Project Manager, IT Project Manager, IT Consultant

We are currently requesting resumes for the following position:
Project Manager

Resume Due Date
:
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 (5:00PM EST)

Job : 24-075

Number of Vacancies
: 1

Level
: MP6

Duration
: 12 months

Hours of work: 40

Location
: 700 University Ave. (100% Remote)

Stay current in terms of the knowledge of various technology platforms that support or could be used in support of the requirements of existing and new application solutions. Maintain a focus on continuous improvement, including knowledge of project management developments and practices, trends in IT technology and services, systems management disciplines, and related industry best-practices that could add value to the business.

Manage and develop the relationship between business units and CIO through interaction with senior business management. Keep abreast of the latest business developments, priorities, plans, strategies, and business needs. Monitor, interpret, and recommend responses to potential business changes from both internal and external sources. Have insight into and appreciation of client needs, priorities, and goals. Identify potential improvements to existing systems and identify new information system requirements.

To meet changing business objectives, develop strategies, identify opportunities, assess, develop and recommend initiatives to enable cost savings, enhance value and/or provide information improvements across customer business units, the CIO and OPG.

Manage the expectations of business management and end users on the delivery of IT service to cost effectively optimize customer satisfaction. Review, challenge, and prioritize requirements for IT services, projects, and system enhancement requests for business units throughout OPG. Lead business leaders and business subject matter experts through business solution reviews and re-engineering initiatives. Guide business leaders in their approach to new business initiatives that have information technology implications.

Lead business leaders through the IT Business planning process, co-ordinating and managing inter-organizational prioritization of projects. Collect and assemble business input for annual CIO business planning process. Ensure customers/business users’ needs are met as per the Operating Level Agreement (OLA) with external service providers. Review and revise the OLA to keep it current and effective. Establish, review, and revise IT cost allocations to sites and services.

Investigate, identify, and initiate opportunities for cost reductions. Provide functional advice and guidance of policies, standards, and processes to line businesses on the application of CIO Governance with respect to IT procurement and IT service delivery. Communicate to the business information and status regarding upcoming IT service provider’s activities, events, plans, strategies and projects including scheduled delivery dates and estimated time lines.

Work with internal and external service providers to ensure that appropriate levels of service are arranged and delivered. Work with service providers to keep IT Standards current and ensure they continue to meet OPG’s business needs. Apply strategic thinking that ensures all controllable factors support the objectives of the organization.

Provide a high degree of project management expertise, evaluation, guidance and advice to solve unusual and complex problems. Provide planning, estimating, cost control and scheduling, and reporting services to line management in a timely and cost effective way, and meet all safety and performance requirements. Provide cost/benefit analysis in support of choosing external contractors, information systems, and business solutions. Develop and present project updates and enhancement reviews for business executives.

Co-ordinate the IT Decision/Steering Committees, including development and presentation of material.

Direct or perform the lead role in project teams to perform complex IT system impact analysis resulting from proposed changes (regulatory, sustaining or value enhancing), resolve complex IT system issues, oversee development of system solutions and/or coordinate integrated testing of OPG…