Team Lead - Project Management Services

gov; Yellowknife; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Finance of the Government of the Northwest Territories is seeking a Team Lead - Project Management Services to lead the project management practice within the Information Systems Shared Service. The role ensures risk, quality and execution are managed to standards and projects are delivered on time and within budget.

You will oversee contracts and third-party vendors, supervise teams, and document plans for complex initiatives with high impact.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in CS, MIS or business with 3 years of relevant and progressive project management experience including 1 year in a senior PM role delivering complex technology enabled projects.
• A college/university diploma in CS, MIS or business with 5 years of relevant and progressive experience including 3 years in a senior PM role delivering complex technology enabled projects.
• All other equivalencies will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Responsibilities

• Provides Project Management services.
• Documents, plans and ensures the successful completion of complex projects with significant impact and risk.
• Oversees the management of contracts and third-party vendors/suppliers.
• Supervises individuals and teams.

Skills

Project management

Education

Undergraduate degree in computer science, management information systems or business

College/university diploma in computer science, management information systems or business

Job description

The Department of Finance has the mandate to provide leadership and direction to the public service in all areas of finance and human resource management. This mandate includes negotiating major financial arrangements with the federal government, providing analysis and advice to the Financial Management Board, and ensuring that financial and information resources are managed effectively, efficiently and economically. This mandate also includes the recruitment and retention of a competent public service that is representative of the people it serves andthe development of programs and services that effectively serve the human resource needs of the public service.

Job Information

The Team Lead - Project Management Services leads the project management practice within the Information Systems Shared Service. The Project Management team delivers technology enabled business projects ensuring risk, quality and execution is managed to organizational standards, and ensures projects are completed on time, on budget, to quality standards and within agreed scope.

Key Responsibilities

• The provision of Project Management services.
• Documents, plans and ensures the successful completion of complex projects (typically with significant business, political, or high-profile impact, and high-risk dependencies).
• Oversees the management of contracts and 3rd party vendors / suppliers.
• Supervises individuals and teams.

Key Qualifications/TAB

• Completion of an undergraduate degree in computer science, management information systems or business with 3 years of relevant and progressive experience including 1 year working as a senior project management role delivering complex technology enabled projects.
• Completion of a college/university diploma in computer science, management information systems or business with 5 years of relevant and progressive experience including 3 years working as a senior project management role delivering complex technology enabled projects.
• All other equivalencies will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel [phone] Extension 14106
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]

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