Project Manager, Pmo Jobs

At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.

What Ontario Health offers:

Achieving your career goals is a priority to us. Benefits of working at Ontario Health may include the following based on employment type:

• Health care spending account
• Individual contributors start at 3 weeks’ vacation with 4 weeks at 2 yrs.
• Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day
• A wellness program
• Participation in Communities of Inclusion
• Career development opportunities
• 3 personal days and 2 float days annually
• A collaborative values-based team culture
• A hybrid working model
• Premium defined benefit pension plan

Want to make a difference in your career? Consider this opportunity.

The Project Manager will work with various teams within the Agency and with its external partners and vendors to ensure Ontario Health products and services are delivered in a timely and efficient manner with the highest level of quality. Assignments may include managing a single large scale complex project or multiple smaller to medium scale projects. Assignments are most often of technical nature but could include other areas such as process improvements and such. Working with the Sponsor(s), the Project Manager will be accountable for the successful delivery of the project (i.e. on time, on budget, as per agreed scope, and, compliant with internal policies and processes and applicable legislation). Furthermore, the Project Manager will be responsible for delivering Project Management artifacts related to the project.

Here is what you will be doing:

• Adhere to and promote Ontario Health policies and processes including Privacy, Security, and Record Management
• Provide financial forecasts and track actual costs against the approved budget
• Provide timely and up-to-date status and other progress reports/presentations to Executives, Sponsor(s), stakeholders, the project team, Project Management Office, and others as required that are clear, concise, transparent, and accurate manner so to eliminate any misunderstandings or cause incorrect decisions to be made
• Ensure effective project change control, including managing IT Requests for Change (RFCs) and deployments to the various environments, is in place
• Develop project documentation including charter, integrated project plan, project schedule, status reports, meeting notes and other project artifacts as required
• Proactively identify and manage risks, and systematically resolve or escalate known issues
• Accountable for on time, on budget, and on scope completion of assigned projects that are compliant with applicable external legislation and internal policies and processes including project governance framework and project management methodology, and provide feedback for continuous improvement as requested
• Organize and lead project meetings
• Manage release of the product/project/work package to an operational environment
• Responsible for managing the resources, scope, budget, schedule, and quality of deliverables of the assigned projects
• Establish and maintain excellent working relationship and effective communication with the Sponsor(s), internal and external stakeholders, vendors and project team members
• Issue project change requests (PCRs) as applicable in response to changes in scope, schedule, budget, and release strategy (for multi-release projects)

Here is what you will need to be successful:

Education and Experience

• Project management experience in healthcare sector is an asset
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or actively working towards the designation is preferred
• University degree in computer science, healthcare, business or a related discipline
• Direct experience coordinating and managing project activities, monitoring and reporting on progress, and anticipating and resolving issues, risks, and conflicts
• Experience working with technology vendors
• Technical knowledge/expertise gained through work experience as a developer or an architect is an asset
• Experience managing delivery teams of various sizes that include internal and external resources (consultants, vendor staff) regardless of geographic location where the resources are located
• 8 - 10 years of project management experience delivering large-scale technology initiatives and complex IT solutions in a highly integrated setting
• Demonstrated experience utilizing various Project Management and Software development methodologies and frameworks such as Waterfall and Agile and others

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to build strong relationships with internal clients and external stakeholders, clients, and vendors
• IT Infrastructure and ITIL experience is an asset
• Demonstrated ability to deliver IT projects under challenging circumstances
• Demonstrated knowledge of project cost accounting principles and practices, and managing project budgets
• Superior leadership and communication skills
• Knowledge/expertise of current technology trends is an asset
• Strong working knowledge of the Project Management and Software Development Life Cycles
• Familiarity with legislation applicable to healthcare organizations such as PHIPA is an asset
• Expertise in Microsoft suite of products such as Office, Microsoft Project, and Sharepoint, and other productivity tools such as Jira and Confluence
• Well-developed analytical skills with a keen eye for details
• Program and Portfolio management knowledge is an asset
• Acumen to resolve conflicts at all levels with tact

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Paygrade and Zone: 6B

Location: Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change)

All applicants must be a resident of Ontario to be considered for roles at Ontario Health.

Ontario Health encourages applications from candidates who are First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous; Francophone; Black and racialized; members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; trans and nonbinary; and disabled.

We encourage applicants with accessibility needs to notify us if they have any accommodation needs in the application and/or interview process.

Note: As part of the initial recruitment screening process, applicants must confirm that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If applicants are not fully vaccinated, they will be required to identify any accommodation needs pursuant to a protected ground under the Code. Applicants who identify an accommodation need will be required to provide supporting documentation with respect to their need for accommodation when requested by Ontario Health. If no such accommodation is identified, the applicant will not be eligible to proceed through the recruitment process.

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