RQ- Project Manager​/Leader - Senior

RQ08440 - Project Manager/Leader
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Description

• Manage multiple projects and project resources through the project management life cycle while meeting Health Service Cluster gating and architecture checkpoint requirements.
• Develop project plans, work packages, and obtain approvals.
• Develop and execute project charters, integrated project plans, schedules, and communication plans, including obtaining approvals.
• Maintain the project plan, the communication plan (communications within the team and between the team and external entities), and the master project schedule.
• Participate in steering committee and stakeholder forums as required.
• Provide project, and/or portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholders at senior executive levels.
• Issue and Risk Management and Mitigation – proactively identify risks and issues pertaining to the assigned work package, report them to the overall Project Champions and the Portfolio Team, and identify and mitigate strategies and responses to the issues and risks.
• Develop and maintain product backlogs.
• Collaborate and communicate with stakeholders, developers, technical team members, and designers.
• Ensure the development and delivery of business cases where applicable (i.e., management board submissions) to seek approval for long‑term support & maintenance contracts with Ministry vendors.
• Work with Ministry (or assigned) Legal and Procurement entities within the OPS to ensure Ministry processes are adhered to and Ministry interests are incorporated while establishing the contract.
• Financial management of project – ensure a high level of fiscal control and accountability for the project budget, forecast changes to the budget, and communicate planned vs. actual budget as the project progresses.

NOTE

Extension/Amendment Attestation: Extension(s) only allowed using unused days/funds left on contract. No additional funds will be added beyond the maximum contract value and any extension options included in the original SOW.

Assignment Type :
This position is currently listed as "Hybrid" as consultants will be required to work partly in the physical workplace and partly remotely. The details of this arrangement will be at the Hiring Manager's discretion.

• 10+ years of experience with Project Management delivering highly technical cross‑functional projects.
• Expert knowledge of industry standards such as Project Management Institute (PMI) and Agile methodologies.
• Demonstrated IT project management experience managing all phases (concept, definition, planning, implementation, and closeout) of complex IT projects.
• Demonstrated experience gathering and developing requirements for project charters, and integrated project plans.
• Demonstrated experience identifying and evaluating specific issues or risks, providing options analysis and recommending action plans to mitigate the risks.
• Acknowledged for driving decisions collaboratively, resolving conflicts and ensuring follow through with exceptional verbal and written communication skills. Ability to drive tactical initiatives forward.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts; anticipate potential objections and influence others to adopt a different point of view.
• Demonstrated experience in managing project budgets with high level of fiscal control and accountability including estimates, forecasts and reconciliation/confirmation.
• Demonstrated experience and expertise with agile and waterfall software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Demonstrated experience with Agile methodologies and agile tools (backlog grooming, scrum meetings and estimating) and ability to refine its use on a project‑by‑project basis.
• Demonstrated work experience with managing the release path for each release across multiple teams and owning Go/No‑Go checkpoints leading up to releases.
• Track releases in Jira and Confluence, managing fix versions and other documentation.

• Demonstrated experience preparing and distributing project updates, progress reports to project stakeholders while managing expectations pertaining to scope and timeline constraints.
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