Project Manager/Leader – Senior
Government Client
No Clearance Required
Toronto, Ontario – 3 days onsite
2024 – 07 – 31 – 2025-03-31

Must haves:

10+ years of project management on enterprise projects including managing scope, risk, resources, schedules, and costs
Oracle Database, Unix (Solaris, AIX, Linux), and Windows (Server) Operating Platforms,
WebLogic and Microsoft IIS Web/Application Servers and Mainframe applications

Project Management and technical documentation – 45%

10+ years of project management on enterprise projects including managing scope, risk, resources, schedules, and costs
10+ years of experience in the creation of project documentation
Experience with recommending revisions or changes in scope, format, content, and methods of reproduction for published material, existing guides, documentation, and framework

Technical Knowledge – 25%

Demonstrated knowledge and experience with I&IT Project management frameworks
Demonstrated knowledge and experience with the following computing environments:
Oracle Database, Unix (Solaris, AIX, Linux), and Windows (Server) Operating Platforms,
WebLogic and Microsoft IIS Web/Application Servers and Mainframe applications

Tools and process – 25%

Experience with the use of tools for the creation, distribution, and maintenance of project documentation
Experience with completing a cost-benefit analysis

Public Sector Experience – 5%

Experience in working in accordance with policies and procedures of Ontario Public Service would be an asset

The Project Manager/Leader will be responsible for the following activities and deliverables:
Assisting project manager(s) with project statements, resource planning, status reporting,
and monitoring status of deliverables.

Assisting project manager(s) in the identification, preparation and tracking of project change requests, reviewing the requests to ensure all impacts are identified and estimates are reasonable
Assist project manager in Stakeholder management, gathering & documenting requirements, documenting the project plan, strategy and implementation plan as per the Ministry standards
Creating and maintaining project schedules (Work Breakdown Structures) using Planview
Coordinating project meetings (e.g. steering committee, team meetings), including issuing of agendas, scribing minutes and following up on action items with the project team
Generating and publishing project reporting (status reports with schedule information, milestones, dependencies, issues, risks, change requests, financials, metrics, etc)
Preparing project presentations and communications, at the direction of the project manager(s)
Ability to document compliance report
Managing overall program/projects budget and expenditures
Supporting program/projects orientation for new staff and consultants assigned to the project
Transferring knowledge to designated TSSDB staff
Regular review of all actual expenses to budgets, which includes tracking and monitoring of monthly expense accruals, and perform reconciliation of expenditures against budget.
Create and maintain a summary report of expenditures for Sr. PM.
Assist in the development of Quality Management, Change Management, Issues & Risk Management plans, Communication plan and Project Charters
Monitor project deliverables and documentation for quality and ensure standards are followed
Review of current computing and network environments
Ensure timely communication with various internal and external stakeholders All PM Services
Agile and waterfall methodologies
Co-ordinate with ITS Project Managers as required
Release Management tasks related to the maintenance deliverables

Skill Set Requirements

Experience in Program and Project Management
Managing multiple concurrent tasks in a multi-tiered application development environment with proven record for meeting strict deadlines by coordinating development/testing, UAT and Production environments
Selecting and establishing project management methodologies
Knowledge of PCI (Payment Card Industry) Data Security Standards (DSS) compliance Requirements v3.2.1
Ideally, shall have experience working on PCI Compliance projects with first-hand knowledge
Shall have at minimum five years of experience in conducting pre-site PCI Compliance audits within the Ontario Government
Demonstrated ability to develop successful relationships with high level stakeholders including executives and managing 3rd party vendors
Establishment and/or management of information resource management functions in large or medium sized organizations
Managing the governance, change management and implementation activities associated with large IT projects
Experience in structured methodologies for the design, development, implementation and maintenance of support services
Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; oral and written communication skills; inter-personal and negotiation skills
Knowledge of and experience with tools and techniques for planning, organizing, monitoring and controlling IT projects schedules, plans and costs
Demonstrated experience identifying issues/risks and providing the proper mitigation Strategies
Knowledge of and experience with monitoring and reporting on project progress and delivery using, Planview, Share-Point and Visual Process are optional assets
Knowledge of and experience with maintaining a central repository of project schedules, plans, reporting and deliverables
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Ability to produce a variety of business documents (in MS Office) that demonstrate command of language, clarity of thought and orderliness of presentation (including MS Word, Excel, Power Point and Visio)
Demonstrated experience with MS project