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About the role

  • Senior Project Manager managing housing services projects and initiatives for the City of Hamilton. Responsible for project management, stakeholder engagement, and quality assurance in public sector.

Responsibilities

  • Provide project management support throughout the Housing Services Division
  • Supporting the development of various project charters, critical paths and tracking of implementation milestones
  • Support various special initiatives within the Business Operations team and Division
  • Develop project plans, work break-down structures, project resource planning including the identification of tasks, estimated costs, project schedules, milestones and any project team assignments
  • Manage, monitor and review all project financials, project resources and project risk
  • Recommends procedures, maintains control and monitoring of projects/strategies to ensure projects are completed within the required schedule, within the approved budget and spending authority identifying any budget adjustments to the Manager Business Operations
  • Develops a best practices guide to project management to support Division wide projects and supporting other Division staff on best practices to review, monitoring and reporting on projects
  • Facilitate public meetings, stakeholder consultation, focus groups, and/or internal project meeting/sessions
  • Demonstrates a passion for policy development, business process management, coordination of the transition from policy to implementation and action, and a commitment to continuous improvement strategies
  • Research and assess housing and homelessness sector and government trends, best practices and relevant legislation
  • Provide support to the Manager Business Operations with regards to the continued development and implementation of quality assurance standards, project methodology and management
  • Develop and maintain relationships with divisional staff and supports the Manager Business Operations to identify and develop new opportunities where appropriate
  • Prepares reports and correspondence and makes presentations to senior management, Council standing committees, community sector committees and the general public
  • Develops and maintains project budgets, schedules and other planning tools
  • Prepares regular status reports for the Manager Business Operations
  • Establish, maintain and liaises with a network of municipal and community contacts, and continually liaise with other Divisions and Departments
  • Work in accordance with the provisions of applicable Health and Safety legislation and all City of Hamilton corporate and departmental policies and procedures related to Occupational Health and Safety.
  • Perform other duties as assigned which are directly related to the responsibilities of the position.

Requirements

  • Baccalaureate degree in business, economics, public administration/political science, social policy/planning, or urban/land use planning or related discipline
  • Professional Project Management designation and/or Lean Six Sigma certification would be considered an asset
  • Demonstrated skill in policy development, business planning and analysis, project management, data analysis and financial management
  • Experience in program development, program delivery, program improvement and operational management specific to the housing and homelessness sector would be considered an asset
  • Demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of a variety of effective community consultation and engagement strategies
  • Extensive project management experience, preferably in the area of business/program improvement, organizational effectiveness, quality assurance and continuous improvement
  • Ability to deal effectively with elected officials, business and community stakeholders, management, peers, and the general public
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently with limited supervision and in a team
  • An effective communicator, both orally and written, honed through practical experience
  • Highly effective leadership, facilitation, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent organizational, time management and multi-tasking skills
  • Strong working knowledge of process and performance measures
  • Strong computer skills including thorough knowledge of the current suite of Microsoft productivity tools, including PowerPoint, Excel and Word.
  • Must possess a valid Class G Driver’s Licence and proof thereof is required after hire

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Pension scheme
  • Flexible working hours
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$105,334 - CA$131,667 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridHamiltonCanada

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