RQ08500 - Project Manager/Leader - Junior

Description:

• Gather and develop requirements to create and maintain a detailed project and implementation schedules and/or integrated plans
  
• Experience developing and managing project schedules, deliverables, and scope
  
• Ability to promote I&IT project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologies
  
• Demonstrated experience directing teams to ensure deliverables are delivered on time and adhere to government and ministry standards
  
• Extensive experience coordinating and monitoring project, implementation and support processes, and developing/communicating guidelines and procedures
  
• Resolve resourcing and inter-personal conflicts, negotiate changes to resourcing, ensure knowledge is shared among team members such as project objectives and deliverables are met
  
• Effectively manages large project budgets and ensures a high level of fiscal control and accountability including estimates, gating, forecasts, and reconciliation/confirmation of actuals
  
• Proactively identifies potential risk events and issues before they occur so that proper mitigating strategies can be developed
  
• Articulate and prioritize issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommends mitigation strategies for decision makers
  

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• IT Solution Development Project Management experience (as appropriate to the specified experience and level) and use of Project Management software (as appropriate to the specified experience level). - 5 years
  
• Experience in creating portfolio plans, monitoring performance against plans and generating progress reports using earned value or similar techniques.
  
• Experience in Waterfall and Agile project management methodologies
  
• An experienced individual with a proven track record for meeting strict deadlines and supporting cross-functional teams to ensure work on tasks/milestones remains within time and cost constraints.
  

Skill Set Requirements:

Project Management Skills:

• IT Solution Development Project Management experience (as appropriate to the specified experience and level) and use of Project Management software (as appropriate to the specified experience level). - 5 years
  
• Knowledge of latest developments and leading practices in the project management industry and profession, (e.g. PMBOK ) and familiarity with best practices in other industries, sectors or jurisdictions related to project management methodologies.
  
• Experience in the development (Java or c ) and implementation of project management processes, plans, and communication tools using SQL and/or other similar tools.
  
• Experience in creating portfolio plans, monitoring performance against plans and generating progress reports using earned value or similar techniques.
  
• Experience in Waterfall and Agile project management methodologies
  
• An experienced individual with a proven track record for meeting strict deadlines and supporting cross-functional teams to ensure work on tasks/milestones remains within time and cost constraints.
  
• Knowledge of OPS Integrated Project Management Framework and Methodology
  

Communication/Soft Skills:

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills.
  
• Demonstrated experience preparing and distributing project updates, progress reports to stakeholders while managing expectations pertaining to scope and timeline constraints.
  
• Demonstrated experience communicating across many functional areas to actively engage stakeholders and manage client expectations with diverse interests, technical and non- technical backgrounds using the appropriate level of political acuity and messaging for the audience.
  
• Strong discipline in resolving resourcing and inter-personal conflicts, ensures knowledge is shared among team members to achieve project objectives.
  

Technical Skills:

• Experience with SQL, Linux, Windows 2016/19 servers, subnets, vlans, trusted/untrusted zones, DNS, VM(virtual Machines, hyper converge(HCI), IP, active directory (AD), NTP, VPN, remote desktop
  
• Knowledge and experience with current and emerging technologies, including all server computer system technologies, network, security, and theory and principles of operating systems, systems design and development
  
• Knowledge and experience with systems analysis and design methods and techniques to develop systems and methods for managing servers
  
• Knowledge and experience with testing and implementation methods and practices
  
• Nice to have:
  
• Knowledge of PSAP, CAD (computer aided device) Canadian Next Generation 911,ESINet, E911
  

Stakeholder Management & Leadership:

• Able to establish and manage stakeholder relationships.
  
• Able to communicate in business language and with technology expertise.
  
• Able to appropriately assign work packages to assigned resources and manage to ensure timely and quality delivery.