Senior Project Manager Contract

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Client: Government
Location: Toronto (hybrid)
Type: Contractor
Role: Senior Project Manager
Term: 248 working days + extension
Rate: Open
Start date: 2/3 weeks
Req ID: 5788
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Requirements: What you’ll need

Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Qualifications

Mandatory Requirements:

• At least 7 years of experience in project management.
• At least 3 years of demonstrated experience in managing large scale public safety radio or telecommunication infrastructure projects.
• In-depth knowledge of, and direct experience applying all phases (concept, definition, planning, implementation, and closeout) of advanced project management concepts, practices, and procedures to a large-scale, complex, high-value projects in order to meet critical timelines.
• Experience facilitating effective meetings; creating and maintaining associated documents including minutes, action items, RACI charts, risk logs, critical path, etc.
• Proficiency in creating and managing project schedules using MS Project and Excel, developing/ assessing process flows, Visio, and establishing/ reviewing/ updating key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Ability to proactively identify risks, issues, or problems, gather relevant information, perform analysis, develop options and recommendations; and build reports to support decision-making on project scope, schedule, cost, etc.
• A team player with the ability to coordinate and lead multiple tasks, empower junior staff, monitor progress, provide guidance and hit milestones.

Project Management Skills

• In-depth knowledge of, and direct experience applying all phases (concept, definition, planning, implementation, and closeout) of advanced project management concepts, practices, and procedures to a large-scale, complex, high-value projects in order to meet critical timelines.
• Able to work effectively on concurrent tasks, while also building capacity and providing opportunities for junior staff.
• A professional who can work without immediate direction while successfully informing management of required support (when needed).
• Ability to apply and interpret business rules and concepts in daily work.
• Demonstrated experience in managing project activities across multiple complex technology projects.
• Experience leading portfolio level planning sessions involving multiple projects and working across teams to achieve project goals.
• Demonstrated experience leading meetings, preparing and distributing/ presenting project updates, progress reports, risk mitigations, recommendations, etc. to project stakeholders.
• Experience developing, implementing, and managing complex network transition and migration strategies.
• Ability to manage vendor commitments, provide oversight and direction to ensure contractual obligations are met.
• Experience managing interdependencies related to key contract deliverables
• Reasonable knowledge of industry standards and methodologies
• Demonstrated experience identifying and evaluating specific issues or risks, providing options analysis, and recommending action plans to mitigate the risks.
• Demonstrated experience with standard project management tools, such as, MS Project, Clarity/Planview, Visio, MS Office Suite, SharePoint, PowerBI or equivalents.
• Experience creating and maintaining project management artefacts/project collaterals, such as, meeting minutes, project plans, briefing notes, change requests.
• Experience working with both the business users and technology / infrastructure teams.
• Excellent planning and time management skills with a focus on attention to detail.

Communication and Relationship Management

• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal. Able to succinctly articulate key project information in a politically astute manner.
• A team player with the ability to coordinate multiple tasks, empower junior staff, monitor progress, provide guidance and hit milestones.
• Able to build relationships with project partners, establish trust, and establish a common/ shared goal through effective facilitation, consultation, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience developing and presenting briefing notes, status reports, communications, team & executive presentations. Attention to detail.

Public safety radio or telecommunications infrastructure experience

• Strong experience of working on/ in public safety radio and/or the telecommunications field.
• Experience working on related large and complex projects.
• Demonstrated experience of working with multiple stakeholders in a broader public sector (BPS) environment.
• Experience of projects involving, network design, network implementation, civil structures, user equipment distribution and operations.
• Knowledge and experience both in strategic and operational public sector governance models, experience managing complex, multi-unit, multi-stakeholder, and multiple levels of public sector executive stakeholder project team,
• Demonstrated experience developing mutually beneficial relationships with public sector entities.

Analytical and Problem Solving

• Ability to proactively identify risks, issues, or problems, gather relevant information, perform analysis, develop options and recommendations; and build reports to support decision-making on project scope, schedule, cost
• Accurately document issues, gaps, and inconsistencies when they happen and develop strategies/ mitigations/ lessons learned.
• Utilize judgement to explore cross team/ project opportunities for improvement.

Must Haves:

• At least 7 years of experience in project management.
• At least 3 years of demonstrated experience in managing large scale public safety radio or telecommunication infrastructure projects.
• In-depth knowledge of, and direct experience applying all phases (concept, definition, planning, implementation, and closeout) of advanced project management concepts, practices, and procedures to a large-scale, complex, high-value projects in order to meet critical timelines.
• Experience facilitating effective meetings; creating and maintaining associated documents including minutes, action items, RACI charts, risk logs, critical path, etc.
• Proficiency in creating and managing project schedules using MS Project and Excel, developing/ assessing process flows, Visio, and establishing/ reviewing/ updating key performance indicators (KPIs).

HOW TO APPLY

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