Senior Project Manager to lead various Information Technology projects in support of the PMO - RQ00069

Our valued public sector client is looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead various Information Technology projects in support of their PMO

The Project Management Office (PMO) requires a project manager to help with the management of internal IT projects within the OCIO. These projects will be strictly Information Technology projects and a background in IT projects will be a requirement.

1 year contract. Hybrid or on-site in St. Johns NL. 37.5-hours/week .

Responsibilities:

• Manage the project during the development, implementation and operations start-up by ensuring that resources are made available and that the project is developed and is fully operational within previously agreed time, cost and performance parameters.
• Formulate statements of problems; establishes procedures for the development and implementation of significant, new or modified project elements to solve these problems, and obtains approval thereof.
• Define and document the objectives for the project; determine budgetary requirements, the composition, roles and responsibilities and terms of reference for the project team.
• Manage project risks, issues and Changes using a structured and logical approach
• Report progress of the project on an ongoing basis and at scheduled points in the life cycle.
• Meet stakeholders and other project managers and state problems in a form capable of being solved.
• Prepare plans, charts, tables and diagrams to assist in analyzing or displaying problems; work with a variety of project management tools.
• Ensure all deliverables and milestones are completed as planned.
• Manage Project Change Requests
• Develop and support project schedules.
• Develop and maintain Work Breakdown Structures.
• Produce appropriate reports and identify scheduling and/or dependency issues.
• Conduct and provide critical path analysis.
• Assist in Schedule Co-ordination efforts with internal and external project stakeholders.
• Project sign-off.

Must Haves:

• 7+ years experience as a Project Manager
• Experience leading projects using Agile methodology
• Post Secondary diploma/degree in business, project management, or a related field

Nice to Haves:

• Project Management degree or certification
• Experience in GIS environments for GIS projects