Information Technology Project Manager

Project Manager

Duration: 6 months

Hybrid 2-3 days per week

Burnaby, BC

Our client requires a Consultant to provide the services of an IT Project

Managed to help it with the implementation of initiatives in the IT capital plan, including but not limited to; Customer Service Centre, Workforce Management System, Disability & Labor Management, and Data, Analytics, Reporting and Dashboards.

This position reports to the Director, Portfolio & Business Relationship Management, and works closely with IT and business groups to ensure projects are successfully planned, implemented, and handed over to business operations. This position will be responsible for interfacing with large cross-functional teams and will need to demonstrate superior project management, communication, stakeholder and vendor management skills, and have sound knowledge of software implementation, business analysis, and agile and waterfall methodologies. With input of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) this position will be responsible for managing day to day progress of all project scope dimensions.

Duties/Accountabilities:

· Lead and deliver all aspects of the project lifecycle, ensuring quality and completeness of project delivery

· Develop a project charter and a plan for execution, including all other project documentation

· Accountable for delivery of all in-scope project activities; a project plan, timeline, budget, scope, risks, issue, quality, staffing, and any identified project constraints

· Oversight of the project team to ensure delivery of the stated project goals and objectives against the established measurement criteria; coordinating and managing team resource allocation, managing deliverables and schedules of project team members to ensure timely and quality delivery of project commitments

· Chair Project Steering Committee (PSC), working group, and subcommittee(s) (as required): preparing materials; sending out agendas, minutes, etc., and facilitating discussions

· Accountable point person for project delivery and communication, reporting on all project aspects, to all project stakeholders, including regular project status reports

· Liaise with vendor and management of the vendor to contract scope, cost, and requirements to support project delivery, tracking vendor performance to meet project milestones; and report any variance or deviation from the contract

· Document and report on project-level issues, decisions, dependencies, and risks, facilitate resolution and escalation

· Manage, plan, and control cost, schedule, scope, and create change requests and assess the impact of proposed changes

· Address challenges, including organizational, vendor, technical, documentation, budget logistics

· Oversight of quality control, change management, and business readiness requirements for the successful implementation of the project

· Transition of new processes and systems to business operations, including the facilitation of business operational handoff activities and post implementation support

· Perform project close (including the development of sustainment and knowledge transfer documentation), and facilitate the collection and documentation of lessons learned

Experience

• Government Experience (Asset but not mandatory)

• Experience managing IT projects is required,

• Experience managing cloud solutions is an asset

• Project Management: 10+ years managing large IT projects (Required)

• Past experience in Business Analysis and/or Change Management is an asset

• Experience leading and delivering enterprise-level projects; business process management, solutions integration, packaged or cloud implementations

• Technical mindset to lead cross-functional teams, a solid understanding of IT concepts

• Demonstrated capability to drive deliverables under tight timelines in a complex and evolving organizational environment

• Proficiency in project management software tools, MS Project, or other PM tools

• Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline

• Proven relationship management, conflict management, and leadership skills

• Change management/business transformation experience in large organizations

• Comfortable leading meetings and regularly communicating to project and business stakeholders

• Excellent client-facing (verbal and written) communications skills and interpersonal skills

• Advanced time management and analytical skills

• High degree of attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

• Self-starter, achievement-oriented, motivated, and proven problem-solving abilities

Education

• Project Management Professional, PMP Certification (Required)

• University Degree (Preferred) or equivalent

• Diploma in Information Systems or related field (Desired)

Schedule:

• 70 Hours bi-weekly, the number of hours worked per bi-weekly period cannot exceed this limit without prior written consent