Project Manager - Level 3

As a Senior Project Manager (Level 3) within the Canadian Federal government, you will lead critical sub-projects within the department. Your primary focus will be the migration of legacy systems to a modern, cloud-based solution. You will operate in a complex, high-impact environment, utilizing Agile and SAFe methodologies to ensure the seamless delivery of technical and business transformation objectives.


Advantages
High impact role.
Modern tech stack.
Professional growth.
Flexible work environment.



Responsibilities
Your duties will encompass the full project lifecycle, with a heavy emphasis on Release Management and Stakeholder Engagement.
Project Governance: Develop and maintain comprehensive Project Management Plans, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), and integrated project schedules using MS Project and Azure DevOps.
Release Management: Direct activities to build and maintain software releases for production, including the establishment of release strategies and negotiation of release content with stakeholders.
Agile Leadership: Lead and upskill project teams using Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid approaches, providing hands-on guidance to foster project maturity.
Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify, monitor, and mitigate project risks and issues using standardized reporting tools and dashboards.
Strategic Collaboration: Facilitate at least two weekly meetings with stakeholders and product owners to ensure alignment and solve organizational or technical problems.
Knowledge Transfer: Ensure the continuous transfer of functional and technical knowledge to departmental teams through training and documentation.

Qualifications
Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience as a Project Manager in an IM/IT environment within the last 15 years.
Project Scale: Demonstrated experience leading at least one IM/IT project valued at over $5 Million (CAD) and one business transformation project valued at over $10 Million (CAD).
Technical Proficiency: Extensive experience with SharePoint, MS Suite, and Azure DevOps.
Education: Successful completion of a post-secondary program in Information Technology (minimum 12-month duration).
Certification: Valid professional certification from a recognized institute (e.g., PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, or MSP).
Security: Must hold a valid Reliability level security clearance.
Environment: Experience managing projects in an Enterprise-class environment serving 2,000+ users.

Summary
Seeking a top notch Project Manager for a contract opportunity with our public sector client.

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