Environmental project manager Jobs in Vaughan, ON

Description

WIN (Oracle Peoplesoft HCM) is the OPS Enterprise HR and Payroll application, and is currently embarking on Phase 2 of WIN System Stability project. The OPS is looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead the OPS team and represent OPS needs with the cloud vendor (Microsoft) as well as a System Integrator to deliver key project deliverables.

Advantages

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

Responsibilities

Description

Responsibilities :

• Managing project deliverables and timelines, scope, resources / costing.
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with technical lead, vendor, other FFS resources and OPS resources working on the project to meet project milestones.
• Planning and coordinating with operational teams and providing knowledge transfer for sustainment.
• Preparing status reports and briefing project sponsors.
• Tracking and monitoring project-related issues and risks.
• Assist in planning oversight for upcoming database upgrades.
• Developing and overseeing implementation plan and schedules.

Qualifications

Must Haves :

Implementation of PeopleSoft Fluid and Classic Plus user interfaces incl. activating new Self Service features and enabling Mobile capability

Significant expertise and experience in PeopleSoft HCM application

A hands on project manager who has lead multiple large ERP ($5M+) projects

General Skills :

Leads organizational development, strategy development, business planning, and Ministry funding requests.

Gathers and develops requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and / or integrated plan.

Ability to monitor and forecast project costs and provide reporting and input to ensure targets are met

Experience developing and managing project schedules, deliverables, and scope

Ability to promote I&IT project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologies

Demonstrated experience directing project teams to ensure project deliverables are delivered on time and adhere to government and ministry standards

Extensive experience coordinating and monitoring project processes, and developing / communicating guidelines and procedures

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

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

Develops complex project budgets based on multiple funding channels and cross ministry dependencies.

Effectively manages large project budgets and ensures a high level of fiscal control and accountability including estimates, forecasts and reconciliation / confirmation of actuals.

Proactively identifies potential risk events and issues before they occur so that proper mitigating strategies can be developed.

Articulates and prioritizes issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommends mitigation strategies for decision makers.

Establishes and participates in steering committee and stakeholder forums

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

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

Promotes OPS I&IT standards and best practices for project management to facilitate control of system quality, adherence to standard methodology and the control of the use of I&IT resources.

Desirable Skills :

Knowledge and understanding of Project Management’s Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge

Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices

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

Ability to make recommendations on the acquisition of software, hardware, and technology resources

Experience managing and coordinating project monitoring, anticipates and troubleshoots issues, provides ongoing expertise, resolves problems and provides project effectiveness

Ability to identify conflict between project and functional areas and develops responses to successfully address conflict

Ability to handle client relationships to manage expectations, provides updates as required, identifies potential conflicts between project and functional areas

Knowledge of Microsoft DevOps to manage assigned tasks

Summary

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

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