Job Title: Project Manager (IT) - Senior
Duration: 10+ months (Maximum Extension Term: 12 months)
Location: Edmonton, AB (Resource will work remotely, though must be available for onsite meetings when required. Frequency of meeting could be up to 3-4 times per month.)
Description:
Project Name:
SharePoint Migration Projects
Scope:
The Technology and Innovation ministry requires resources to support SharePoint Migration Projects for the Client.
The technology and Innovation ministry requires a resource who can deliver on a large-scale migration project for SharePoint 2016 to SharePoint Online. Reporting to senior leaders, this role will need to understand the complexities of SharePoint and what can be involved when integrating them into the M365 suite. We are looking for an individual who can understand the stakeholder's interests, resolve conflicts while maintaining project momentum. An in-depth understanding of Enterprise Content Management systems is essential for success.
The resource will support various IMT initiatives identified through intakes and prioritized through IMT Governance mechanisms including but not limited to the IMT Sector Roadmap initiatives.
Duties:
Responsible for the coordination and completion of IT projects. Oversees all aspects of projects. Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors and summarizes progress of project. Builds and maintains working relationships with team members, vendors, and other departments involved in the projects. Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of project.
• Compile project charters and business/project plans to support activities, including the most suitable approach to be used in the development of each applicable project, to ensure business objectives and data integrity are achieved.
• Manage project(s) that will document business requirements, design and deliver IT solutions that are compliant with and contribute to the Ministries' enterprise architecture.
• Assist with the development of recommendations including providing details of resource requirements, dependencies, interdependencies, policy implications pertaining to internal/external influences and the methodology to be applied.
• Produce and package deliverables for presentation to various internal support teams, steering committee, and other project stakeholders.
• Manage multiple projects, project resources and project governance.
• Work with project sponsors to ensure that effective project communication exists through the duration of the project including escalation of risks as required.
• Take responsibility for ongoing client satisfaction - manage peer-level client relationships and overcome hurdles to ensure win-win solutions.
• Collaborate with business and IT leadership to develop a well-defined project plan that clearly states the project's objectives, scope, assumptions, timeline, resource requirements, risks, benefits and budget.
• Work with project sponsors and the project management office to develop a project organization structure with clearly defined roles and responsibilities for all stakeholders.
• Document and report project status against established objectives, milestones, budget and resources and facilitate tracking and closure of issues and risks.
• Develop project schedule plans and strategies, estimate resource requirements, develop and monitor work plans and take corrective action for completion of project tasks.
• Provide guidance to project resources in establishing work priorities and prompt delivery of project tasks.
• Develop, as required, related requirements documentation.
• In collaboration with project sponsors, assess whether the project achieved stated outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement for future similar projects.
• Provide leadership and assistance to business and project teams that require change management and communication support.
• Work within the standards defined by the project management office and in the absence of standards work with the project management office to define new standards.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must Have
Education
Yes/No - The proposed resource must meet or exceed one of the following:
• University graduation in business, management or related discipline, and four years of Project Management (PM) experience; OR
• Two-year diploma in business, management or related discipline and six years of PM experience; OR
• One year certificate in business, management or related discipline and seven years of PM experience; OR
• Eight years of PM experience
Work Experience
Experience defining project scope and goals in collaboration with business stakeholders.
Experience developing project deliverables including project charters, business cases, briefing notes, status reports, risk logs and project closures.
Experience managing multiple projects concurrently.
Experience working as a Project Manager on a large complex custom software application development project (where the software is developed in house for that specific organization) in an environment of similar size and complexity.
Nice to Have
Work Experience
Experience conducting, facilitating and interpreting impact and risk assessments across multiple scenarios.
Experience creating and managing project forecasts in Microsoft Project.
Experience developing and maintaining positive relationships across the organization, including executive level.
Experience in project coordination of Client and vendor-wide information management / information technology initiatives
Experience leading and facilitating meetings with stakeholders at all levels.
Experience leading change management and communication planning.
Experience leading custom software application development projects following a formal project life cycle methodology.
Experience working in or for the public sector.
Experience working on Enterprise Content Management systems within Client.
Senior leadership experience working in the public sector (ideally Canada) with a sound knowledge of its stakeholders, business functions and informational requirements.
