Position: IT Project Manager
Location: Toronto, ON
Job ID#: RQ11582
Duration: 7 Months
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager / Leader to lead large-scale, complex, high-profile IT initiatives within a public sector environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing project delivery, ensuring business requirements are met while maintaining scope, budget, timelines, compliance, and overall project effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities
Project Management
- Lead
large-scale, complex, high-profile, and high-risk IT projects.
- Ensure
project deliverables meet business requirements on time, within scope, and
within budget.
- Maintain
compliance with established project management methodologies and
frameworks.
- Develop
and manage detailed project schedules, integrated plans, deliverables, and
project scope.
- Monitor,
forecast, and report on project costs to ensure financial objectives are
achieved.
- Coordinate
and monitor project processes while developing and communicating project
guidelines and procedures.
- Establish
and participate in governance forums, steering committees, and stakeholder
meetings.
- Deliver
project, program, and portfolio reporting to senior stakeholders and
executives.
Leadership & Stakeholder Management
- Lead
organizational development initiatives, strategy development, business
planning activities, and funding requests.
- Source,
onboard, and manage project resources across multiple disciplines.
- Define
roles, responsibilities, expectations, and deliverables for project team
members.
- Resolve
resource-related and interpersonal conflicts.
- Facilitate
knowledge sharing and collaboration across project teams.
- Manage
stakeholder relationships and expectations through effective communication
and engagement.
Financial Management
- Develop
and manage complex project budgets involving multiple funding channels and
dependencies.
- Ensure
strong fiscal control, accountability, forecasting, reconciliation, and
budget governance.
Risk & Change Management
- Identify
project risks and issues proactively and implement mitigation strategies.
- Escalate
and communicate risks and issues to senior decision-makers.
- Lead
change management activities to support successful project implementation
and adoption.
- Address
organizational resistance and build stakeholder support throughout project
lifecycles.
Project Governance & Best Practices
- Promote
project management standards, methodologies, and best practices.
- Support
quality control and effective utilization of technology resources.
- Stay
informed on emerging technology trends, tools, and methodologies.
- Adapt
project approaches to support evolving business and technology
environments.
Required Qualifications
General Skills
- Extensive
experience managing large, complex IT projects.
- Experience
developing project schedules, plans, budgets, and deliverables.
- Strong
project governance, reporting, and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Experience
directing project teams and ensuring timely delivery of project
objectives.
- Proven
ability to manage risks, issues, resources, and project dependencies.
- Strong
communication, leadership, facilitation, and organizational skills.
- Ability
to work effectively in dynamic and changing environments.
Desirable Skills
- Knowledge
of Project Management Institute (PMI) standards and PMBOK methodologies.
- Understanding
of Information Management principles, concepts, policies, and practices.
- Knowledge
of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) requirements
and standards.
- Experience
evaluating technology resource requirements, including software and
hardware.
- Strong
issue resolution, troubleshooting, and conflict management capabilities.
- Ability
to manage client relationships and stakeholder expectations effectively.
Work Arrangement
About Symbiotic Digital.
Symbiotic Digital provides the IT Experts you need that solve problems and get things done. See what the top 2% in their field can do for you. (Symbiotic Digital is a division of Symbiotic Group Inc.) We serve
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