Technical Project Lead

Reporting to the Manager Technical Services Coordination the Technical Project Lead provides oversight and coordination for less complex or shorter-term projects and/or assists Senior Technical Leads Project Managers and Program Managers with the delivery of large-scale and complex initiatives.

The responsibilities of this role include:

• Leading the planning and delivery of complex IMT projects ensuring alignment with business priorities strategies timelines budgets and expected outcomes.
• Developing project plans schedules resource requirements governance frameworks and performance measures to support successful delivery.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary project teams allocating resources and providing the direction tools and support required to achieve project objectives.
• Managing project risks issues dependencies and quality requirements developing mitigation strategies and ensuring compliance with applicable standards and controls.
• Building strong relationships with clients stakeholders vendors and partners to gather requirements communicate progress and support effective project delivery.
• Applying project management methodologies and IMT knowledge to drive continuous improvement collaboration and innovative solutions.
• Providing leadership guidance coaching and mentorship to project team members and junior staff.

To be successful in this position you will demonstrate:

• Strong leadership collaboration stakeholder and vendor management skills.
• Sound judgment negotiation conflict resolution problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Effective management of people resources budgets and competing priorities.
• Strong communication and presentation skills complemented by political and business acumen.

The Job Description is provided for Further details on this position.

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

Requirements:

• A university degree in a related field (e.g. Computer Science Information Technology Business Science Computer Engineering) supplemented by two (2) years of progressively responsible related experience.
• Experience in a range of technical functions such as infrastructure management/security application development/upgrades/maintenance database management/migration collaboration and content management tools security management artificial intelligence cybersecurity APIs data integration etc.
• A cover letter clearly demonstrating relevant skills and competencies tailored to this position.

Equivalencies:

• A related masters degree and a minimum of one (1) years of related experience; or
• A related two-year diploma and a minimum of four (4) years of related experience; or
• A related one-year certificate and a minimum of five (5) years of related experience.

Assets:

• Certification in Project Management (e.g. PMP).
• Formal training or certification in Organizational Change Management and/or Business Analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of MS tools used for content management automation communications collaboration and reporting (e.g. SharePoint Dynamics CRM Power BI Power Automate Office Teams Visio Co-Pilot). Experience with development testing and administration of solutions using these tools.
• Experience with development implementation maintenance and enhancements for a variety of technical solutions including testing coordination change management and communications.
• Experience with managing conversions integrations migrations and portal development.
• Training mentoring and coaching of technical resources teams and contractors. Collaboration with internal teams and external vendors to coordinate work identify and resolve issues and implement solutions.
• Working knowledge of database network and cybersecurity management and systems.
• Working knowledge of technical support tools and systems including network monitoring tools Server UI CMDB ServiceNow etc.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Term of Employment: Permanent Full-time position

Hours of Work: 7.25 hours daily / 36.25 weekly Monday to Friday

Location: Edmonton

Final candidates may be required to undergo a security screening.

Applicants are required to provide a cover letter summarizing information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements including education experience and relevant examples of required competencies.

Additional Information:

In your resume please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also please indicate whether your work experience is casual part-time or full-time. For example January 15 2006 - June 25 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs. shifts/week).

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Links and information on what we have to offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information
• Professional learning and development
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.