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About the role

  • Remote contract Project Manager leading Manitoba public-sector IT projects. Managing delivery, budgets, schedules, procurement, risks, stakeholders, and project closeout.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage project teams throughout all project life-cycle phases using waterfall, agile, and hybrid methodologies
  • Communicate regularly with project stakeholders, including project owners, project teams, consultants, service providers, and Manitoba staff
  • Direct activities and deliverables of assigned project management resources
  • Manage contract change management within Manitoba authority and approval frameworks
  • Monitor project risks and opportunities and communicate them to stakeholders
  • Coordinate and manage all activities required to complete projects
  • Manage project entry and data in Manitoba project management systems
  • Develop and maintain detailed project schedules integrating capital and operating streams
  • Operate within approved project budgets and provide weekly or biweekly reporting on actual and forecasted spending
  • Manage implementation against approved project requirements, schedules, and coordination plans
  • Define project requirements, design documents, specifications, scope, quality, budget, schedule, and risk plans
  • Develop procurement plans and support tendering, vendor selection, contract negotiation, and contract issuance
  • Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, communications, stakeholders, and change control during execution
  • Manage change orders, review and approve costs, track budgets and schedules, and obtain required approvals
  • Navigate Manitoba internal processes, including Architectural Review Board approval
  • Review and process progress claims, advise on final payments and holdback releases
  • Conduct startup meetings, attend bi-weekly client meetings, and report project status, budget, and schedule
  • Manage quality assurance and control, including mock-up and deficiency reviews
  • Coordinate staff training on new systems
  • Conduct project closeout reviews and assemble closeout information, including operational transfers, as-built documents, and training manuals
  • Facilitate lessons learned and final project closeout

Requirements

  • Minimum of ten (10) + years of experience managing Information Technology projects
  • Valid PMP Certification or Prince2 Practitioner certification
  • Expertise in project lifecycles and project planning, including resource, cost, and schedule estimation
  • Experience developing business cases
  • Experience planning and managing projects in a Public Sector organization
  • Experience managing multiple projects concurrently
  • Excellent interpersonal and listening skills
  • Strong facilitation skills
  • Strong critical thinking and problem resolution skills
  • Strong communication skills: oral, written, and presentation

Benefits

  • Contract engagement for 6 months initially, extendable up to 24 months

Job type

Contract

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Tech skills

PMP

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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