RQ11171 Project ManagerLeader Senior

Responsibilities:

• Provide project management for Immunization Repository Consolidation a large scale complex high profile and high-risk OPS I&IT initiative
  
• Ensure project deliverables meet clients business requirements on time scope and budget with a focus on cost-effectiveness efficiencies and compliance with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks
  
• Interact with senior staff within the ministry and with external partners and manage relationships
  
• Lead organizational development strategy development business planning and ministry funding requests.
  
• Gather and develop requirements to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan
  
• Identify 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
  
• Resolve resourcing and inter-personal conflicts negotiate changes to resourcing ensure knowledge is shared among team members so that project objectives and deliverables are met
  
• Develop complex project budgets based on multiple funding channels and cross-ministry dependencies
  
• Effectively manage large project budgets and ensure a high level of fiscal control and accountability including estimates forecasts and reconciliation/confirmation of actuals
  
• Use ministry project management tools for recording and reporting project/program data
  
• Participate in team meetings
  
• Create/update project artefacts such as: Charter Integrated Project Management Plan (IPP) adjust and update IPP as per change requests close out report
  
• Perform reviews of schedule variance analysis adjust leads and lags and revise schedule
  
• Manage and monitor project progress critical path activities and report on slippage
  
• Create overall project status and project progress reports for project executives and stakeholders
  
• Identify and manage issues review issue status and produce issue logs
  
• Proactively identify potential risk events and issues before they occur so that proper mitigating strategies can be developed
  
• Articulate and prioritize issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommends mitigation strategies for decision makers
  
• Review change requests and prepare change requests report to be reviewed by Change Control Board and adjust integrated project plan accordingly
  
• Prepare business transformation and adoption plans lead and plan testing activities and change management activities with the business and program
  
• Manage the transition to support and the future service model
  
• Create and provide knowledge transfer documentation as part of the knowledge transfer plan
  
• Participate in steering committee and stakeholder forums
  
• Provide project program and/or portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholders at senior executive levels
  
• Use 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
  
• Ensure that project financials are accurately reflected in the financial management system (Planview) and that all project information including status risks and issues is consistently and properly updated
  
• Promote 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
  
• Adopt and adhere to OPS Unified I&IT Project Methodology OPS
  
• Be a demonstrated team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.
  

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Public Sector Experience

5 years of experience working with federal/provincial/broader public-sector healthcare providers

Knowledge of Public Sector Enterprise Architecture artifacts (or similar) processes and practices and ability to produce technical documentation that comply with industry standard practices

In-depth knowledge of industry standard such as Project Management Institute (PMI) and Public Sector I&IT project

management methodologies.

Knowledge and experience with Public Sector /e-Health Ontario related projects

Knowledge and understanding of Ministry policy and IT project approval processes and requirements

Experience adopting and adhering to Public Sector Unified I&IT Project Methodology Public Sector Enterprise Architecture and Public Sector Gating process and Public Sector Standard Systems Development Methodologies

Experience with large complex IT Health-related projects

Demonstrated experience with GO-ITS Digital Health standards and internal branch standards.

Technical Skills

5-9 years of experience in the following:

Demonstrated experience leading large I&IT Transformational projects with complex stakeholders and high visibility impact in public sector

Demonstrated experience in working with clinicians and other health sector stakeholders to identify their business needs and translate them into concise and complete requirements under tight deadlines

Demonstrated experience with private and public-sector delivery partner capacity to deliver technology in a clinical setting

Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles concepts policies and practices

Experience in Information security best practices access control and authentication

Experience with integrated & project change control process

Experience with project management software such as MS Project Planview Jira and Confluence

Experience leading integrated projects managing interdependent initiatives and high visibility transformational delivery of services

Experience in managing projects using Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies for the analysis design development and implementation of applications in large complex environments

Demonstrated strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to tailor messaging to different audiences

Proven experience in using Planview to accurately record and manage project financials

Demonstrated ability to closely track project resource requests and allocations to ensure alignment with project needs.

Core Skills and Experience

5-9 years of experience in the following:

Project management experience leading and planning complex mission critical projects or initiatives involving business transformation and design development and implementation of IT Health-related solutions

Highly skilled in working with product focused teams proven practice in agile delivered initiatives

Working with business analysts and system designers to define project scope and design and translate the business requirements and functional specifications into an application design appropriate to meet the business and operational/IT needs

Leading a team of business analysts designers developers and working with cross-functional teams

Overseeing the development of agreed-to solutions and implementation of those solutions including design test installation and monitoring of the new systems

Gathering and developing requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed project schedule timelines resource and integrated plan

Applying business process transformation and re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative cost effective service delivery approaches

Identifying articulating and prioritizing issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommending mitigation strategies for decision makers

Establishing and participating in working groups and stakeholder forums

Developing detailed project management documentation

Identifying conflicts and communicating deliverable conflicts or issues to the engagement lead or client manager

Proactively identifying managing and working with relevant parties on risk mitigation strategies to ensure commitments and deliverables are completed as per approvals and stakeholder expectations

Anticipating and resolving problems to ensure that the deliverables are completed on time and within budget to the highest quality meeting or exceeding expectations

Identifying and resolving project conflicts related to resources schedules cost etc.

Developing and/or supporting the development of training and communications material in support of large system implementation

Working with the Business analysts testing team and end-user teams to ensure proper testing methodolgy is utilized (from test strategy plans cases testing to signoff)

Ensure proper transition to operations is planned for and executed.

Developing preparing reports and presentations including options recommendations implementation plans designs strategies and change-management options

Developing maintaining and regularly completing any reporting or dashboard tools required by project sponsors/clients

Presenting solutions in written or oral reports preparing documentation and presenting progress reports to clients

Providing project program and/or portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholders at management levels

Using 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

Building positive relationships by developing an understanding of business and deliverable needs

Developing mechanisms frameworks processes and procedures for implementing the deliverables as it relates to the project

Working with teams to apply the best practices in definition and design of application software hardware and network requirements

Adoption readiness to meet the functional and non-functional requirements adhering to GO-ITS and Digital Health standards and in some cases proposing amendments to those standards.

General Skills

Demonstrated strong leadership collaboration and people management skills

Exceptional analytical problem solving and decision-making skills

Demonstrated strong interpersonal verbal and written communication and presentation skills

Proven troubleshooting and critical thinking experience

Demonstrated ability to apply strong listening skills to facilitate issue resolution

Effective consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders with proven track record for building strong working relationships

Strong interpersonal facilitation and negotiation skills with ability to build rapport with stakeholders and drive negotiations to a successful outcome

Excellent customer service skills including tact and diplomacy to ensure client needs are managed effectively

A motivated flexible detail-oriented and creative team player with perseverance excellent organization and multi-tasking abilities and a proven track record for meeting strict deadlines.

Must Have Skills:

• 5 years of experience working with federal/provincial/broader public-sector healthcare providers
  
• Demonstrated experience leading large I&IT Transformational projects with complex stakeholders and high visibility impact in public sector
  
• Demonstrated experience in working with clinicians and other health sector stakeholders to identify their business needs and translate them into concise and complete requirements under tight deadlines
  
• Gathering and developing requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed project schedule timelines resource and integrated plan
  
• Developing detailed project management documentation
  

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1