RQ06991 Project ManagerLeader

This is a contract position for a Project Manager / Leader for our public sector client.

Work location : Remote / Peterborough

Duration : Twelve Months

7.25 hours / day

This is a Hybrid role that requires the candidate to be remote / onsite (This is a mandatory requirement of the role and is non-negotiable outside of exceptional circumstances.)

Advantages

Good compensation working on projects that will make a difference to the people of Ontario.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior level project management and develop comprehensive project plans for the extremely large, complex, multi-ministry, multi-year, high profile and high risk PSRN project.
• Manage activities throughout all phases of the project including establishing priorities and schedules; monitoring and reporting on progress and deliverables and managing issues and risks to ensure compliance with enterprise and corporate I&IT standards, policies, directives and vendor agreements.
• Identify resource requirements and physical and financial dependencies to help effectively manage the project and ensure a high level of fiscal control and accountability.
• Conduct project assessments and prepare business cases, project terms of reference and related documentation to facilitate senior level decision-making.
• Through effective project management ensure ministry business requirements and the PSRN project are aligned to best meet the needs of all stakeholders.
• Work with ministry clients to develop and implement key operational infrastructure and business practices as necessary to improve the ministries ability to transition to the new PSRN without impacting any operational requirements for their Programs.
• Participate on committees and task forces at the Ministry, Cluster, and OPS level to analyze the impact of changes to existing service level and support structures.
• Develop, manage and maintain the public safety radio portfolio for MNRF, MECP and OMAFRA. This includes capital planning, asset planning, risk management, operational planning.
• Manage the execution and implementation of radio project activities, directly or through team members.
• Provide leadership, and guidance to staff in the setting of priorities, interpreting policies and procedures, problem solving and assigning work to ensure efficient and effective implementation of the project and portfolio objectives.
• Plan, manage and control all technical elements of the project in accordance with processes and corporate and industry standards to minimize risks, and meet time, cost, service delivery expectations.
• Through effective use of an Issues and Actions Log, identify, manage and track resolution of complex issues.
• Effectively use a Risk Register to log, identify, manage and track the mitigation, avoidance or acceptance of risks.
• Articulate and prioritize risks at senior executive levels and recommend risk mitigation strategies for decision-makers.
• Manage change through effective use of a Change Register to log, track and assess impact of requested changes to project scope.
• Amend project plans, schedules and budget to support implementation of approved changes.
• Prepare and deliver LRC PSRN Status Reports and Executive Dashboard updates to senior management and project stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Lead / participate in steering committee and stakeholder forums.
• Manage project procurement through established processes for the acquisition of radio solutions.
• Lead the development of long-term capital planning and forecasting for PSRN LRC ministries.
• Participate in the development of operational and strategic planning for LRC and its ministries.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of Project Management experience
• Demonstrated IT project management experience managing all phases (Initiate, Plan, Execute, Monitor and Control and Closeout) of large scale, complex IT projects
• Experience with projects involving large number of users (over 30,000) and meeting their business requirements, training and communications needs
• Communication and Relationship Management Experience
• Knowledge or certification of industry standard such as Project Management Institute (PMI) and demonstrated experience in Project Management methodologies, producing documentation, collaterals, and artefacts
• Experience developing complex network transition and migration strategies with cross-stream dependencies

Nice to Have :

Previous Public Sector experience is an asset

Summary

If interested and qualified for this role, please apply today for immediate consideration!

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