RQ07820 Project ManagerLeader

Job title:

RQ07820 Project ManagerLeader

Company

Randstad

Job description

Responsibilities:Provides project management on large scale, complex, high profile and high risk projects for OPS I&IT initiatives.
Ensures project deliverables meet clients’ business requirements on time, scope and budget, with a focus on cost-effectiveness, efficiencies and compliance with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks.Experience and Skill Set Requirements
– Please note the resumes/CV submitted should have a max of 4 pages only.
– Please note this role is part of a Hybrid Work Arrangement and resource(s) will be required to work at a minimum of 2 days per week at 5700 Yonge St.Advantages
Good compensation working on projects that will make a difference to the people of Ontario.Responsibilities
Responsibilities:Provides project management on large scale, complex, high profile and high risk projects for OPS I&IT initiatives.
Ensures project deliverables meet clients’ business requirements on time, scope and budget, with a focus on cost-effectiveness, efficiencies and compliance with OPS project management methodologies and frameworks.Qualifications
· Provide leadership and coaches the team on Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services
· Collaborate with the Ministry’s product owner to prioritize the product backlog
· Collaborate with diverse teams and negotiate solutions with multiple stakeholders
· Facilitates and supports Daily Standup, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review and Retrospective
· Proficient at requirements refinement, story point estimation, velocity, retrospection and other scrum techniques
· Resolves team impediments to increase the effectiveness of the development team
· Contributes to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices within the organization
· Exemplifies and promotes Agile values and principles
· Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal, negotiation and conflict resolution skills
· Identify areas for improvement and increase the productivity of the Scrum Team
· Identify, manage and report risks, issues
· Experience working in multi tiered, complex product development environment
· Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint
· Providing a servant leadership style support for the team
· Understanding of IT and business environment standardsGeneral Skills:Leads organizational development, strategy development, business planning, and Ministry funding requests.
Gathers and develops requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan.
Ability to monitor and forecast project costs and provide reporting and input to ensure targets are met
Experience developing and managing project schedules, deliverables, and scope
Ability to promote I&IT project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologies
Demonstrated experience directing project teams to ensure project deliverables are delivered on time and adhere to government and ministry standards
Extensive experience coordinating and monitoring project processes, and developing/communicating guidelines and procedures
Sources, selects and on-boards team members in various disciplines, clarify roles and responsibilities and set task/deliverable/performance expectations for resources that are both OPS unionized employees as well as fee for service (FFS) consultants.
Resolves resourcing and inter-personal conflicts, negotiates changes to resourcing, ensures knowledge is shared among team members such as project objectives and deliverables are met.
Develops complex project budgets based on multiple funding channels and cross ministry dependencies.
Effectively manages large project budgets and ensures a high level of fiscal control and accountability including estimates, forecasts and reconciliation/confirmation of actuals.
Proactively identifies potential risk events and issues before they occur so that proper mitigating strategies can be developed.
Articulates and prioritizes issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommends mitigation strategies for decision makers.
Establishes and participates in steering committee and stakeholder forums
Provides, project, program, and/or portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholders at senior executive levels.
Uses appropriate strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change during all stages of projects – concept, definition, planning, implementation and close-out.
Promotes OPS I&IT standards and best practices for project management to facilitate control of system quality, adherence to standard methodology and the control of the use of I&IT resources.Desirable Skills:Knowledge and understanding of Project Management’s Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge
Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices
Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
Ability to make recommendations on the acquisition of software, hardware, and technology resources
Experience managing and coordinating project monitoring, anticipates and troubleshoots issues, provides ongoing expertise, resolves problems and provides project effectiveness
Ability to identify conflict between project and functional areas and develops responses to successfully address conflict
Ability to handle client relationships to manage expectations, provides updates as required, identifies potential conflicts between project and functional areas
Agile/Scrum experienceSummary
If interested and qualified for this role, please apply today for immediate consideration!Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada’s workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.

Expected salary

Location

North York, ON

Job date

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 02:21:38 GMT

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