Project Coordinator

On behalf of our client here in Vancouver,
** Ignite Technical Resources **is looking for a
**Sr. Project Manager **for a
**contract opportunity.**

**Role**: The Project Manager (“PM”) is primarily responsible for successfully managing and delivering projects from inception to completion Projects are pre-defined by various departments and, as such, the PM will take direction from various stakeholders.

The PM is expected to deliver all assigned projects on time, on budget, on plan, and with a high level of quality While there will be no staff directly reporting into this role, the PM will be required to manage and supervise resources that have been assigned to the respective project. This role will be focused on the separation of the HR Information System.

**Responsibilities**:

- Ensuring that a Project Lifecycle (from Initiation to Closure) is driven based on the current PMO policies and framework as defined in the PMO website
- Overseeing and managing the team members working on the project
- Working with Operations and Departmental managers to request and obtain required resources to meet deliverables
- Managing all funds spent in relation to the project, including maintaining a detailed current view of budget, actuals and forecast numbers
- Developing and implementing required Test Plans to ensure high quality deliverables
- Providing transparency into project health and manage scope changes through published schedules, regular status reporting, and current budget and forecasts
- Acting as a mediator between project collaborators and the project team
- Ensuring that all relevant documents and artifacts are stored in the appropriate project folders (SharePoint) as per the PMO framework requirements and are readily available for scrutiny by the PMO, management, and Internal Audit
- Ensuring all projects have been properly authorized for execution at each stage of the lifecycle including Architectural and Security reviews and approval
- Ensuring execution of all phases of the projects are conducted in a responsible, safe manner ensuring there are no unreasonable risks taken that would jeopardize safety in any way
- Conducting ad-hoc project audits to confirm they are on track with documentation, budget, schedule and scope to mitigate potential risks to compliance or project success
- Verifying project process compliance for Corporate Applications SOX and related audits.
- Deliverables include: Project Proposals, Projects Charters, Gantt Charts, Milestones, Cost Reports, Business Cases, Investment or Funding proposals, Test Plans, Close out reports, Lessons Learned, Stage Gate Documentation and more

**Qualifications**:

- 10+ years managing IT projects in a large complex corporate environment
- 5-10 years in a Project Manager role managing project teams, specifically, working with a team of internal resources, major consultancy firms and vendors accountable for supporting the establishment of a world-class HRIS product.
- Skilled in the use of Project Management Tools (Waterfall/Agile), especially iterative Agile delivery
- Proven management and team leadership abilities, with practical experience managing projects greater than $1M
- Experience with Cost Management, Change Management, Risk Management
- Experience leading FIT, SIT, UAT, and Regression testing cycles
- Good knowledge of T&A Workforce
- Strong verbal and written communication skills at both technical and executive level
- PMP and PMI Agile Certified Practitioner is preferred
- Familiarity with Mining, other Natural Resources or Industrial business desirable

**Nice to have**:

- Proficient Spanish, both written and spoken, is considered an asset (but not essential)

Ignite Technical Resources is a Vancouver-based Information Technology resourcing firm built around three principles: speed, efficiency and quality. We provide highly trained and qualified technical consultants to your organization as a flexible work force option.

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