Title: Project Manager/Leader
Location: (21 College Street Toronto/200 First Ave W North Bay) Hybrid
Mode: Contract
Must Haves:
- Experience working on projects for the Ontario Government/ Federal Government / Broader Public Sector.
- Experience leading large scale public safety radio projects.
- 47 years of experience as a project manager leading complex projects.
Experience and Skill Set Requirements:
- Develop project plans that identify resource time and budgetary needs.
- Host project meetings with team managers and stakeholders.
- Provide feedback advice project updates and encouragement to team members.
- Manage deadlines and push the team to ensure timeliness.
- Track project milestones and assist in project acceptance.
- Working with the client representatives and in partnership with other project managers to develop integrated plans.
- Managing deliverables and dependencies that cross multiple inflight projects.
- Supporting the PSRN Program by proactively identifying communicating and managing multifaceted clientfacing risks and issues to deliver a superior customer service experience and to support efficient and effective project delivery.
- Interacting directly with ministry clients business partners and project team members to develop and maintain strong ongoing relationships always looking for opportunities to improve client satisfaction.
- Developing and presenting ministryspecific dashboards reports and other project management collateral.
- Proactively identifying risks and issues pertaining to the assigned work package developing mitigation options and presenting these to the overall Project Champions and the Portfolio Team.
- Establishing trust with vendors stakeholders and peer groups across ministries through effective relationship management.
- Creating or supporting the development/ updating of project artifacts associated documentation Briefing Notes Change Requests Contracts Request for Bid (RFBs) etc.
- Ensuring project implementation plans have no adverse impact to public safety operations.
- Financial management of project as necessary or if needed.
- Developing complex network implementation and or transition and migration strategies with cross stream dependencies including vendor activities.
- Developing and implementing network implementation and or transition plans.
- Managing largescale complex integrated project plans.
- All roles procured are required to be cleared through the Contractor Security Clearance Process of the OPS.
- 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.
- Indepth knowledge of and direct experience applying all phases (concept definition planning implementation and closeout) of advanced project management concepts practices and procedures to a largescale complex highvalue 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 decisionmaking 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.
- Leadership aptitude: able to operate tactically and strategically building relationships within the team and with key stakeholders.
- Knowledge of radio and/or telecommunications systems.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Problem solver: ability to quickly identify and analyze risks issues and problems develop mitigation options and make appropriate recommendations for resolution.
- Experience facilitating effective meetings; creating and maintaining associated documents including minutes action items RACI charts risk logs critical path etc.
- Superior consultation negotiation and relationship management skills; able to create a positive team environment.
- 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).
- 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.
- Ability to mentor junior staff.