Project Manager, IT Projects

**Job Description**:
**Project Manager, IT Projects**

**Corporate Services
- IT Solutions**

**Status**:Contract Full Time; 13 month duration

**Salary Range**:$100,172-$125,213 per annum plus comprehensive benefits

**Work Mode: Hybrid**_see below for more details about this work mode._**

**Location**:10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton

**Hours of work**:35 hours per week

**Who we are**: We are responsible for designing, developing and implementing IT solutions. Working collaboratively with our partners to deliver highly effective IT Program management services and projects that are delivered on schedule, on budget and on scope, and incorporate change management and benefits management.

The IT Project Management Office is seeking the services of an IT Project Manager. We will require someone who has experience with waterfall and agile project management preferably a scrum master.

The IT Project Manager will be responsible for planning and managing the execution of IT projects to ensure that the deployed project deliverables meet the intent of the business requirements.

As part of the IT Project Management Office, this position is responsible for:

- Ensure all phases of project delivery are performed within IT and corporate standards, timeframes and budget requirements.
- Coordinate the logistics (e.g. preparation of tenders and contracts, develop project plans, work schedules and determines priorities) and operational elements (e.g. budgets and resource requirements) for IT projects
- Determine priorities and resource allocation
- Design the overall project strategy, create, execute and control project plans, manage the project change control process, and administer the project's budget.
- Provide regular project reporting to senior management, the IT Strategic Client Managers, Project Sponsors, Senior Project Managers, Steering Committees, or other Regional Committees and other stakeholders, as appropriate
- Motivate project team(s) to work as a cohesive unit and ensures the completeness of the project's deliverables.
- Design and implement project communications management plans, manage risks and co-ordinate training plans
- Manage and resolve project issues or escalate to the appropriate level
- Close projects properly in accordance with corporate standards
- Develop and deliver presentations to audiences at different levels of the organization, as required

**What the role requires**:

- A university or college degree or diploma in IT, computer science or a related discipline
- A minimum of three years of prior experience managing IT projects
- Experience with agile project management
- Combination of education and experience may be considered

**Skills/Abilities**:

- The ability to manage small to medium well-defined projects and to develop project budgets
- Understanding of IT processes and methods such as:

- Progressive technical knowledge and knowledge of best practices in Information Technology service delivery such as SDLC, COBIT and ITIL
- Excellent communication skills to work with clients, technical teams, management and executive level staff in order to communicate technological principles and information in an audience-friendly manner
- An understanding of financial management, capital budgeting, business planning and purchasing and contract management processes
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias

**Nice to have**:

- Experience with Microsoft 365 (SharePoint) integrations, data migration and digital transformation projects
- Scrum Master
- PMP Designation
- Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision benefit plan including psychological health, effective start date
- Voluntary enrolment into OMERS pension plan
- Accrue Vacation on a monthly basis starting at 3 weeks per annum
- 3 Paid personal days and floating holidays
- Flexible hours supporting your wellness and wellbeing
- Annual performance review and merit increases based on performance
- Supportive leadership and a culture of respect and inclusion
- Access to learning and development resources

In this role, you'll enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work arrangement. This means you'll have the ability to work off-site and on-site as needed, depending on operational needs at the **10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton** worksite. The frequency of on-site work may vary from week to week, depending on operational demands, which can evolve over time.

It's important to note that your off-site work location must be within the province of Ontario. This ensures that we're compliant with all regulations and policies.

The Region of Peel offers job based flexible hours of work that allows employees to manage personal and professional responsibilities while at the same time ensures business operational needs and customer service expectations are achieved.

**Interview**: Our recruitment process will include video conference technology