RQ00457 - Project Manager/Leader - Senior

Must haves:

• 10+ years experience managing complex projects
  
• Expert in various project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrid)
  
• Experience in managing projects involving migrations, mergers, or data centre transfers
  
• Strong working knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycles
  
• Demonstrated knowledge of project cost accounting principles and practices, and managing project budgets
  
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex IT projects under challenging circumstances
  
• Superior leadership and communication skills to manage both team members and senior management
  
• Ability to build strong relationships with internal clients and external partners, clients, and vendors
  
• Acumen to resolve conflicts at all levels with tact
  
• Well-developed analytical skills with a keen eye for details
  
• Expertise in Microsoft suite of products such as Office, Microsoft Project, Visio and SharePoint, and other productivity tools such as Jira and Confluence
  

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for on time, on budget, and on scope completion of assigned projects that are compliant with applicable external legislation and internal policies and processes including project governance framework and project management methodology, and provide feedback for continuous improvement as requested
  
• Responsible for managing the resources, scope, budget, schedule, and quality of deliverables of the assigned projects
  
• Establish and maintain excellent working relationship and effective communication with the sponsor(s), internal and external partners, vendors and project team members
  
• Organize and lead project meetings
  
• Ensure effective project change control, including managing IT Requests for Change (RFCs) and deployments to the various environments, is in place
  
• Proactively identify and manage risks, and systematically resolve or escalate known issues
  
• Adhere to and promote Ontario Health policies and processes including Privacy, Security, and Record Management
  
• Manage release of the product/project/work package to an operational environment
  

Desired Skills:

• Program and Portfolio management knowledge is an asset
  
• Experience in managing projects in healthcare sector is an asset
  
• IT Infrastructure and ITIL experience is an asset
  
• DevOps expertise is an asset
  
• Knowledge/expertise of current technology trends is an asset
  
• Familiarity with legislation applicable to healthcare organizations such as PHIPA is an asset
  
• Technical knowledge/expertise gained through work experience as a developer, or an architect is an asset
  

Required Skills:

• Strong working knowledge of the Project Management (Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid)
  
• Strong working knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycles
  
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex IT projects under challenging circumstances
  
• 10+ years of project management experience delivering large-scale technology initiatives and complex IT solutions in a highly integrated setting
  
• Experience in managing projects in migrations, mergers, or data centre transfers
  

Evaluation Criteria:  

1) Project Management Skills - 50 Points

• Strong working knowledge of the Project Management (Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid)
  
• Strong working knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycles
  
• Demonstrated knowledge of project cost accounting principles and practices, and managing project budgets
  
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex IT projects under challenging circumstances
  
• Superior leadership and communication skills to manage both team members and senior management
  
• Ability to build strong relationships with internal clients and external partners, clients, and vendors 
  
• Acumen to resolve conflicts at all levels with tact
  
• Well-developed analytical skills with a keen eye for details
  
• Expertise in Microsoft suite of products such as Office, Microsoft Project, and SharePoint, and other productivity tools such as Jira and Confluence
  

2) Work Experience - 20 Points

• Managing projects for migrations, mergers, or data centre transfers
  
• Strong Technical PM experience
  

3) Technical Skills - 20 Points

• Knowledge/expertise of current technology trends
  
• Familiarity with legislation applicable to healthcare organizations such as PHIPA
  
• Technical knowledge/expertise gained through work experience as a developer or an architect
  

4) Communication Skills - 10 Points

• Strong written and oral communications skills.
  

Deliverables Include, but are not limited to:

• Develop project documentation including charter, integrated project plan, project schedule, status reports, meeting notes and other project artifacts as required
  
• Issue project change requests (PCRs) as applicable in response to changes in scope, schedule, budget, and release strategy (for multi-release projects)
  
• Provide financial forecasts and track actual costs against the approved budget
  

Must Haves: 

• 10+ years experience managing complex projects 
  
• 10+ years experience in managing projects involving migrations, mergers, or data centre transfers 
  
• 10+ years experience Strong working knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycles 
  
• 10+ years experience Demonstrated ability to deliver complex IT projects under challenging circumstances 
  
• 10+ years experience Superior leadership and communication skills to manage both team members and senior management