Being a Project Leader for IT project or portfolio/program of projects
Planning projects from initiation to implementation
Drafting of project management documents such as project scope statements, project charters, project execution plans, risk management plans, risk registers etc.
Identifying of stakeholders and their impact on the project success
Identifying project team members and clearly understanding their roles and responsibilities
Managing of the project team, stakeholders and vendors
Estimating project duration and effort
Experience with building project schedules in programs such as Primavera or MS Project
Preparing project budgets
Preparing various types of reports such as monthly progress reports, cost reports, stakeholder reports, two week look-ahead, etc.
Updating project schedules at regular intervals to track progress against the baseline
Understanding of earned value management
Understanding of processed to secure funding through gating and sanctioning
Supporting project team members
Drafting of procurement documents such as statements of work or request for information.
Developing a vendor evaluation matrix to be used to measure proponents in a fair and equitable manner
Measuring project benefits against the requirements
Confirming project deliverables align with expectations and standards
Controlling project procurements
Controlling project costs and working within the approved budget
Identifying risks and risk resolutions
Managing and controlling project scope as defined in the project scope statement
Celebrating project successes
Directing and managing all aspects of the project activities
Managing stakeholder expectations
Developing a communication strategy and managing as expected
Closing out projects and filing all documents as records.
Tracking lessons learned
Ensuring a safe work place for everyone
What we are looking for:
Graduation from a recognized educational institution in computer science OR
Graduation from an equivalent formal educational program and relevant IT technical and project management experience.
Project Management Professional (PMP) designation is highly desirable.
Ten or more years of recent related industry and demonstrated experience in a technology field aligned with departmental deliverables
Three or more years of demonstrated experience in a supervisory/leadership or project management role Proven ability to successfully apply project planning, monitoring and control techniques, as well as accurately estimate resource and budgetary requirements
Proven track record for managing efficient cost and schedule performance and quality of deliverables for contracted services for large projects
Demonstrated ability to lead diverse teams of professional employees, consultants and contractors
Consistently demonstrates understanding of project management principles (can quote principles and explain PMI concepts including EV and CPI)
Consistently demonstrated ability to work independently, handle deadline pressures, and effectively escalate project issues.
Demonstrated expertise in business systems analysis, technology-appropriate integration/deployment/development methodologies, and analysis and design techniques as applied over the entire lifecycle of an information system
For software-related roles, demonstrated application in one or more SDLC methodologies (e.g. Waterfall, RAD, JAD, Iterative) and able to provide input to recommendations for application of methodology to optimize development.
Ability to accurately estimate development efforts
Understands software testing techniques and toolsets
Demonstrated interpersonal, presentation and customer service skills to build relationships with internal staff and external suppliers
Demonstrated oral and written communication skills to prepare required documentation
Demonstrates influencing and negotiation skills to optimize the outcome of project deliverables, working in partnership with peers, business users and IT service providers.
Remains current with industry trends and best practices as they relate to their IT specific area.
Strong knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Communicates effectively in oral, written, and electronic form as appropriate for the needs of the project team.
Demonstrated personal accountability.
Makes effective presentations to project teams.
Must be professional in all dealings and demonstrate tact, diplomacy, and sensitivity.
Ability to multi-task, organize priorities and manage time well to meet deadlines.
Adaptive, able to respond to changing conditions quickly.
Logical thinking.
Demonstrated willingness and ability to learn.
Detail oriented, accurate.
Get-things-done attitude.
Experience and understanding of project management methodologies
Experience with the delivery of IT applications and SaaS solutions with and understanding of various methodologies including Agile, Scrum, Iterative and Waterfall.
Experience with IT hardware solutions will be an asset (network, data centers, telecommunications, etc…)
