25-206 - Technical Project Manager

Job Overview

• Manages various IT Projects, Enhancements / initiatives for IT infrastructure, network, telecommunication, hybrid cloud, high availability, Disaster recovery environments, including emergent technologies for deploying, managing & maintaining Life cycle management of Infrastructure in compliance with the scope, budget, and schedules. Project reporting, resource management and risk management as directed to ensure projects and sub-components follow OPG.
• Outline project goals, terms of reference, resource requirements, and costs. Help create a resource plan that ensures all stakeholders have a voice on the project. Assess the efficiency of the practices and procedures used by a team and provide guidance that will continuously improve the project plan.
• Lead the execution of technical projects, coordinating with multiple partners, vendors, technology teams, application owners, and business partners.
• Manage projects through all phases, from business case creation to implementation, adhering to governance framework and standards.
• Ensure projects are completed on time and within budget while meeting delivery objectives.
• Identify, analyze, mitigate, document, and control project risks and issues, bringing up to management as needed.
• Responsible for managing IT projects, internal initiatives, including IT enhancements, IT Infrastructure life cycle management, and IT Operations.
• Applies best practice project management processes and practices
• Manages the project funds dedicated to the delivery of the assigned project; assists Vendor Management to negotiate amendments to contractual obligations with vendors
• Ensures that all project cost and scheduled activities are identified, continuously monitored, and clarifications / changes managed properly to maintain adherence to schedule and budget
• Establishes, manages, and directs resources to ensure the necessary level and capabilities are represented on the project to ensure successful delivery of the initiative
• Conduct thorough risk management for all project risks and opportunities
• Lead the project team and may perform some line manager responsibilities.
• Ensure that the project meets all objectives for quality and looks continuously for quality improvement and customer satisfaction.
• Ensures that IT projects and programs for new, replacement or enhanced infrastructure, maximize customer service, satisfy internal stakeholder requirements.
• Assist the technical team throughout the projects, collaborate and bring forward ideas and insights in team meetings
• Anticipate bottlenecks and escalate issues when required to ensure on-time delivery
• Reviews and evaluates studies, reports, design proposals, specifications, and contract documents, to meet established policies, procedures, and standards applicable to projects
• Help internal partners make informed decisions about the development of programs, products, and services. Coach and mentor teams to work toward a common goal and negotiate deliverables and milestones whenever necessary.
• Collaborate with project teams and key collaborators to define and manage project scope, strategy, requirements, and implementation.
• Communicate clearly with all collaborators involved.
• Maintain effective and regular communication with project teams, partners, sponsors, and management.
• Identify resource needs and establish roles, expectations, and goals with team members.
• Create management, communication plans and processes. Ensure proactive communication of all relevant information to all stakeholders
• Develops and delivers reports and presentations defining plans, issues, status, and resolutions to appropriate levels of management
• Proactively identify anything that will take projects off schedule and find solutions to correct the problem. Monitor milestones, and ensure they're completed according to timelines and budgets. Execute a project plan that is personalized for each workstream preferred mix of budget, time, and risk.
• Analyze and develop procedures for management and technical duties.
• Define project responsibilities with stakeholders.
• Participate in how budget and staff are allocated for the project.
• Maintain project time frames, budget estimates and status reports.
• Monitor and control that the project is delivered within the approved budget, schedule, and planned scope.
• Ensure data in all project-related tools and repositories is accurate up to date
• Create, manage new change's for assigned projects, Present changes at the CAB's, Leads the reviews and approvals assessment, mitigation, and communication of associated project risks
• Act as the primary point of contact throughout the implementation process; escalate needs, issues, concerns as appropriate, Define and maintain the implementation plan with inputs from all stakeholders.
• Leads and partners with various vendors to deliver agreed solution outcomes
• Recommends and implements corrective action plans where variances in project plan execution occur, communicates with internal and external stakeholders, and negotiates change orders and revised schedules

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