Project Manager 0182 – Foilcon

Title of the Job: Project Manager 0182

Location: Toronto, ON

Job Description: Job Description:HM Note: This hybrid role is in office one (1) day every two (2) weeksResponsibilitiesProvides project management on large scale, complex, high profile and high risk projects for various initiatives.Knowledge of finance and procurement standards and policies within the public sector is critical.Ensures project deliverables meet clients’ business requirements on time, scope and budget, with a focus on cost-effectiveness, efficiencies and compliance with PMI project management methodologies and frameworks.General SkillsLeads organizational development, strategy development, business planning, and Ministry funding requests.Gathers and develops requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan.Ability to monitor and forecast project costs and provide reporting and input to ensure targets are metExperience developing and managing project schedules, deliverables, and scopeAbility to promote project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologiesDemonstrated experience directing project teams to ensure project deliverables are delivered on time and adhere to government and ministry standardsExtensive experience coordinating and monitoring project processes, and developing/communicating guidelines and proceduresSources, selects and on-boards team members in various disciplines, clarify roles and responsibilities and set task/deliverable/performance expectations for resources that are both OPS unionized employees as well as fee for service (FFS) consultants.Resolves resourcing and inter-personal conflicts, negotiates changes to resourcing, ensures knowledge is shared among team members such as project objectives and deliverables are met.Develops complex project budgets based on multiple funding channels and cross ministry dependencies.Effectively manages large project budgets and ensures a high level of fiscal control and accountability including estimates, forecasts and reconciliation/confirmation of actuals.Proactively identifies potential risk events and issues before they occur so that proper mitigating strategies can be developed.Articulates and prioritizes issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommends mitigation strategies for decision makers.Establishes and participates in steering committee and stakeholder forums.Provides, project, program, and/or portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholders at senior executive levels.Uses appropriate strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change during all stages of projects – concept, definition, planning, implementation and close-out.Promotes I&IT standards and best practices for project management to facilitate control of system quality, adherence to standard methodology and the control of the use of I&IT resources.5+ years of experience working with federal/provincial/broader public-sectorsIn-depth knowledge of Public Sector Program/Project Management artifacts (or similar), processes and practices, and ability to produce program level documentation that comply with industry standard practicesIn-depth knowledge of industry standard such as Program and Project Management Institute (PMI) and Public Sector I&IT project management methodologies.In-depth knowledge and experience with Public Sector projectsIn-depth knowledge and understanding of OPS policy and IT project approval processes and requirementsExperience adopting and adhering to Public Sector Unified I&IT Project Methodology, Public Sector Enterprise Architecture and Public Sector Gating process, and Public Sector Standard Systems Development MethodologiesSolid experience with large complex projects and programsKnowledge and experience with developing ministry reports, including TB/MBC submissionsDesirable SkillsKnowledge and understanding of Project Management’s Institute’s Project Management Body of KnowledgeKnowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practicesAbility to make recommendations on the acquisition of software, hardware, and technology resourcesExperience managing and coordinating project monitoring, anticipates and troubleshoots issues, provides ongoing expertise, resolves problems and provides project effectivenessAbility to identify conflict between project and functional areas and develops responses to successfully address conflictAbility to handle client relationships to manage expectations, provides updates as required, identifies potential conflicts between project and functional areasMust Haves:· 3-5 years’ CRM Implementation Experience· 3-5 years’ Project Management experience in the public sector· 3-5 years’ experience with Agile and Waterfall Methodologies

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