Project Manager

Job Descriptions

Utilizing a project management methodology and processes for project activities and gates; creating and managing standard project management artifacts and activities as required, including project plans, budget, scope, schedule and timeline, risk register, status reports, and others, with a focus on effective delivery.

Initial project planning, soliciting estimates, incorporating change management, establishing timelines, and monitoring progress to ensure timely completion of projects, including the planning and execution of projects that are new product implementations, integrations, technical evergreen upgrades and / or hardware and software rollouts.

Obtaining and allocating resources : assigning tasks to agile delivery team, allocating resources effectively to ensure project success.

Ensuring compliance with information privacy and security assessments, and project governance, procedures and practices, including escalating unresolved issues

Maintaining accurate project documentation, including project plans, status reports, and meeting minutes, for future reference and auditing purposes

Monitoring project deliverables to ensure they meet quality standards and align with project requirements, managing testing activities as required.

Executing and supporting other project activities and tasks for one or more projects as reasonably required by the BCLC Project Managerist services to be performed.

Other tasks as reasonably required by the BCLC Project Manager

The successful Candidate will provide up thirty-seven and a half (37.5) hours per week of services, Monday to Friday between the hours of 8 : 00 am and 5 : 00 pm Pacific Time

Candidate Minimum Qualifications

The successful candidate(s) will have the knowledge and skills typically acquired through a degree or equivalent diploma program in technology supplemented by formal project management training and certification including PMP (preferred) or PRINCE2.

They will have at least 5 years of significant and recent, related experience in a leadership capacity on complex initiatives, including the ability to lead and motivate a team, delegate tasks, and provide guidance and support throughout the project lifecycle in an agile delivery environment.

Additional Skills & Experience

Excellent organizational, planning, and scheduling skills with very strong attention to detail

Strong analytical skills including the ability to quickly identify potential issues and risks and craft innovative solutions.

Familiarity with predictive and hybrid project management as well as managing projects in kanban / agile style and utilizing work management tools such as Jira.

Experience navigating interdependencies across multiple business teams, agile delivery teams (Scrum, Kanban, Hybrid methodologies) and external partners.

Effective negotiation with sponsors of other initiatives, product owners of teams with competing priorities and deadlines, and others

Application of appropriate judgment and discretion in the resolution or escalation of project issues and recommendations to Steering or Governance committees.

Excellent written and spoken communication skills, including the ability to communicate complicated technical issues effectively to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences : executive and senior leadership;

product managers; project agile team members; vendor-partners; service providers; and other stakeholders.

Excellent time management skills to prioritize tasks, manage deadlines, and ensure timely completion of project deliverables.

In depth knowledge of standard project management methodologies and tools including scope and budget management, work breakdown structures and scheduling, stakeholder management, communication planning, risk assessment, readiness assessment, etc.

Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite / SharePoint, Jira / Confluence and MS Project.

Experience with SaaS applications and integrations in complex environments, mobile applications and vendor management is essential.

Experience working with a Crown corporation is preferred.

Experience with the gambling industry preferred!

Company has an existing (at time of submission) and ongoing contract with Candidate.

References

Proponents will provide two references for a Candidate(s)