Project Manager/Leader Senior

Description

SCOPE:

• Plan and lead project(s) as part of large multi-ministry/multi-year initiatives involving complex network architecture, advanced and innovative telecommunications/video/Video over I/P (VoIP), and audio/visual systems
• Manage client relationships/networks as well as partnerships with business areas
• Manage project teams and provide guidance on the use of audio visual and information technology in client business planning and business improvement initiatives
• Develop project charters and master project plans, guide the 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, elevate 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 for the development of business cases and Treasury Board / Management Board of Cabinet submissions.
• Coordinate I&IT procurement to acquire and negotiate goods and services and administer contractual agreements.

Experience Requirements

• Establishment of procurement planning (including software, hardware, IP circuit and bandwidth)
• Establishment of risk assessment
• Establishment of communication plan
• Development of work breakdown schedule
• Development of business/user adoption plan (including Training, User Manual, GUI, etc)
• Validated Facility Scope of Work
• Development of mobilization plan and requirements
• Develop test plan (based on use cases)
• Validation of the facilities/construction work completion
• Procure, receive and validate equipment
• GUI design, review and approval
• Ensure finalization of functional design drawings
• Ensure on-site system installation
• Quality assurance testing
• System and Functionality Testing
• Client handover (Commissioning), client sign off
• Ensure vendor delivery of as-built and close-out package (SAF, inventory, photos, programs, manuals, as-built shop drawings)
• Conduct lessons-learned sessions
• Delivery of internal close-out package (financial report, site profile, journals)
• Participate in service review meetings
• Project planning and management experience related to all phases of concurrent audio visual and I&IT projects, including medium to large scale, technically complex projects across a range of enterprise technologies
• Change management principles to facilitate business process change and manage the human factors associated with change
• Leadership skills to guide the work of project staff and teams
• You can develop project plans and manage resources to ensure efficient progress
• You have a proven track record delivering system development and/or implementation projects on time and on budget
• You can proactively and strategically manage the human factors associated with change
• You have change management principles and techniques to facilitate business process change
• You possess team building and leadership skills in order to engage the project team and ensure collaboration and focus on achieving project deliverables
• You have demonstrated interpersonal and consultation skills to communicate project deliverables and build strong project teams and client relationships
• You have demonstrated written and verbal communication skills to resolve problems and design/deliver presentations, proposals and business cases
• You can determine client requirements, make presentations, prepare proposals, business cases and tenders and write procedures, resolve conflicts, develop and sustain effective working relationships
• You can discuss and resolve issues with stakeholders and address risks and benefits of specific solutions and recommend specific courses of action
• You can identify optimal solutions to meet client needs and provide submissions to facilitate senior level decision-making
• You can evaluate and define project management requirements
• You can identify I&IT technical, operational or other issues, coordinate analysis and development of most appropriate course of action to resolve them
• You can plan, coordinate and control all phases of assigned projects
• Knowledge of project-relevant state of the art multi-platform I&IT technology and understanding of current and emerging trends in such areas as: audio visual systems, mobile, voice, data, video, VoIP and radio, building telecommunications infrastructure design an