I&it Project Manager

**OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism**: We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace. Visit the **OPS Anti-Racism Policy** and the **OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint** pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service. We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's **Human Rights Code**. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation. **What can I expect to do in this role?**: In this role, you will: - Plan and lead initiatives ranging from large multi-ministry/multi-year projects to small enhancement initiatives and support responses. Manage client relationships and foster partnerships with business clients and service partners. - Manage project teams and provide guidance on the use of information technology in client business planning and business improvement initiatives - Develop project charters and master project plans, guides definition of goals, deliverables and scope working with internal clients and stakeholders, I&IT specialists, business planners to ensure clarity, accuracy and acceptance - Identify and assess risks, and recommend mitigation measures for approval - Provide leadership to project teams, external service providers and contractors - Identify impact of change, escalate to project sponsor for decision, revise work plans, schedule, and project budget to implement approved changes - Provide specialized advice and expertise to client groups and development of business cases and MB20s - Coordinate I&IT procurement to acquire and negotiate goods and administer contractual agreements. **How do I qualify?**: **Project Management Knowledge and Experience**: You have: - project planning and management experience related to all phases of concurrent I&IT project using multiple technologies and methodologies - experience leading teams of resources FTE, FFS, direct reports and indirect reports as well as directing service providers - experience providing project direction through development of integrated project schedules, project plans, project budgets - experience negotiating with clients on project scope, time and cost to define the project to be completed - identified changes to the original scope and documented impact on time, scope and cost with recommendations for executive discussion and decision. - participated in and planned for project architecture reviews and responded to recommendations from the architecture review team - managed project resources and ensure project has appropriate resourcing to complete the approved work within the approved time and budget. - provided options and associated estimates to provide solutions to meet a business needs **Technical Knowledge and Experience.**: You have: - assessed technologies and worked with specific technical teams to prepare recommendations for the best course of action - experience ensuring that recommended solutions are able to meet current AODA compliance requirements **Application Development Project Experience**: You have: **Leadership and Change Management skills**: You have: - experience directing projects with a mix of high and low performing resources, managing resources to get the best capacity from the team as a whole - team building and leadership skills in order to engage the project team and ensure collaboration and focus on achieving project deliverables - experience defining project resource requirements and hiring temporary resources through IT Source including, business case, submission assessment, interviewing and offering the position. - experience with project budgeting and ensuring that clients, management, executive team and project sponsor are well informed on project costs and any deviation is understood and approved at the appropriate levels **Communication and Interpersonal Skills**: you have: - demonstrated interpersonal and consultation skills to communicate project deliverables and build strong project teams and client relationships - demonstrated written and verbal communication skills to resolve problems and design/deliver presentations, proposals and business cases. - strong negotiation skills to negotiate project scope, approach and outcomes that meet business needs and help the client make decisions that will get the solution delivered when the they need it. **Additional Information**: **Address**: - 1 Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 21 College St, 3rd Flr, Toronto, Toronto Region, Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (Fingerprint Based) **Compensation Group**: - Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario- Understanding the job ad - definiti