Project Manager Ii

**Requisition ID**:35233

**Company**

Located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Peoples, Vancouver has a commitment to becoming a City of Reconciliation. Vancouver consistently ranks as one of the world’s most liveable cities and is working towards being the greenest city in the world. Named among Canada's Top 100 Employers, BC's Top Employers, and Canada's Greenest Employers, the City of Vancouver seeks colleagues who can help shape and embody our core commitments to sustainability, decolonization, equity and outstanding quality of life for all residents.

Consider joining our committed team of staff and being part of an innovative, inclusive and rewarding workplace.

**Main Purpose and Function**

**Specific Duties and Responsibilities**
- Manages all aspect of complex, cross-department projects, including:

- Manages project teams to successfully deliver projects. Assigns work to project team members, specifying deliverables, timelines and quality expectations. Monitors performance of project team members and takes corrective actions as required. Coaches and mentors team members.
- Enables Agile ways of project delivery by taking on an appropriate leadership style based on the project team’s needs, strengths, and capabilities. This means being willing to get into the details as and when required to get deliverables completed, facilitating discussions that drive decisions and building of key artifacts, being open to learning new competencies / tools/ practices by doing, and putting the needs of the team above your own.
- Plans projects in detail, clearly identifying project scope, budget and schedule as well as project risks, project organization and project management approach. Participates in confidential planning that may have City-wide operational and financial implications. Documents the plans in a Project Plan document. Regularly reviews the project plan and/or dashboard with the Project Sponsor, Senior PMO Manager, and project team to make sure the project is progressing on track.
- Works collaboratively with Business Sponsor and business project team on key project / program artifacts including charter, budget, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Minimum Viable Product (MVP), user stories, change requests, project closure documentation, etc.
- Assists in Discovery phases of projects, if required
- Lead and/or conduct Change Management and artifact development including stakeholder impact assessments, change management plan, training plan, communication plan, and related execution deliverables as per respective plans.
- Conducts project resource requirements planning, obtains resourcing approvals, engages Resource Managers to secure resources, and proactively identifies project resourcing issues and risks
- Works with the business sponsor /stakeholders to identify and document project benefits
- If and when required, leads process mapping facilitation, process documentation, value-add analysis, and future state definition with an eye for technology impacts
- Follows Technology PMO project / program management best practices and processes including standard templates, governance requirements, and tools (ex. Project Portfolio Management (PPM), project tracker and dashboard, etc.).
- Executes projects according to approved project plans (Waterfall project delivery) and/or sprint /release plan (Agile project delivery).
- Organizes and leads meetings with project team, stakeholders and vendors as needed and manages actions arising from them.
- Conducts regular project status meetings/scrums with project team members.
- Facilitates stakeholder inputs to arrive at optimum solution.
- Identifies and proactively manages project issues and risks.
- Manages project costs to approved budget while following the official tracking, reporting, and change request standards set out by the TS PMO.
- Ensures that project performance meets expectations in terms of timelines, quality, and scope.
- Implements adequate internal controls for reporting to Senior Management.
- Regularly reports on project status to Project Sponsor and/or Project Steering Committee, and TS PMO Leadership
- Ensures proper project closeout at completion. Manages the acceptance (and sign-off, if required) process for project deliverables from stakeholders. Conducts post-project evaluation process and recommends changes for future projects. Documents and presents a project closeout analysis.
- Work on two or more projects concurrently, if required
- Other duties/responsibilities as assigned

**Qualifications**
Education and Experience:

- Bachelors’ degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Economics, Computer Science or a related discipline.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required.
- A minimum of eight years of Project Management experience in increasingly complex projects.
- Experience in managing t