Monitor implementation efforts and transition issues to ensure business risks are identified and solutions are recommended. Ensure follow-up and troubleshoot problems.
• Provide high-quality project and program management standards across the whole project lifecycle.
• Business Case Development and Implementation by collaborating with all stakeholders and business partners to develop a comprehensive business case for implementing the recommendations

Must Have Skills:

• 8+ years as a Project Manager with 5+ years demonstrated experience leading large multi-million dollar initiatives(e.g. cloud transformation projects, ITSM process implementation/improvement projects, application portfolio management, or IT evergreening initiatives)
• Project management certification (PMP, Prince2, Agile)
• Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, Management Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related field within Information Technology.

Must Have Skills:

• Demonstrated experience supporting the implementation of a student information system (SIS) or managing integration projects between a large portfolio of legacy applications
• Demonstrated experience supporting clients within the higher education/academia industry