Senior Information Technology Project Manager

We are looking for a Senior IT Project Manager for a 12-month contract position, with possible extensions in Edmonton, Alberta
. Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Position is available as on-site location. 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week. The standard hours of work are 08:15 – 16:30 Alberta time, Monday through Friday.

Reporting to the Director, the Senior Project Manager is responsible for the coordination and completion of IT projects. Oversees all aspects of projects. Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, takes minutes, records any risks into the register, and monitors and summarizes the progress of projects. Builds and maintains working relationships with team members, vendors, and other departments involved in the projects. Prepares reports for upper management regarding the status of projects.

The position is responsible for facilitating the decision-making process of executive management. Decisions need to be made based on the evidence of the situation, not based on theory relating to proposed and ongoing initiatives and projects. Most frequently, these situations do not have “case examples” as reference points and the decision process can be complex and exigent. The position interacts and consults with business clients, internal and external resources, the department’s management structure and other stakeholders as required.

For this position, the ideal candidate will be able to deliver a standardized, cross-ministry procurement capability on the platform, to improve compliance and efficiency, enable data-driven decisions, maximize bulk purchasing power, and deliver long-term value. This transformation spans 5 subjects over 12-months across contract-to-pay, procure-to-pay, and source-to-contract processes. The position is also looking to support a complex scheduling and complex pay interpretation solution to lead the delivery on behalf of the business.

• Experience in managing a complex Procurement system project spanning over contract-to-pay, procure-to-pay, and source-to-contract processes.
• Experience in managing Complex Human Resources Information System (HRIS) project(s) adhering to the legislated policy and guidelines within Public Sector.
• Experience in Budgeting and Forecasting system projects spanning over the Fiscal Year lifecycle of financial activities preferably in an SAP environment.
• Experience in documenting briefing notes or similar project status reports to the Executive Steering Committees at Ministerial level.
• Proven track record of managing Project Resources efficiently to meet Project goals.
• 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…