RQ11323 - Project Manager/Leader - Senior Providesproject management on large scale, complex, high profile and high riskprojects for OPS I⁢ initiatives.

Ensuresproject deliverables meet clients’ business requirements on time, scopeand budget, with a focus on cost-effectiveness, efficiencies andcompliance with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks.

General Skills:

Leadsorganizational development, strategy development, business planning, andMinistry funding requests.

Gathersand develops requirements in order to create and maintain a detailedproject schedule and/or integrated plan.

Abilityto monitor and forecast project costs and provide reporting and input toensure targets are met

Experiencedeveloping and managing project schedules, deliverables, and scope

Abilityto promote I⁢ project management best practices and adherence tostandard methodologies

Demonstratedexperience directing project teams to ensure project deliverables aredelivered on time and adhere to government and ministry standards

Extensiveexperience coordinating and monitoring project processes, anddeveloping/communicating guidelines and procedures

Sources,selects and on-boards team members in various disciplines, clarify rolesand responsibilities and set task/deliverable/performance expectations forresources that are both OPS unionized employees as well as fee for service(FFS) consultants.

Resolvesresourcing and inter-personal conflicts, negotiates changes to resourcing,ensures knowledge is shared among team members such as project objectivesand deliverables are met.

Developscomplex project budgets based on multiple funding channels and crossministry dependencies.

Effectivelymanages large project budgets and ensures a high level of fiscal controland accountability including estimates, forecasts andreconciliation/confirmation of actuals.

Proactivelyidentifies potential risk events and issues before they occur so thatproper mitigating strategies can be developed.

Articulatesand prioritizes issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommendsmitigation strategies for decision makers.

Establishesand participates in steering committee and stakeholder forums

Provides,project, program, and/or portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholders atsenior executive levels.

Usesappropriate strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change andcapitalize on forces in support of change during all stages of projects –concept, definition, planning, implementation and close-out.

PromotesOPS I⁢ standards and best practices for project management tofacilitate control of system quality,



adherence to standard methodologyand the control of the use of I⁢ resources.

Awareness/ knowledge of emerging I⁢ trends and directions

Abilityto adapt to changing trends, leverage emerging tools and methodologies,and effectively lead projects to success in today’s energetic IT landscape

Knowledgeand understanding of Project Management’s Institute’s Project ManagementBody of Knowledge

Knowledgeand understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policiesand practices

Knowledgeand understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act(AODA) and related regulations and standards

Abilityto make recommendations on the acquisition of software, hardware, andtechnology resources

Experiencemanaging and coordinating project monitoring, anticipates andtroubleshoots issues, provides ongoing expertise, resolves problems andprovides project effectiveness

Abilityto identify conflict between project and functional areas and developsresponses to successfully address conflict

Abilityto handle client relationships to manage expectations, provides updates asrequired, identifies potential conflicts between project and functionalareas

Requirements Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

Demonstrated experience in coordinating and planning for themodernization of large, complex multi-platform, multitier informationtechnology systems.

Experience producing Project Planning and Coordinationdocumentation such as but not limited to:Business Case, Processes,Charter, Integrated Project Plan, Migration plans, Schedules, project kick offmaterials, roadmaps, release management etc. throughout SDLC (Agile andWaterfall)

Experience with business stakeholder management and statusreporting at the Executive level

Nice to Have:

Experience with Planview

Skill Set Requirements:

Technical Skills:

Demonstrated experience in coordinating and planning for themodernization of large, complex multi-platform, multitier informationtechnology systems.

Experience documenting technical problems/issues anddeveloping plans to address the solutions in a cost-efficient manner





Proven experience facilitating the resolution of I&ITand; Business issues using advanced technologies.

Proven experience with JAD facilitation, interpretingbusiness needs to create technical requirements, and leading project meetings

Demonstrated experience with prototyping, Microsoft AzureDevOps, Microsoft Project, and Planview

Experience producing Project Planning and Coordinationdocumentation such as but not limited to: Business Case, Processes, Charter,Integrated Project Plan, Migration plans, Schedules, project kick offmaterials, roadmaps, release management etc. throughout SDLC (Agile andWaterfall)

Project Management and Methodologies:

Experience leading the planning, coaching, communication andexecution of actions that lead toward delivery and adoption of data-drivensolutions

Experience advising, shaping and delivering technology-ledtransformation programs

Experience building and maintaining relationships withinternal and external stakeholders to successfully deliver on transformationgoals

Demonstrated experience facilitating discussions withinternal and external stakeholders on processes and goals to drive the projectdelivery to successful completion.

Coordinating and executing Threat Risk Analysis and PrivacyImpact Analysis, and addressing outcomes and/or recommendations

Experience with business stakeholder management and statusreporting at the Executive level

Experience supporting business users working on projects orprograms involving multiple highly inter-dependent applications and/or datasources.

Demonstrable experience with requirement management, qualityassurance and change management processes and tools

Experience in documenting business, technical and systemprocesses and requirements

Demonstrated experience leading multiple project teamsconcurrently using a mix of dedicated and shared resources

Ability to introduce best practices, templates, SharePointmanagement sites for software development projects

Experience with MS Office software, including Word, Excel,PowerPoint, Project, and Visio.

Experience tracking project finances and burn rates, as wellas resource allocation.

Experience with AODA compliance

Communications Skills:

Excellent communication and written skills

Skills in consensus building and issue resolution involvingkey stakeholders, and members of teams

Experience introducing technical standards business processimprovements to development team

Public Sector Experience:

Previous public sector experience in an organization ofequivalent size or complexity to Ontario Public Service

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📌 11715 (Ontario)
🏢 Maarut
📍 Ontario