Project Manager (4004) Jobs

New Value Solutions, a national IT consulting company, is seeking a Project Manager with experience in large-scale IT implementations to help our client replace an existing provincial-wide system with a new solution. An RFP has been developed to identify the new solution, with responses expected in October. The PM will assist with a review of the proponents from the RFP process and will extend into project planning and full-scale implementation, which will include data migration. There will also be business process analysis and redesign to ensure streamlined processes that support client requirements

Responsibilities:

• Manage project scope, costs, quality, and timelines by working closely with the Sponsors
• Translate decisions from the Sponsor and Steering Committee into tactical plans
• Design, implement, and monitor the roll-out of a project plan
• Provide best practice recommendations based on prior experience with projects
• Lead executive stakeholders through decision making process
• Provide the Sponsor and project team with regular updates on the various work streams
• Initiate business process review and develop an approach that will seek to harmonize business processes provincially
• Develop project charter and initiate project structure through detailed project planning
• Design and maintain standard documents and schedules for the Waterfall methodology
• Support contracting processes
• Support an in-depth analysis of the most relevant proponent solutions, including but not limited to: costing, total cost of ownership, technical architecture, functionality
• Work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment with provincial initiatives and future road map
• Provide oversight of resources and stakeholders working on or being impacted by the project
• Prepare presentations and briefing/decision notes for Sponsors and Steering Committee
• Identify project risks and escalate issues to the Sponsor and Steering Committee
• Lead meetings with the project team

Requirements:

• Experience working with medical staff and executive medical leaders
• 10+ years of experience as a Project Manager
• Political acumen and ability to manage sensitive issues
• Highly skilled in project management of large scale IT (information technology) projects
• Experience leading provincially scoped projects, including overseeing data migration, business process redesign and enabling the resultant system to be a valued provincial asset
• Expertise in SmartSheet project management software is an asset
• Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure is an asset
• Ability to lead stakeholders through all related project activities
• Project Management Professional designation is preferred
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) to function within a complex interdisciplinary environment including ability to communicate with senior stakeholders
• Skilled in executive stakeholder engagement

If you have this expertise, and are able to work in Canada, please submit your resume. While we thank all candidates in advance for their application, only those candidates who are shortlisted will be contacted.

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