RQ07324 Project ManagerLeader

This is a contract position for a Project Manager / Leader for our public sector client.
Work location: Guelph
Duration: Three Months
7.25 hours/day
This is a Hybrid role that requires the candidate to be onsite 1-2 days of the week (This is a mandatory requirement of the role and is non-negotiable outside of exceptional circumstances.)

Advantages
Good compensation working on projects that will make a difference to the people of Ontario.

Responsibilities
The Senior PM will be working on multiple projects and will be responsible to end-to-end delivery of digital products.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- End-to-end delivery of digital solutions using modern technologies
- Backoffice Salesforce Public Sector Foundation Solutions including improved approval workflows, KPI & statistical reports, data migration, decommissioning of old systems and other planned enhancements
- Delivery of AgriSuite Agricultural Erosion Controls Structures (AgErosion) to existing AgriSuite ; Investigate options for integrating mapping functionality currently available in AgMaps into AgriSuite as required by the AgErosion decision support tool, and other planned enhancements
- Responsible for leading Agile delivery using scrum framework
- Project planning, budgeting, Charter development, execution, team management, vendor management, stakeholder communications including Project Steering Committee status updates, project risks and issues with mitigations and fall back plans, - Financial updates with forecasts and plan and conduct Agile ceremonies.

General Skills:
- Leads organizational development, strategy development, business planning, and Ministry funding requests
- Ability to gather and develop requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan
- Ability to monitor and forecast project costs and provide reporting and input to ensure targets are met
- Experience developing and managing project schedules, deliverables, and scope
- Ability to promote I&IT project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologies
- Demonstrated experience directing project teams to ensure project deliverables are delivered on time and adhere to government and ministry standards
- Extensive experience coordinating and monitoring project processes, and developing/communicating guidelines and procedures
- Ability to handle client relationships to manage expectations, provides updates as required, identifies potential conflicts between project and functional areas

Qualifications
- PMP certified, 10+ years of project management experience with 3+ years of experience in managing / implementing SaaS (Salesforce Cloud) solutions and 5+ years of experience in managing / implementing in custom Java/Angular based applications
- Demonstrated experience in delivering large scale projects with a budget above $2M
- Experience providing senior technical expertise, project leadership and coordination of activities in the development, implementation and maintenance of technologies desired for large scale projects
- Strong knowledge about Ontario I&IT Procurement directives and processes, ability to draft procurement approvals, decision notes and award documentation
- Experience developing project / sprint plans and managing project schedules, deliverables, and scope as per set expectations
- Experience and knowledge of the Ontario Digital Service Standard, Ontario Service Design Playbook and the Digital First Assessment product delivery approach (Pre-Discovery, Discovery, Alpha, Beta, Live) and/or similar digital standards and tools
- Experience with DevOps, Microsoft tools including Visio and Project and Miro boards
- Knowledge and understanding of digital product development, implementation and management
- Experience in Agile, SCRUM. Lean and DevOps methodologies
- Excellent communication, client relation and presentation skills

Nice-To-Have:
Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organizations

Summary
If interested and qualified for this role, please apply today for immediate consideration

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.

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