RQ10628 Project ManagerLeader Senior

Scope:

• JTS requires a temporary dedicated Project Manager Senior. It is expected that the consultant resource will have the necessary Project Management skills and demonstrated experience to provide leadership in the creation of comprehensive business cases roadmap briefing notes operational activities and application solution requiring possible integration of commercial off the shelf solutions product(s) .NET modules and other custom build components.
  

Assignment Deliverables:

• Leading the project team to work effectively and efficiently toward project objectives in a complex and diverse environment with multiple stakeholders and changing priorities to ensure high quality deliverable
  
• Leading technical teams by reviewing their work and resolving day to day issues
  
• Developing maintaining and effectively executing integrated project plans throughout project life cycle in accordance with OPS project management methodologies factors
  
• Leading and creation of comprehensive business cases roadmap briefing notes and operational deliverables
  
• Communicating and controlling the scope time and cost of the project
  
• Ensuring issues are identified tracked reported and resolved in a timely manner Identifying analyzing prioritizing mitigating and communicating project risks throughout project lifecycle. Making recommendations based on the technical evaluation of risks and issues along with an understanding of the business implications.
  
• Ensuring documents are maintained in a shared repository and that knowledge is shared among team members.
  
• Assisting in the facilitation of team vendor and client meetings Communicating effectively to identify needs and evaluate solutions to complex business and technical issues
  
• Working collaboratively to resolve interdependencies between other projects/work streams Reporting on progress and provides timely status updates on assigned projects.
  
• Developing and managing the project schedule decomposing the project scope into measurable tasks with responsibilities timelines dependencies and costs Identifying resource requirements and providing project resources/cost estimates
  
• Defining clarifying roles and responsibilities and setting deliverables/quality/ performance expectations for project resources Resolving resourcing conflicts and negotiating changes to resourcing needs.
  
• Proactively planning and prioritizing tasks effectively to respond to numerous and diverse challenges and demands Managing internal and external expectations in line with project critical success
  

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• Leading and creation of comprehensive business cases roadmap briefing notes and operational deliverables following OPS guidelines.
  
• Credentials and/or experience that reflect current professional standards for Project Management Methodology especially in Agile processes and/or demonstrated knowledge and familiarity with the key concepts tasks techniques and skills.
  
• NET technologies ( .NET framework) MS Windows MS SQL Server Java / Oracle Team Foundation Server proficiency in use of MS
  
• Knowledge of project lifecycle in accordance with OPS project management methodologies
  

Skill Set Requirements:

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Leading technical teams by reviewing their work and resolving day to day issues
  
• Developing maintaining and effectively executing integrated project plans throughout project lifecycle in accordance with OPS project management methodologies
  
• Developing and managing the project schedule decomposing the project scope into measurable tasks with responsibilities timelines dependencies and costs Defining clarifying roles and responsibilities and setting deliverables/quality/ performance expectations for project resources Resolving resourcing conflicts and negotiating changes to resourcing needs.
  
• Proactively planning and prioritizing tasks effectively to respond to numerous and diverse
  
• Challenges and demands Managing internal and external expectations in line with project critical success factors
  
• Communicating and controlling the scope time and cost of the project Ensuring issues are identified tracked reported and resolved in a timely manner Identifying analyzing prioritizing mitigating and communicating project risks throughout project lifecycle.
  
• Making recommendations based on the technical evaluation of risks and issues along with an understanding of the business implications.
  
• Ensuring documents are maintained in a shared repository and that knowledge is shared among team members.
  
• Assisting in the facilitation of team vendor and client meetings Communicating effectively to identify needs and evaluate solutions to complex business and technical issues Working collaboratively to resolve interdependencies between other projects/work streams
  
• Reporting on progress and provides timely status updates on assigned projects. Lead the development of a solution requirement specification for the options analysis component of the business case
  
• Assist in the detailed evaluation of build/procurement options for input into the business case Review technical practicability of alternative solutions that are available and most cost effective
  
• Conduct assess evaluate and document stakeholder interests and business needs Define business and/or functional requirements Options Analysis Costing analysis Business Case
  
• Demonstrate alignment with the program area requirement and associated business and logical architectures Provide architectural guidance technical leadership and assistance
  
• Prepare project plans charters and other related project deliverables following the PMO methodologies in accordance with the JTS and Corporate PMO policies
  
• Detailed Project Plan including planned activities major milestones deliverables and target completion dates as directed by Solutions Portfolio Manager Other JTS PMO documentation as required Utilize PM Tools and repositories to manage and track required project artefacts
  
• Ensure alignment and adherence to Ministry of Government Services processes and standards Lead the project through the Enterprise Architectural governance checkpoints at the cluster level and where applicable the corporate level
  
• The consultant resource will interface directly with the program area staff and management is accountable for ensuring customer satisfaction development concurrence and addressing the status of concerns to the customer
  
• The consultant will provide a detailed list of all work/artefacts completed on the project Ensures knowledge transfer to internal staff that is upon leaving the project the consultant will transfer over all information/research to the client Attend any meetings related to the resolution of any request as required Presentations (as required) Briefing Notes (as required) Status reports (as required) Skills Knowledge and Qualifications Project Management experience at the specified experience level
  
• Experience in structured methodologies for the design development implementation and maintenance of applications Leadership experience in one or more of the following areas: Multi-tiered application development Selecting and establishing technical architectures Design and development of large or medium corporate applications Managing the implementation activities associated with large IT projects Experience in the use of project management software Excellent analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
  
• Highly developed interpersonal and negotiation skills A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
  

Project Management Leadership Facilitation and Interpersonal Skills:

• Strong background in Project and Product Management including Agile.
  
• Ability to develop briefing notes presentation decks with solution options analysis IT Solution estimates.
  
• Experience creating project schedules plans issue/risk logs and status reports.
  
• Solid understanding of SDLC and Agile development concepts.
  
• Ability to manage project resources and adjust plans to meet timelines.
  
• Applied knowledge of project management methodologies tools and techniques.
  
• Experience leading stakeholders and facilitating engagement in complex multi stakeholder environments.
  

Technical Skills:

• Demonstrated experience working with Mission Critical application such as OTIS (Offender Tracking Information System)
  
• Demonstrated experience with managing technical teams using Azure Cloud Mobile Oracle SQL server DevOps CoPilot
  
• Demonstrated experience identifying analyzing prioritizing mitigating and communicating project risks throughout project lifecycle.
  
• Demonstrated experience in rollout strategies of Mobile solutions
  

Team player Communication and Relationship Management:

• You have demonstrated success fostering collaborative relationships within the team multiple diverse clients and business partners.
  
• You have superior written and verbal communication skills to provide briefings advice and effective presentations to a variety of audiences.
  
• You have proven consultation and negotiation skills to positively influence stakeholders to support the organizations goals and initiatives.
  

Public Service Experience:

• You demonstrate experience within the last two years serving as a Project Manager responsible for leading and creating business cases IT roadmaps briefing notes and supporting operational deliverables in the OPS or a similar enterprise environment.
  

Political Acuity:

• You demonstrate political acuity and sound judgement to support and advise the team stakeholders and senior decision makers.
  
• You demonstrate political acumen and understand organizational politics with the ability to work across the organization and to anticipate and resolve concerns effectively and tactfully.