This is a contract position for a Project Manager Leader for our client who is in the Broader Public Sector. Work location will be Downtown Toronto.
This is a hybrid role with 3 days in the office a week. This is a mandatory requirement of the role and is non negotiable outside of exceptional circumstances.
The Contract runs for one year.
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Advantages
Good Compensation working on projects that will make a difference to the people of Ontario.
Responsibilities
1. Define the project work, standards, and processes to execute multiple projects. In a project context, culminating in a plan for solution components that informs an overall Integrated Project Plan.
2. Manage the day-to-day work of project team, which includes: task assignments, managing priorities, monitoring project team deliverables, and resolving problems and removing roadblocks. Ensures that the project team accurately records time against project activities (or tasks).
3. Provide updates to the Program Manager on progress, issues and risks of their project deliverables.
4. Manage project issues and risks (e.g. identifies, monitors, escalates, resolves, and reports) through the team. Escalate issues to the Program Manager. Manage the issues logs and risk registers for the overall project, if applicable.
5. Provide regular communication and status updates to the Program Manager.
6. Lead, facilitate, coordinate project team meetings. Track action items, decision items, risks and issues that come out of meetings and updates the Program Manager.
7. Work closely with the Product Owner, Technology Architects, Business Analysts, Operations Manager and Systems Analysts to ensure meeting the objectives of the project.
8. Manage integration requests and associated resources from signed Letters of Agreement (LoAs) through Go Live and stabilization:
· Manage a consolidated schedule / plan for all integrations
· Assign resources to integration work and balance workload across the team responsible (including vendor and partner resources).
· Support development of the LoA for all integrations.
· Provide reports (e.g. client list) on the status of integrations to the Program Manager and other key stakeholders, i.e. Department management and IAM Governance Committees.
· Identify and manage risks and issues that arise from integrations.
9. Manage stakeholders’ expectations to align to governance processes and project methodologies.
10. Ensure quality standards (including those outlined in vendor SOWs) are met by vendors, partners and the project team.
Develop and implement project processes for integration of critical business applications.
Qualifications
1. Project Management in an IT Environment
1.1 10+ years experience in project management
1.2 Demonstrated experience ensuring the integration with related OPS I&IT governance policies/standards
1.3 Demonstrated experience developing complex project budgets based on multiple funding channels, and managing project financials (including expenditure management)
1.4 Demonstrated experience gathering and developing requirements in order to create and maintain project schedules and integrated plans
1.5 Demonstrated experience developing project charters, and other project management deliverables
1.6 Demonstrated experience with identifying and defining architectural requirements.
1.7 Demonstrated experience with change management Demonstrated experience identifying risks and providing proper mitigation strategies.
1.8 Demonstrated experience using PPM tools for resource planning, schedule management, and project financial management
2. Security Authentication Knowledge
2.1 Knowledge of Identity and Access Management application and infrastructure technology and business processes and/or business process re-engineering
2.2 Demonstrated experience delivering a security authentication component(s) as part of an application or web-based solution
3. Technical knowledge and experience
3.1 Demonstrated experience with the design of new enterprise and application layers
3.2 Ability to define, identify and describe information architectural requirements with clients
3.3 Demonstrated experience with common, consistent, shareable, re-usable and extensible data structures
3.4 Knowledge of application and infrastructure design
3.5 Experience with project management of iterative development processes
4. Communication
4.1 Demonstrated experience effectively communicating with team, clients, various stakeholder and senior management
4.2 Demonstrated experience reporting on progress of deliverables, milestones, issues and risks to various audiences, including steering committees and formal status reporting
4.3 Demonstrated experience producing documentation such as Project Charters, Presentations, other deliverables (i.e. strategy document, option analysis) etc.
4.4 Demonstrated experience reporting on project spend, budget vs. actuals, and monthly and quarterly forecast
4.5 Experience providing updates and advice to senior management.
4.6 Experience presenting to executive steering committees responsible for project oversight and decision-making.
5. Leadership & Delivery Management
5.1 Demonstrated experience delivering IT Solutions with tight time frames and other constraints in a matrix environment.
5.2 Demonstrated experience with public sector procurement (e.g. issuing and evaluating RFSs, creating SOWs and service level agreements), vendor management, including contract and deliverables management etc.
5.3 Demonstrated ability to build credibility and establish consensus with the client and team members
Demonstrated experience in leading the technology team to define and develop the “to-be” architecture, and to develop a migration and/or application and infrastructure integrated plan
5.4 Demonstrated experience leading team and partner deliverables to completion
Summary
If Interested and qualified for this role, please apply today for immediate consideration!!!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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This is a contract position for a Project Manager Leader for our client who is in the Broader Public Sector. Work location will be Downtown Toronto.
This is a hybrid role with 3 days in the office a week. This is a mandatory requirement of the role and is non negotiable outside of exceptional circumstances.
The Contract runs for one year.
Advantages
Good Compensation working on projects that will make a difference to the people of Ontario.
Responsibilities
1. Define the project work, standards, and processes to execute multiple projects. In a project context, culminating in a plan for solution components that informs an overall Integrated Project Plan.
2. Manage the day-to-day work of project team, which includes: task assignments, managing priorities, monitoring project team deliverables, and resolving problems and removing roadblocks. Ensures that the project team accurately records time against project activities (or tasks).
3. Provide updates to the Program Manager on progress, issues and risks of their project deliverables.
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4. Manage project issues and risks (e.g. identifies, monitors, escalates, resolves, and reports) through the team. Escalate issues to the Program Manager. Manage the issues logs and risk registers for the overall project, if applicable.
5. Provide regular communication and status updates to the Program Manager.
6. Lead, facilitate, coordinate project team meetings. Track action items, decision items, risks and issues that come out of meetings and updates the Program Manager.
7. Work closely with the Product Owner, Technology Architects, Business Analysts, Operations Manager and Systems Analysts to ensure meeting the objectives of the project.
8. Manage integration requests and associated resources from signed Letters of Agreement (LoAs) through Go Live and stabilization:
· Manage a consolidated schedule / plan for all integrations
· Assign resources to integration work and balance workload across the team responsible (including vendor and partner resources).
· Support development of the LoA for all integrations.
· Provide reports (e.g. client list) on the status of integrations to the Program Manager and other key stakeholders, i.e. Department management and IAM Governance Committees.
· Identify and manage risks and issues that arise from integrations.
9. Manage stakeholders’ expectations to align to governance processes and project methodologies.
10. Ensure quality standards (including those outlined in vendor SOWs) are met by vendors, partners and the project team.
Develop and implement project processes for integration of critical business applications.
Qualifications
1. Project Management in an IT Environment
1.1 10+ years experience in project management
1.2 Demonstrated experience ensuring the integration with related OPS I&IT governance policies/standards
1.3 Demonstrated experience developing complex project budgets based on multiple funding channels, and managing project financials (including expenditure management)
1.4 Demonstrated experience gathering and developing requirements in order to create and maintain project schedules and integrated plans
1.5 Demonstrated experience developing project charters, and other project management deliverables
1.6 Demonstrated experience with identifying and defining architectural requirements.
1.7 Demonstrated experience with change management Demonstrated experience identifying risks and providing proper mitigation strategies.
1.8 Demonstrated experience using PPM tools for resource planning, schedule management, and project financial management
2. Security Authentication Knowledge
2.1 Knowledge of Identity and Access Management application and infrastructure technology and business processes and/or business process re-engineering
2.2 Demonstrated experience delivering a security authentication component(s) as part of an application or web-based solution
3. Technical knowledge and experience
3.1 Demonstrated experience with the design of new enterprise and application layers
3.2 Ability to define, identify and describe information architectural requirements with clients
3.3 Demonstrated experience with common, consistent, shareable, re-usable and extensible data structures
3.4 Knowledge of application and infrastructure design
3.5 Experience with project management of iterative development processes
4. Communication
4.1 Demonstrated experience effectively communicating with team, clients, various stakeholder and senior management
4.2 Demonstrated experience reporting on progress of deliverables, milestones, issues and risks to various audiences, including steering committees and formal status reporting
4.3 Demonstrated experience producing documentation such as Project Charters, Presentations, other deliverables (i.e. strategy document, option analysis) etc.
4.4 Demonstrated experience reporting on project spend, budget vs. actuals, and monthly and quarterly forecast
4.5 Experience providing updates and advice to senior management.
4.6 Experience presenting to executive steering committees responsible for project oversight and decision-making.
5. Leadership & Delivery Management
5.1 Demonstrated experience delivering IT Solutions with tight time frames and other constraints in a matrix environment.
5.2 Demonstrated experience with public sector procurement (e.g. issuing and evaluating RFSs, creating SOWs and service level agreements), vendor management, including contract and deliverables management etc.
5.3 Demonstrated ability to build credibility and establish consensus with the client and team members
Demonstrated experience in leading the technology team to define and develop the “to-be” architecture, and to develop a migration and/or application and infrastructure integrated plan
5.4 Demonstrated experience leading team and partner deliverables to completion
Summary
If Interested and qualified for this role, please apply today for immediate consideration!!!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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