Senior Project Manager Project Leader – Senior
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Job Summary
- Provide project management leadership for large-scale complex high-profile and high-risk OPS I&IT projects.
- Ensure project deliverables meet client business requirements on time within scope and within budget.
- Lead organizational development strategy development business planning and Ministry funding requests.
- Gather and develop requirements to create and maintain detailed project schedules and/or integrated project plans.
- Develop manage and monitor project schedules deliverables scope dependencies milestones and timelines.
- Monitor and forecast project costs and provide financial reporting and input to ensure project targets are achieved.
- Develop and manage complex project budgets involving multiple funding channels and cross-Ministry dependencies.
- Maintain strong fiscal control and accountability including estimates forecasts reconciliation and confirmation of actual expenditures.
- Direct project teams and ensure deliverables are completed on time and in accordance with government and Ministry standards.
- Coordinate and monitor project processes and develop maintain and communicate project guidelines and procedures.
- Promote I&IT project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologies.
- Source select and onboard project team members across various disciplines.
- Clearly define roles responsibilities tasks deliverables and performance expectations for both OPS unionized employees and fee-for-service (FFS) consultants.
- Resolve resource-related and interpersonal conflicts within project teams.
- Negotiate changes to project resourcing and resource assignments as required.
- Ensure knowledge is effectively shared among project team members to support achievement of project objectives and deliverables.
- Proactively identify potential project risks and issues before they occur and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Articulate and prioritize significant issues and risks at senior executive levels.
- Recommend mitigation and response strategies to senior decision makers.
- Establish and participate in steering committees stakeholder forums and governance activities.
- Provide project program and/or portfolio reporting to multiple stakeholders at senior executive levels.
- Manage stakeholder expectations and maintain effective client relationships throughout the project lifecycle.
- Identify and address potential conflicts between project and functional areas.
- Use appropriate change-management strategies to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces supporting change throughout all project stages including:
- Concept
- Definition
- Planning
- Implementation
- Close-out
- Promote OPS I&IT standards and project management best practices to support:
- System quality
- Adherence to standard methodologies
- Effective control and utilization of I&IT resources
- Stay current with emerging I&IT trends directions tools and methodologies.
- Adapt project management approaches to changing technology trends and leverage emerging tools and methodologies effectively.
- Extensive experience managing large-scale complex high-profile and high-risk I&IT projects.
- Demonstrated experience managing project scope schedules deliverables dependencies risks issues resources and budgets.
- Proven ability to lead project teams and ensure successful delivery against established timelines scope budget quality and government/organizational standards.
- Experience applying formal project management methodologies frameworks standards and best practices.
- Strong experience developing detailed project schedules and/or integrated project plans.
- Experience monitoring and forecasting project costs and providing project financial reporting.
- Experience developing and managing complex project budgets involving multiple funding sources and/or organizational dependencies.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating and monitoring complex project processes.
- Experience developing and communicating project guidelines procedures standards and processes.
- Experience directing multidisciplinary project teams.
- Experience sourcing selecting onboarding and managing project resources.
- Experience managing both internal/unionized employees and external/fee-for-service consultants is highly relevant.
- Demonstrated ability to manage resource changes and resolve resource and interpersonal conflicts.
- Strong understanding of project dependencies and cross-functional impacts.
- Experience proactively identifying project risks and issues and developing mitigation strategies.
- Experience presenting and escalating significant risks and issues to senior executives and decision makers.
- Experience establishing and participating in steering committees and stakeholder governance forums.
- Experience providing project program and/or portfolio reporting to senior-level stakeholders.
- Experience gathering and developing business and project requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to manage client relationships and stakeholder expectations.
- Experience communicating project status risks issues dependencies and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Ability to identify and resolve conflicts between project and functional areas.
- Strong negotiation communication coordination and stakeholder-management skills.
- Demonstrated experience managing organizational change throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ability to identify and address resistance to change.
- Ability to develop and implement strategies that support successful adoption of project changes.
- Experience supporting change from project concept and definition through planning implementation and close-out.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
- Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles concepts policies and practices.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
- Ability to make recommendations regarding the acquisition of:
- Software
- Hardware
- Technology resources
- Experience managing and coordinating project monitoring activities.
- Ability to anticipate and troubleshoot project issues.
- Ability to provide ongoing project management expertise and resolve project problems.
- Experience assessing and improving project effectiveness.
- Ability to identify conflicts between project and functional areas and develop appropriate responses.
- Strong client relationship management skills including expectation management status communication and conflict identification/resolution.
- Awareness and knowledge of emerging I&IT trends and directions.
- Ability to adapt to changing technology trends and leverage emerging tools and methodologies.
Evaluation Area | Weight |
|---|---|
Project Management | 35% |
Technical Deployment and Project Integration Skills | 35% |
Documentation Skills | 20% |
Public Sector Experience | 10% |
Total | 100% |
- 100% onsite 5 days per week
- Location: 222 Jarvis Street Toronto Ontario
- 1 position available
- No security clearance required
- Contract through March 31 2027 with potential for one additional extension term
Required Skills:
Mandatory / Required Skills and Experience Project Management Leadership Extensive experience managing large-scale complex high-profile and high-risk I&IT projects. Demonstrated experience managing project scope schedules deliverables dependencies risks issues resources and budgets. Proven ability to lead project teams and ensure successful delivery against established timelines scope budget quality and government/organizational standards. Experience applying formal project management methodologies frameworks standards and best practices. Strong experience developing detailed project schedules and/or integrated project plans. Experience monitoring and forecasting project costs and providing project financial reporting. Experience developing and managing complex project budgets involving multiple funding sources and/or organizational dependencies. Project Integration & Delivery Demonstrated experience coordinating and monitoring complex project processes. Experience developing and communicating project guidelines procedures standards and processes. Experience directing multidisciplinary project teams. Experience sourcing selecting onboarding and managing project resources. Experience managing both internal/unionized employees and external/fee-for-service consultants is highly relevant. Demonstrated ability to manage resource changes and resolve resource and interpersonal conflicts. Strong understanding of project dependencies and cross-functional impacts. Experience proactively identifying project risks and issues and developing mitigation strategies. Experience presenting and escalating significant risks and issues to senior executives and decision makers. Experience establishing and participating in steering committees and stakeholder governance forums. Experience providing project program and/or portfolio reporting to senior-level stakeholders. Requirements & Stakeholder Management Experience gathering and developing business and project requirements. Demonstrated ability to manage client relationships and stakeholder expectations. Experience communicating project status risks issues dependencies and recommendations to stakeholders. Ability to identify and resolve conflicts between project and functional areas. Strong negotiation communication coordination and stakeholder-management skills. Change Management Demonstrated experience managing organizational change throughout the project lifecycle. Ability to identify and address resistance to change. Ability to develop and implement strategies that support successful adoption of project changes. Experience supporting change from project concept and definition through planning implementation and close-out. Desirable Skills Knowledge and understanding of the Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles concepts policies and practices. Knowledge and understanding of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards. Ability to make recommendations regarding the acquisition of: Software Hardware Technology resources Experience managing and coordinating project monitoring activities. Ability to anticipate and troubleshoot project issues. Ability to provide ongoing project management expertise and resolve project problems. Experience assessing and improving project effectiveness. Ability to identify conflicts between project and functional areas and develop appropriate responses. Strong client relationship management skills including expectation management status communication and conflict identification/resolution. Awareness and knowledge of emerging I&IT trends and directions. Ability to adapt to changing technology trends and leverage emerging tools and methodologies. Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate will be a senior-level Project Manager / Project Leader with extensive experience delivering complex I&IT initiatives in large highly structured environments. The candidate should be comfortable managing significant budgets multidisciplinary teams senior executives governance forums competing stakeholders project risks and organizational change. Experience within the Ontario Public Service or broader public-sector environment particularly involving government standards methodologies executive reporting Ministry stakeholders and public-sector project governance would be highly relevant. Evaluation Criteria Candidates will be evaluated across the following areas: Evaluation Area Weight Project Management 35% Technical Deployment and Project Integration Skills 35% Documentation Skills 20% Public Sector Experience 10% Total 100% Work Arrangement 100% onsite 5 days per week Location: 222 Jarvis Street Toronto Ontario 1 position available No security clearance required Contract through March 31 2027 with potential for one additional extension term Application Focus Candidates should clearly demonstrate experience with: Large-scale I&IT Project Management Complex/High-Risk Projects Project Schedules Integrated Plans Project Budgets Cost Forecasting Fiscal Control Requirements Gathering Scope Management Project Governance Steering Committees Executive Reporting Risk & Issue Management Resource Management Team Leadership Conflict Resolution Stakeholder Management Change Management OPS/Government Standards I&IT Project Methodologies Documentation Public-Sector Experience PMBOK Information Management AODA
Required Education:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering Business Administration Project Management or a related field. A Masters degree in Project Management Business Administration Information Technology or a related discipline is an asset. PMP/PMI certification is preferred.
