Job Title: Senior Project Manager
Location : Blvd, North York, ON
Job Type : Contract
Rate : CAD 642/day
Must-Have Requirements
- Strong vendor management experience
- Knowledge and experience leading/managing RFBs (Request for Bid)
- Ability to oversee governance and communications
- Strong communication skills (role will interact with executives)
- Strong documentation experience
- Experience managing resources for large data migration activities
- Strong project management fundamentals: planning, delivery, risk/issue management, problem solving, organization
- Knowledge/understanding of:
o AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act) and related regulations
o GO-ITS standards
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Responsibilities / Key Skills (General – 60%)
- Lead project delivery with strong PM, communication, leadership, organization, planning, problem-solving, and risk management skills
- Gather, develop, and document business requirements and develop Business Cases
- Demonstrate business case competencies including:
o justification for undertaking a project/program/portfolio
o future-state vision
o value and benefits to the business
o evaluation of benefits, cost, and risks across options
o rationale for preferred solution
- OPS methodology/template business case experience is preferred
- Present business cases at executive committees and obtain approvals
- Map business requirements to new system functionality
- Develop/execute test cases, track/monitor application defects
- Identify risks/gaps and propose mitigation approaches
- Support organizational development, strategy development, business planning, and Ministry funding requests
- Build/manage integrated project plan, schedule, deliverables, scope
- Manage project budgets including monitoring, forecasting, and reporting to ensure targets are met
- Work effectively under tight timelines and drive outcomes
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Technical Skills (40%)
- Preferred experience procuring and delivering cloud solutions and supporting data migration to cloud
•Knowledge/understanding of:
o AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act) and related regulations
o GO-ITS standards
- Experience using Azure DevOps (MS DevOps) and MS Teams for project execution
- Ability to recommend acquisition of software, hardware, and technology resources
- Experience coordinating project monitoring, troubleshooting issues, resolving problems, and ensuring project effectiveness
