Our customer is looking for a full-time employee to fill an immediate Senior IT Project Manager requirement. This position is responsible for project planning, project management, co-ordination and administration of assigned technology projects. Projects will be large and complex, budgets exceeding $10M and teams of 10 to 50 individuals.
Responsibilities:
- Develops plans, budgets, communications, change management and testing activities for major IT projects
- Manages resource planning and updates stakeholders on the status of active technology projects
- Develops and cultivates strong working relationships with all stakeholders: employees, management, consultants and vendors
- Liaises and communicates effectively with all stakeholders
- Identifies and hires contract resources as required for projects
- Ensures all project documentation including project initiation documents, project charters, status reports and issue/resolution tracking are complete
- Leads effective and efficient meetings, engaging internal and external stakeholders of all levels
- Administers project close activities and the project closure lessons learned database
- Provides on-going support and expertise to project teams
- Ensures effective transition of delivered solutions to operating support groups
- Leads or assists as needed in the preparation of business cases and project proposals
- Mentors and provides guidance to coworkers on project management
- Directly manages project resources including employees or contract personnel as required.
- Complies with Procurement and Corporate Governance policies for vendor quotes, request for proposals and purchasing
- Identifies opportunities and proposal of solutions for continuous improvement
- Ensures compliance with licensing laws, health and safety and other statutory regulations
Education and Qualification Requirements:
- Minimum 10 years of combined technology project management education and experience
- Experience with large, complex technology implementation projects a must
- Post-secondary degree in technology or PMP designation an asset
- Excellent interpersonal skills, particularly working with teams in demanding environments
- Excellent written skills, particularly communicating complex technical issues to diverse audiences
- Experience working with MS Office Suite and MS Project an asset
Work will be onsite at the customer’s office near Woodbine.
Job Type: Full-time
Job Location:
- Toronto, ON
Required education:
- Bachelor’s
Required experience:
- large, complex technology implementation projects: 6 years
- working with teams in demanding environments: 6 years
- MS Office Suite and MS Project: 5 years
- IT Project Management: 10 years
- communicating complex technical issues to diverse audiences: 6 years
Required language:
- English
Required license or certification:
- PMP
