Intermediate Project Manager

Title: Intermediate Project Manager
Estimated Duration: 12 months 
Location: Brampton (2 days a week on site) 

Work Scope & Objective of Assignment: 

• Complete project life-cycle management for small to medium sized projects 
•  Successfully delivery of the project’s products within the acceptable parameters of time, quality and budget agreed to within the Project Charter 
• Participate on large complex projects and assume lead responsibilities for assigned deliverables 
• Leads project team(s) in a matrix environment (business clients, Service Experience team, Strategic Client Managers, IT Solutions Support Team, Marketing and Communications Team, IT Planning and Architecture, etc.) 
• Ensures all phases of project delivery are performed within IT, Corporate and Digital standards, timeframes and budget requirements (CPMM and IT Extensions) 
• Coordinates the logistics (e.g. preparation of tenders and contracts, develop project plans, work schedules and determines priorities) or operational elements (e.g. budgets and resource requirements) for well defined IT projects 
• Vendor(s) Management 
• Determines priorities and resource allocation 
•  Works with Client Relationship Managers to define Project Charter and Business Case (IT Concepts, IT Analysis and IT Design) in consultation with subject matter experts within the organization 
• Ensures     that     applications,     information, system,     technology,     and     security architectures meet current standards by working     with     Enterprise     Architecture Management Team. If the client business needs do not meet current standards, this position will work with ISTS Planning and Architecture to prepare the case for a change in architecture for review by the governance process 
• Designs the overall project strategy, creates, executes and controls project plans, manages project change control process, and administers the project’s budget 
• Provides project team, business stakeholder meetings and regular reporting to the Client Relationship Manager, Project Sponsor, 
• Senior Project Manager IT Projects, Steering 
• Committee, and possibly ELT or other 
• Regional Committees and other stakeholders, as appropriate 
• Leads the UAT in consultation with QA, Service Experience, Solutions Architects, Developers, Change Managers and other key stakeholders. 
• Coordinate and manage the project’s production deployment activities and follow the SDLC methodology. 
• Manage project hypercare activities with stakeholders that include the managing of defects and enhancements of the solution. 
• Motivates project team(s) to work as a cohesive unit and ensures the completeness of the project’s deliverables 
• Resolves strategic issues or escalates to the appropriate level  
• Closes the project and conducts postimplementation review 

Deliverables:

• Delivery project plan to business area and project team, terms of engagement, status reports, meetings 
• Obtain design approvals from technical team and initiate development stage 
• Demo of the sprints, get approvals and review from each sprint from project team, business 
• Document UAT test scripts for business and in Azure DevOps 
• Send UAT prep communication to service areas, status communications during UAT phase & develop onboarding & orientation sessions 
• Get sign-off from business for UAT and provide UAT report (# of scripts, defects etc.) 
• Review feedback and prioritize those for ongoing release and “Maintenance Continuous improvement” path. 
• Lead pre-deployment checklist and prepare for go-live 
• If MVP assessment is successful, release to production environment; if not, return to analysis, design or development and QA 
• Coordinate connection of the forms for the service pages for end user “Go-live” 
• Continuous measurements and tracking of design and development impact 
• Manage hypercare activities with stakeholders 
• Operational Sustainment plan completed and approved 

Mandatory Qualifications: 

• University or college graduate in computer science or related discipline with, and a minimum of three years prior experience in project management, or an equivalent combination of education and experience 
• Thorough knowledge of project management principles, practices, techniques, and tools including the SDCL and CPMM IT Extensions 
• Ability to manage small to medium welldefined projects and to develop project budgets 
• Strong skills in the use of project management software applications (such as Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Azure Dev Ops, Jira, Selenium etc.) 
• Ability to influence and negotiate without formal authority  
• Understanding of specific methods such as: 
  • Application and database development/acquisition/maintenance processes 
  • Business software evaluation/acquisition process 
  • Decision-level technical competencies in IT products and methods within project scope 
  • Technology infrastructure product evaluation/acquisition process 
• Progressive technical knowledge and knowledge of best practices in Information Technology service delivery such as SDLC, COBIT and ITIL 
• Demonstrated leadership competencies including results achievement, human resources management, leadership, decision making, collaboration, coaching, mentoring, flexibility, professionalism and job knowledge 
• Excellent customer service skills and orientation, including the demonstrated ability to work constructively and flexibly with client groups  
• Proven track record of establishing productive relationships with business partners, customers, staff and vendors 
• Proven organizational, multi-tasking, time management, planning and project management skills to organize resources and manage priorities in a fast paced, constantly changing environment  
• Excellent communication skills to work with clients, technical team, management and executive level staff to communicate technological principles and information in an audience-friendly manner 
• Demonstrated analytical, critical thinking, problem solving and issue resolution skills in situations where the problem maybe be technical, managerial or interpersonal 
• Understanding of financial management, capital budgeting, business planning and purchasing / contract management processes 

Mandatory Certifications: 

• Project management certification (either one of PMP, CAPM, CSM, PPM, MPM) 

Nice to have Certifications: 

• Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) 
• ITIL version 4