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Location

North York, ON | Canada

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Job description

This is a contract position for a Project Manager / Leader for our public sector client.
Work location: North York
Duration: Twelve Months
7.25 hours/day
This is a Hybrid role that requires the candidate to be onsite 3 days of the week (This is a mandatory requirement of the role and is non-negotiable outside of exceptional circumstances.)

Advantages
Good compensation working on projects that will make a difference to the people of Ontario.

Responsibilities
· 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, 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. 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 project budget. Forecast changes to the budget and communicates planned vs. actual budget as the project progresses

Qualifications
- 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 experience in managing project budgets with high level of fiscal control and accountability including estimates, forecasts and reconciliation/confirmation
- Acknowledged for driving decisions collaboratively, resolving conflicts and ensuring follow through with exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to drive tactical initiatives forward
- Demonstrated experience preparing and distributing project updates, progress reports to project stakeholder while managing expectations pertaining to scope and timeline constraints. Demonstrated experience leading presentations for senior management, stakeholders and teams
- Experience with data related projects (Data analytics, ETL, Data Visualization, Business Intelligence)
- Ability to coordinate matrix teams across business analysts, development and QA to effectively execute releases across multiple products/platforms

Summary
If interested and qualified for this role, please apply today for immediate consideration!

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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