Senior Project Manager (IT) - Jobs in Edmonton, Alberta

Job Description

• Responsible for the coordination and completion of IT and Finance gap and preparing policies, guidelines, platforms based on analysis and findings.
• Oversees all aspects of projects currently ongoing in TI.
• Sets deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors and summarizes progress of projects.
• Builds and maintains working relationships with team members, Finance, IT divisions, Contract branch, Procurement and other departments involved in the projects.
• Prepares reports for upper management regarding status of projects.
• Compile project charters and business/project plans to support activities, including the most suitable approach to be used in the development of each applicable project, to ensure business objectives and data integrity are achieved.
• Candidateage project(s) that will document business requirements, design and deliver IT solutions that are compliant with and contribute to the Ministries #39; enterprise architecture.
• Assist with the development of recommendations including providing details of resource requirements, dependencies, interdependencies, policy implications pertaining to internal/external influences, and the methodology to be applied.
• Produce and package deliverables for presentation to various internal support teams, steering committee, and other project stakeholders.
• Manage multiple projects, project resources, and project governance.
• Work with each project sponsor to ensure that effective project communication exists throughout the duration of the project, including escalation of risks as required.
• CollaboXX with business and IT leadership to develop a well-defined project plan that clearly states the project #39;s objectives, scope, assumptions, timeline, resource requirements, risks, benefits, and budget.
• Document and report project status against established objectives, milestones, budget, and resources and facilitate tracking and closure of issues and risks to the Executive Director, Financial Services.
• Develop project schedule plans and stXXgies, estimate resource requirements, develop and monitor work plans, and take corrective action for completion of project tasks.
• Provide guidance to project resources in establishing work priorities and prompt delivery of project tasks and develop, as required, related requirements documentation.
• Provide leadership and assistance to business and project teams that require change management and communication support.
• Other responsibilities as required or requested.

Contract and Budget Oversight:

• Conduct comprehensive contract inventory and spend analysis to support strategic procurement and resource allocation.
• Develop contract-level budget justifications to assess and validate the value of contract expenditures.
• Prepare and maintain an optimized contractual spend plan that aligns with organizational goals and fiscal constraints.
• GeneXX a comprehensive zero-based budgeting report to evaluate funding allocations from the ground up.
• Assess whether current contracts deliver good value for funds spent and identify areas for improvement.
• Assist with annual and multi-year budgets that allocate funding to contracts based on substantiated justifications, including identification of potential cost savings through consolidation, renegotiation, or discontinuation of underperforming contracts.

Core Requirements:

• Bachelor #39;s degree in business administration, Project Candidateagement, Finance, or related field; PMP or similar certifications strongly preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of project management experience, with demonstrated success in leading cross functional projects involving financial process redesign, zero based budgeting, or contract management transformation.
• Ability to develop and manage project plans, timelines, and budgets.
• Proven skills in stakeholder engagement and leading cross-functional teams.
• Experience with risk management, change management, and issue resolution in project contexts.
• Strong organizational, leadership, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with project management software.

Scoring Methodology:

• Financial/Pricing: 15%.
• Resource Qualifications: 25%.
• Interview Process: 60%.

Must Have:

• Bachelor degree, diploma or certificate in IT, Computer Science or related field of study. Yes/No
• Experience with articulating and translating technical language for non-technical customers both verbally and in writing. 5 years
• Experience leading and facilitating meetings with stakeholders at all levels. 5 years
• Project management experience includes business cases, feasibility studies, risk assessments, scope development, project and program planning, change management, RFP development, technology selection, application development, application integration, data integration, pre-flight testing and full implementation. 5 years

Nice to Have:

• Currently active PMP or PGMP Certification as issued by the Project Candidateagement Institute or equivalent (attach a copy of the certificate). Yes/No
• Experience with Azure tools, components, and services e.g. including but not limited to Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Purview. 3 years
• Experience creating data visualizations, dashboards, and other information products for clients using BI/analytics software, including any or all: SAS Visual Analytics, SAS Visual Investigator, MS Power BI, Tableau, Looker, R, Python. 4 years
• Experience creating and managing project forecast and actual budgets. 3 years
• Experience working with information management and cybersecurity policies, directives, and guidelines within limited timelines. 3 years