Job Status : Temporary Full-Time

Union : Non-Union

Number of Positions : 1

Hours of Work: 35

Location: Chatham Civic Centre

Reason for Vacancy: Replacement

Closing Date : September 18, 11:59pm EST. Applications received after this deadline will not be accepted.

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has an opening for a temporary full-time Project Manager, ITT in the Information Technology & Transformation division. This temporary full-time opportunity is for a period up to October 2027.

Job description

The Project Manager (ITT) is responsible for effecting business transformation within the Municipality by providing effective and efficient project management through creating clear and attainable project objectives, building the detailed project schedule(plan) and ensuring that all deliverables are achieved on schedule and on budget. Project budgets can range from a few thousand to several million dollars. Project requirements will vary depending on the needs of the Municipality; however, all will be managed according to accepted standard industry principles and practices outlined in the Project Management Institute Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK®). The Project Manager brings about business transformation and will manage projects that can have significant impact on the day-to-day business processes of all Municipal staff.

Essential responsibilities

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- Demonstrate Chatham-Kent’s core values and competencies

- Foster teamwork through effective leadership and lead project team(s) in a rapid-paced and constantly changing environment

- Develop clear and attainable project objectives, building project requirements, sourcing,



acquiring solutions that meet the requirements, and executing the implementation of solutions in a timely and cost-effective manner.

- Manage the triple constraints for projects (cost, time and quality) through engagement of internal subject matter experts and supervision of technical project team members (either as direct reports or indirect reports) as it relates to the project.

- Interact with various department and municipal staff to effectively initiate and successfully execute projects using project management and organizational change management best practices and ensure that a high level of customer service is maintained

- Gather user and system requirements to determine the business needs of project stakeholders

- Translate user and business requirements into functional requirements and design specification documents for use by the project team or developers as needed and required within the scope of the project.

- Prepare and utilize project management plans including the development of project charters, budgets, schedules, and project risk registers.

- Establish, oversee, and monitor project budget performance including implementation costs, resources, revenue, hardware, software, and outsourcing

- Vendor management,



as it relates to the partnering with consultants to execute projects

- Direct technical consultants and adherence to corporate technology standards when project involves custom application development, delivery and/or professional services

- Develop and administer Requests for Proposals (RFPs), legal agreements and service level agreements

- Manage and administer conditional grants or funding opportunities

- Research emerging trends, technologies and applications for project delivery

- Develop and execute the tactical management strategies and detailed plans as they relate to projects

- Facilitate and prepare estimates and forecasts for projects to be included in the operation maintenance and capital budgets

- Collaborate and build connections with internal departments and external agencies and act as liaison, negotiator, and facilitator, working in tandem with other Municipal departments to ensure project delivery is in alignment with internal customer/Municipal needs

- Provide expertise and vision in technical and business matters; Develop and foster successful business relationships and partnerships between the public, private and business sectors within our community

- Create and manage delivery of risk and quality IT strategies

Essential qualifications

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- College diploma or university degree (preferably in a computer science or business program with a focus on business process re-engineering), with four (4) to six (6) years related experience; or a combination of related education and experience

- IT Project Management experience, incl

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