Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager with experience delivering IT or Network technology related projects to join our team. The scope of the project will include a selection of maintenance related upgrades to the team applications, websites and underlying infrastructure.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Your roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Accountability for project planning, coordination, managing project deliverables, schedule, budget and resource management.
• Accountability for delivery of all in scope project activities.
• Identifying, escalating and effectively managing dependencies and risks to the program manager along with their respective impacts to the project schedule.
• Collaborating with resources across various IT teams and serve as the bridge between technical and business teams.
• Keeping all stakeholders engaged and informed about project status.
• Liaising with vendors and manage vendor resources, where required, to support project delivery.
• Developing project strategy and approach for stakeholder review and decisions.
• Identifying and effectively manage project risks and issues throughout project lifecycle and ensure mitigation of all project blockers.
• Utilize established project management methodologies to manage the project life cycle and follow established and industry best practices and standards. (Waterfall and Agile)
• Ensuring effective project ownership, delivery, communication, coordination, and facilitation of tasks and activities
• Demonstrating proactive behavior by leading project planning activities, defining scope, timelines and dependencies while ensuring consistent, predictable and successful delivery.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A minimum of 3-5 years of project management experience, managing a range of IT projects in large IT service delivery organizations.
• Experience in disaster recovery and business continuity will be an asset.
• Experience with best practice project management techniques and processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and be accountable for deliverables, timeliness, budget, and quality.
• Excellent organization, presentation, communications, and interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with technical, non-technical, and executive levels.
• Customer-service oriented with a problem-solving attitude and approach.

EDUCATION

• Undergraduate degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent education/experience.
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent