Senior Project Manager, Program Management Office

1 month ago

Montreal, Quebec, Canada VIA Rail Full time
Job Description

Are you a seasoned project manager looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience in leading large-scale projects and managing complex programs? We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our Program Management Office (PMO) team at VIA Rail.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and initiate new capital projects under the envelope of a Major Program, including the preparation of business cases for prioritization.
  • Ensure progress of the different project phases with rigorous follow-ups of project delivery while respecting fixed deadlines.
  • Establish and manage scope, budget, forecast, schedule, dependencies, risks, issues of each project.
  • Define the project acceptance criteria and manage the quality process.
  • Ensure collaboration between the different departments and business units, particularly the Operations, the PMO and Technical Services.
  • Ensure that key decisions, change requests and usage of contingencies options are well documented.
  • Prepare and participate to meetings are different committees at multiples levels including with suppliers.
  • Ensure the elaboration of a communication and change management plan.
  • Manage the workload of the project resources to ensure quality and timely project delivery.
  • Support the Rolling Stock Acquisition (RSA) project with tracking milestones, project deliverables, budget and KPI.
Program Governance
  • Ensure appropriate quality management processes (Gate Reviews) are implemented and rigorously followed.
  • Produce and maintain program KPI.
  • Lead the lessons learned process.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Administration with a minimum of 10 years in project management experience in the field of operations or transportation or large-scale program management.
  • Basic understanding of Finance, Procurement, Maintenance and Operational processes.
  • Experience in successfully executing projects involving vendor interactions and coordination of internal multifunctional teams.
  • PMP Certified, strong asset.
  • Hands-on knowledge of project management activities development and project management tools and methodologies such as Microsoft Office suite.
Competencies
  • Excellent written and verbal proficiency in both official languages (English/French), strong asset.
  • Aptitude to manage and mobilize a team.
  • Capable to collaborate effectively with multifunctional teams.
  • Exceptional planning and organizational competences.
  • Strong communication skills; openness toward others.
  • Disciplined, focused on quality, team player contributing to the success of projects with other knowledge workers.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships within the team and with clients.
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage parallel activities as part of multiple projects. Strong ability to achieve results.
  • Experience working in a matrix management environment.
  • Creativity and resourcefulness in solving complex problems; demonstrated customer orientation.
  • Good with numbers; strong analytical skills.
  • Capacity to lead and influence team members by their attitudes and professional competence.
  • Good negotiating skills and ability to influence others.
About VIA Rail

VIA Rail is a proud employment-equity employer and strives to form teams that reflect the diversity of Canadian society. We aim to remove barriers to employment accessibility and aspire to provide an inclusive and equitable work environment where everyone is valued, regardless of their identity or differences, to enable them to reach their full potential.

If you need assistance in making the recruitment process or the position you are applying for more accessible, please let us know. Alternate arrangements may be offered to individuals who request them at any stage of the recruitment process. All information received in relation to arrangements will be kept confidential.

Note that we will only contact those who are selected for an interview.

Why choose VIA Rail?

  • A close-knit team of happy coworkers.
  • Numerous opportunities for career advancement.
  • An environment that supports employee health and well-being.
  • A wide range of health and wellness benefits for employees and their families, including unlimited telemedicine service.
  • To contribute to a sustainable transportation service connecting Canadian communities.
  • First as an employer of choice and as the most trusted carrier among transportation companies in the 2022 Canadian Reputation study published by Leger.
  • Learn more about VIA Rail: https://corpo.viarail.ca/en/company

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