Intermediate Project Manager to lead MS Server Vulnerability Mitigation Project and SharePoint Online migration project (541)

Our client is seeking an Intermediate Project Manager to lead MS Server Vulnerability Mitigation Project and SharePoint Online migration project. (541)

This is primarily a remote role but may require travel to Edmonton occasionally at the consultant's own expense.

Successful candidates must meet both of the following requirements:

Requirements:

• 5+ years of Project Management experience working on large complex custom software application development project (where the software is developed in house for that specific organization) in an enterprise environment
• Experience defining project scope and goals in collaboration with business stakeholders
• Experience developing project deliverables including project charters, business cases, briefing notes, status reports, risk logs and project closures
• Experience managing multiple projects concurrently.
• PMP certification

Other required experience:

• Minimum of 3 years with the following:
• Experience managing Cybersecurity Vulnerability Mitigation Projects- ideally MS Windows Server upgrades and/or decommissioning projects
• Experience leading SharePoint 2016 to SharePoint Online Migration Projects
• Experience using MS Project tools in a project server environment
• Experience working in public sector

Project Scope:

1. SharePoint 2016 migration to SharePoint Online
2. Cybersecurity Vulnerability Mitigation Program- reduce the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of enterprise computer servers, by ensuring that MS-Servers that are at or near the end of life for support have been upgraded to a newer version of MS-Server.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the coordination and completion of IT projects. Oversees all aspects of projects. Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors and summarizes progress of project. Builds and maintains working relationships with team members, vendors, and other departments involved in the projects. Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of project.

• Compile project charters and business/project plans to support activities, including the most suitable approach to be used in the development of each applicable project, to ensure business objectives and data integrity are achieved.

• Manage project(s) that will document business requirements, design and deliver IT solutions that are compliant with and contribute to the Ministries’ enterprise architecture.

• Assist with the development of recommendations including providing details of resource requirements, dependencies, interdependencies, policy implications pertaining to internal/external influences and the methodology to be applied.

• Produce and package deliverables for presentation to various internal support teams, steering committee, and other project stakeholders.

• Manage multiple projects, project resources and project governance.

• Work with project sponsors to ensure that effective project communication exists through the duration of the project including escalation of risks as required.

• Take responsibility for ongoing client satisfaction - manage peer-level client relationships and overcome hurdles to ensure win-win solutions.

• Collaborate with business and IT leadership to develop a well-defined project plan that clearly states the project’s objectives, scope, assumptions, timeline, resource requirements, risks, benefits and budget.

• Work with project sponsors and the project management office to develop a project organization structure with clearly defined roles and responsibilities for all stakeholders.

• Document and report project status against established objectives, milestones, budget and resources and facilitate tracking and closure of issues and risks.

• Develop project schedule plans and strategies, estimate resource requirements, develop and monitor work plans and take corrective action for completion of project tasks.

• Provide guidance to project resources in establishing work priorities and prompt delivery of project tasks.

• Develop, as required, related requirements documentation.

• In collaboration with project sponsors, assess whether the project achieved stated outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement for future similar projects.

• Provide leadership and assistance to business and project teams that require change management and communication support.