CGI Group
Location
Ottawa, ON | Canada
Job description
Position Description:
Senior Project Manager
Bilingual (French and English) - asset
Must meet the secret clearance requirement
Local to Ottawa-hybrid mode
CGI is more than just an IT consulting company; we are a global organization offering a world of opportunities. Become part of an outstanding culture that gives you the freedom to innovate, influence decisions, achieve your full potential, and chart your own career. Our benefits include a share purchase program, profit sharing, wellness credits, training and development programs and flexible work schedules and locations.
Are you motivated by the opportunity to delight your clients by providing them with innovative solutions to sophisticated technical problems? These are exciting times for CGI, and we are looking for hardworking individuals to innovate with us. If you thrive on innovation where you can influence the direction of technical strategy, come and join our team!
Your future duties and responsibilities:
•Plan, organize, lead and monitor the activities
•Ensures that there is adequate staffing on the project and that all staff are competent in procedures applicable to their roles
•Maintains overall control of the schedule and the delivery of all expected deliverables
•Monitors project activities to ensure quality and adherence to project management methodology and implement corrective measures to address any significant variance
•Prepares the management deliverables (e.g. project plan, work plan, management reviews, requests for changes, outstanding issues and risks) and seeks approval when necessary
•Notifies the Engagement Manager, Program Manager, or Project Director of any issues and submits recommendations to resolve these issues
•Conduct or oversee risk analysis to support management decision making
•Takes action on issues of non-compliance in quality and ensures all project products are in accordance with quality standards
•Maintains ongoing contact with the client project manager and ensures ongoing close work relationship.
•Communicates plans, responsibilities and status to project stakeholders
•Supports Engagement Manager, Program Manager or Project Director in communicating plans and status to senior client stakeholders
•Manages and communicates all outstanding issues, risks and decisions and change requests.
•Performs or guides the role of configuration manager, ensuring that the procedures identified for configuration management are followed and that the Change Control Board (CCB) performs as specified.
•Performs or guides the role of requirements manager, ensuring that the procedures identified for requirements management are followed
•Maintains project budget, reviews and tracks all project time and expenses, and performs monthly financial reporting and forecasting.
•Manages project scope, raises and documents Project Change Requests where applicable.
Adhere to all requirements of the CGI Management Foundation
Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
•10-12 years of demonstrated experience in project management University degree in information technology, business administration or related field
•Excellent English communication skills both verbal and written
•Demonstrated experience managing relationships with multiple stakeholders at various levels in an organization
•Advanced knowledge of project life-cycle management
•Advanced knowledge of relevant project management principles, tools & techniques
•Solid understanding of IT service delivery and support processes
•Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and principles
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While technology is at the heart of our clients’ digital transformation, we understand that people are at the heart of business success.
When you join CGI, you become a trusted advisor, collaborating with colleagues and clients to bring forward actionable insights that deliver meaningful and sustainable outcomes. We call our employees ''members'' because they are CGI shareholders and owners and owners who enjoy working and growing together to build a company we are proud of. This has been our Dream since 1976, and it has brought us to where we are today - one of the world’s largest independent providers of IT and business consulting services.
At CGI, we recognize the richness that diversity brings. We strive to create a work culture where all belong and collaborate with clients in building more inclusive communities. As an equal-opportunity employer, we want to empower all our members to succeed and grow. If you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will be happy to assist.
Ready to become part of our success story? Join CGI - where your ideas and actions make a difference.
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