We have an excellent short term contract opportunity for a Senior Project manager in Ottawa.
Work would be done remotely from anywhere within Ontario.
Must have:
- Reliability level Federal Security clearance is mandatory
- Minimum 8-10 years of relevant experience
- Experience in leading RFP, contract negotiation and vendor management
- Comprehensive knowledge of project/program management methodologies and tools, including Agile methodologies
- Knowledge and experience in agile / scrum / iterative development
- Certifications: PMP and/or Agile
If you are available, please send your resume to [email protected] OR [email protected] OR refer someone interested
Job Posting Title: Project Manager – Senior
Job Posting Start Date: 02/08/2021
Job Posting End Date: 05/28/2021
Site: Ottawa
Description: NOTE:
– Start date can be pushed until February 15th if required. However, preferred contractor would be able to start ASAP.
– Contract duration is 4 months. At this point, no further extension is expected.
– This job can be performed remotely from anywhere within Ontario
– Hired contractor will be working on the Managed Mobility Service Project (MMS). MMS aims to streamline the mobility services for client’s Group of companies & move all devices to a cloud service.
– Hiring Manager will be looking for competitive market rates.
POSITION TITLE: Senior Project Manager
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Manage all aspects of project management from discovery through delivery implementation and stabilization:
o Create and manage project plans, charters, schedules, budgets, quality, communication, resource and risk management plans
o Provide the direction required to meet the project objectives and commitments
o Analyze and make decisions on projects, considering project benefits, scope, cost, schedule, and quality
o Prepare reports regarding status of project
o Ensure appropriate management of stakeholders throughout the project
- Collaborate with the IT PMO to ensure compliance with project standards, processes, tools and methodology
- Work with the BSD Lead and BSD IT Partner to ensure compliance with engagement processes and business partner requirements
- Act as prime liaison between Client and Third Party organizations on project related issues or inquiries
- Oversee integration of the agile team’s deliverables with the project at large, as well as how deliverables may have touchpoints in related sub-domains
- Provide administrative support to enable the Scrum Master to focus on his/her core delivery responsibilities
- Lead or play a key role in Scrum meetings to drive coordination
- Provide and maintain accurate project forecasts
- Ensure global project reporting requirements are delivered to the Planning & Intake team in collaboration with the Project Control Officer (“PCO”) such as the reporting of project status of actions, issues, risks
- Work with Product Owner(s) to understand vision and goals for Products
- Workshops with stakeholders to understand and document requirements/user stories
- Provide requirements to other team members to complete their work
- Design and draft process deliverables based on requirements (e.g. internal processes to support or deliver MMS)
- Assist with service introduction documentation
- Ensure all groups are being provided with timely and accurate project information
QUALIFICATIONS/ SKILLS REQUIREMENT
MUST HAVES
- Minimum 8-10 years of relevant experience
- Experience in leading RFP, contract negotiation and vendor management
- Project Management: comprehensive knowledge of project/program management methodologies and tools, including Agile methodologies
- Delivery methodology: knowledge and experience in agile / scrum / iterative development
- Academic: Post-secondary degree in Technology or related field (required)
- Certifications: PMP and/or Agile
NICE-TO-HAVES
- Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience in managing large programs
- Experience in cloud implementations
- Financial Management: strong understanding of key concepts of financial processes such as budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, ROI development etc.
