Project Director

Requisition Name : BCM TMS- PROJECT DIRECTOR

Position : Project Manager IM-related Level 1

Location of Services : Victoria, BC

The successful proponent will primarily work remotely but will need to travel to Victoria on an ad hoc basis when requested (Once a month). Travel expenses for these trips will NOT be reimbursed. US-based candidates will not be eligible for this role.

Estimated Work Start Date : 03-Feb-2025

Estimated Work End Date : 02-Feb-2026

The anticipated term of this opportunity is from an available start date of February 3, 2025 to an anticipated end date of February 2, 2026, with two 6-month options to extend. All proposed Consultants must be available to start on February 3, 2025.

Standard Hours Per Day : 7.50

Estimated Work Days : 261.00

Project Name : BCM Treasury Mgmt System (TMS)

Project Overview : Banking and Cash Management (BCM) has embarked on a multi-year, multi-phase payments modernization and mainframe migration to a new Treasury Management System.

Requirement Detail / Qualifications :

In addition to the qualifications and demonstrated expertise on projects with the characteristics described for PM Levels 1 through 3, the IM-related Project Management Consultants are expected to have an undergraduate degree in business administration or related field; and have business-related project experience.

The Project Manager at Experience Level 1 functions as project lead and is expected to operate at a senior level and have a solid understanding of the challenges and complexity in managing a project team in a complex public sector environment. The Senior Project Manager is expected to :

• have a minimum of five (5) years of experience within the last ten (10) years as a Senior Project Manager in one or more of the following areas :
• Project Integration Management
• Project Scope Management
• Project Time Management
• Project Cost Management
• Project Quality Management
• Project Human Resource Management
• Project Communications Management
• Project Risk Management
• Project Procurement Management
• preferably have a post graduate degree (i.e. masters or doctoral degree in a discipline related to the applicable Category). The Province will consider certification as a CA, CMC, CMA, CGA or CFA as an alternative to a conventional post graduate degree;
• preferably have a PMI - Program Management Professional (PgMPSM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) designation;
• have the ability to make effective use of technology (e.g. special product knowledge such as Microsoft Project);
• provide project examples that clearly demonstrate experience on at least three (3) projects of twelve (12) months or longer duration, which includes tight timelines, strong communication, leadership and political skills to understand, navigate, and meet stakeholders' needs and expectations and reporting project status to an executive position (e.g. executive steering committee);
• provide project examples that clearly demonstrate five (5) or more years in managing multidisciplinary teams and developing esprit de corps within the project team (e.g. core business staff, professional employees, middle managers and other private sector contractors);
• provide project examples that clearly demonstrate experience in portfolio management (e.g. strategic alignment and prioritization) including effective portfolio management controls and reporting;
• provide project examples that clearly demonstrate experience in managing the change control process with evidence of strategic communications, end user involvement and training (e.g. managing changes and trade-offs between competing goals); and
• provide project examples that clearly demonstrate a track record of successfully delivering large, complex projects (greater than $10M in value, greater than one (1) year in duration and at least ten (10) people reporting to the Senior Project Manager) preferably in a public sector environment.

The Project Manager at Experience Level 1 will possess demonstrated expertise on projects with the following characteristics :

The BCM Treasury Management System implementation is a multi-year, multi-phase modernization and mainframe migration initiative with the objective to rationalize and organize over 38 million annual transactions processed through hundreds of separate bank accounts in all major Canadian banks by :

Project Description : The project includes all planning, execution, implementation, and training for the new Treasury Management System (TMS) for BCM.

Objectives : The project's key objective is to migrate the functionality currently provided by 10 mainframe applications to the new TMS solution with zero disruption. At the same time, the initial implementation is expected to realize various modernization enhancements including more streamlined processes, increased automation, and more self-serve features for BCM's clients. Further enhancements and modernization is anticipated in subsequent releases not in scope for this RFP.

Tasks and Responsibilities : The Project Director will play a crucial role leading the project phases for implementing the new TMS solution, working closely with a core project team, BCM's IT team - Information Services Branch (ISB), the vendor, and BCM business partners. A Ministry of Finance provided project manager will be assigned to work closely with the Project Director.

The project will be executed in multiple phases with control gates at the end of each phase, owned by the Project Steering Committee (PSC). The initial phase of the project, Kick-off and Design, has been completed.

This RFP focuses on the remaining phases of the project. More specific deliverables and milestones for the Project Director are listed below :

Major Deliverables :

Phase 1 - Initiation and Planning (COMPLETE) :

Key phase 1 milestones :

Phase 2 - Execution and Build (IN PROGRESS) :

Key phase 2 deliverables :

Phase 3 - Implementation (migration from mainframe) Fall 2025 :

Key phase 3 deliverables :

Phase 4 - Implementation (Soft go-live / Hard go-live) and Project Closeout Fall / Winter :

Key phase 4 deliverables :

Project handoff and closure :

Consultant Qualifications :

The Project Director is required to have the following skills and experience :

Consultant(s) have the following specific industry experience :

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