Project Manager

BC Assessment is currently looking for one permanent Project Manager to join our Information & Technology Services team

Organization Overview

BC Assessment is a Provincial Crown Corporation that develops and maintains real property assessments throughout British Columbia in addition to providing real property information. BC Assessment serves the citizens of British Columbia and has 13 offices throughout the province.

At BC Assessment, our people and culture are important to us. We work together to create a culture that appreciates differences in all forms. We trust and respect each other, and are invited to bring our whole selves to work. We are committed to making BC Assessment the best possible place to work, and through our efforts ultimately contribute to a better British Columbia. Our digitally agile, service-centric employees are productive, engaged, and work collaboratively in a modern flexible workplace. Our employees are at the heart of our organization and we are proud to be recognized as one of

BC’s Top Employers

for the tenth year

At BC Assessment, we offer competitive

benefits

for our employees:
- Work-life balance - 35-hour work weeks, hybrid work options and flexible work schedules.- Public Service Pension Plan - one of the best in Canada, allowing you to plan for your future.- Health and Wellness - generous extended health and dental benefits through Pacific Blue Cross and an Employee Assistance Program to help support our employees overall well-being.- We offer a reduced-cost bus pass through the BC Transit ProPASS program and our Uptown office has a secure bike storage and secure change rooms with lockers.- Career development - we want you to grow and learn with us We provide ongoing learning, leadership development and career development scholarship program.- Our office is located in Saanich, BC at Uptown which overlooks several shops and coffee shops and is walking distance to the Galloping Goose trail network.

We are committed to ensuring that reasonable accommodations are made available to persons with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. If you require assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please

contact us.

Job Overview

Reporting to the Manager, PMO & IMIT Governance, the Project Manager guides BC Assessment staff through project management best practices and reporting requirements throughout the project management life cycle and manages small to medium scale IMIT projects from inception to completion. The Project Manager leads the planning, implementation and evaluation of projects by developing recommendations for project management policies and guidelines. The Project manager will be responsible for setting up and maintaining the project management resource centre which will include project management templates, standards, guides and tools.

You need to be an exceptional communicator with good problem-solving, organizational and leadership skills. You organize time, work, and resources to accomplish objectives in the most effective and efficient way. You can communicate ideas and information verbally and in writing to ensure information and messages are understood and have desired impact. You can work collaboratively with all levels of staff when implementing, assessing, monitoring and reporting on issues related to project management processes and procedures and act as a champion for innovative and agile mindset in the pursuit of strategic and business objectives.

You have experience independently managing projects as well as directing work of others (professional employees and/or consultants). You are adept at listening and consulting to make plans tangible, measureable and aligned. In addition you hold a Project Management Professional Certification.

Key Accountabilities

Project Management Governance:
- Leads the planning, implementation and evaluation of projects by developing and recommending project management policies and guidelines. With the assistance of the CPMO.- Leads or facilitates project planning sessions with project team members to identify project goals and objectives, scope, deliverables, communication plans and performance measures.- Conducts detailed planning to determine project costs (i.e. resources and materials), benefits (i.e. estimated savings and business advancements) and options.- Reviews proposals to ensure project viability, clarity of objectives and identification of risks and related solutions/controls.- Prepares and presents project charters, issue papers, briefing notes, and implementation plans to support management decision making.- Monitors progress and takes/recommends corrective action to ensure projects are on time, within budget and meet quality standards and prepares related reports for Executive.- Controls project management processes to ensure the quality of information used for detailed project management repo