Senior Project Manager

About the role

Requirements: What you'll need

Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Qualifications:

Core Skills and Experience:

Over 10+ years of project management experience leading and planning complex, mission critical projects or initiatives involving business transformation, and design, development, implementation, and integration of IT solutions and services including web-based applications, Cloud-based services, and API’s.

Over 10+ years of experience with the Software Development Life Cycle following Waterfall, DevOps, Agile or Iterative methodologies and practices.

Working with business analysts and system designers to define project scope, and design and translate the business requirements and functional specifications into an application design appropriate to meet the business and operational/IT needs

Leading a team of business analysts, designers, developers & testers, and working with cross-functional teams

Overseeing the development of agreed-to IT solutions and implementation of those solutions, including design, test, installation and monitoring of the new systems and services.

Gathering and developing requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed project schedule, timelines, resource and integrated plan

Acting as the senior business/technical expert, coordinating all aspects of a specific deliverable including the oversight of team members where appropriate

Applying business process transformation and re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative, cost effective service delivery approaches

Identifying, articulating and prioritizing issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommending mitigation strategies for decision makers

Establishing and participating in working groups and stakeholder forums

Developing detailed project management documentation

Identifying conflicts and communicating deliverable conflicts or issues to the engagement lead or client manager

Proactively identifying, managing and working with relevant parties on risk mitigation strategies to ensure commitments and deliverables are completed as per approvals and stakeholder expectations

Anticipating and resolving problems to ensure that the deliverables are completed, on time and within budget, to the highest quality, meeting or exceeding expectations

Identifying and resolving project conflicts related to resources, schedules, cost etc.

Developing and/or supporting the development of training and communications material in support of large system implementation

Developing, preparing reports and presentations, including options, recommendations, implementation plans, designs, strategies and change-management options

Developing, maintaining and regularly completing any reporting or dashboard tools required by project sponsors/clients

Presenting solutions in written or oral reports, preparing documentation and presenting progress reports to clients

Providing project, program, and/or portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholders at management levels

Using 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

Building positive relationships by developing an understanding of business and deliverable needs

Developing mechanisms, frameworks, processes and procedures for implementing the deliverables as it relates to the project

Working with teams to apply the best practices in definition and design of application software, hardware and network requirements

Project Management Professional (PMP) Designation is desired.

Deployment to meet the functional and non-functional requirements, adhering to GO-ITS and Digital Health standards and internal branch standards and in some cases proposing amendments to those standards.

Technical Experience/Knowledge:

10+ years knowledge and experience with designing, implementing and integrating web-based applications and/or cloud-based micro-services and solutions using full stack Java-based, and/or Microsoft .Net technologies.

7+ years of experience with Agile project management and development practices (Scrum Master certified preferred); managing the backlog, sprint planning, velocity tracking, Agile testing, retrospects, etc.

Familiar with a wide range of methods, techniques and tools for business architecture such as, but not limited to:

business functional modeling,

service lifecycle modeling,

business event modeling,

business process mapping,

business process re-engineering;

Demonstrated experience with JAD sessions and in working with stakeholders to identify their business needs, and translate them into concise and complete requirements; creating and managing the requirements as User Stories, Epics, Story Maps, etc.

Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices

Experience with integrated change control process

Experience with project management software such as MS Project, Planview, Jira, or Microsoft DevOps Azure.

Experience with the implementation of web applications and services using cloud technology such as MS Azure, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker; and web application servers such as Solaris, Red Hat, IBM WAS 8.0+, IBM Cloud Pak.

Experience in applying business process transformation and re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative, cost effective service delivery approaches

Experience with Digital Health Standards, including HL7 FHIR.

Healthcare Experience:

7+ years of experience working with federal/provincial/broader public-sector healthcare providers

Knowledge of Public Sector Enterprise Architecture artifacts (or similar), processes and practices, and ability to produce technical documentation that comply with industry standard practices

In-depth knowledge of industry standard such as Project Management Institute (PMI) and Public Sector I&IT project management methodologies.

Knowledge and experience with Public Sector/e-Health Ontario related projects

Knowledge and understanding of Ministry policy and IT project approval processes and requirements

Experience adopting and adhering to Public Sector Unified I&IT Project Methodology, Public Sector Enterprise Architecture and Public Sector Gating process, and Public Sector Standard Systems Development Methodologies

Experience with the delivery of large complex IT Health-related projects, and public-facing services

Demonstrated experience with GO-ITS Digital Health standards, and internal branch standards.

Knowledge of Ontario’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and it’s municipal equivalent the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) and their respective regulations.

Must have:

Over 10+ years of project management experience leading and planning complex, mission critical projects or initiatives involving business transformation, and design, development, implementation, and integration of IT solutions and services including web-based applications, Cloud-based services, and API’s.

10+ years knowledge and experience with designing, implementing and integrating web-based applications and/or cloud-based micro-services and solutions using full stack Java-based, and/or Microsoft .Net technologies.

7+ years of experience with Agile project management and development practices (Scrum Master certified preferred); managing the backlog, sprint planning, velocity tracking, Agile testing, retrospects, etc.

Experience with project management software such as MS Project, Planview, Jira, or Microsoft DevOps Azure.

Experience with the implementation of web applications and services using cloud technology such as MS Azure, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker; and web application servers such as Solaris, Red Hat, IBM WAS 8.0+, IBM Cloud Pak.

Has a recent Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (CRLJMC), or recent security