Project Manager - Intermediate - Edmonton - Toronto

Description
Our large Edmonton based client has an immediate need for a Intermediate level Project Manager on contract for 3 months with likely extension.
As the successful contractor, you will be responsible for:
• 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.
• Manage project(s) that will document business requirements, design and deliver IT solutions that are compliant with and contribute to 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 project sponsors to ensure that effective project communication exists through the duration of the project including escalation of risks as required.
• Take responsibility for ongoing client satisfaction – manage peer-level client relationships and overcome hurdles to ensure win-win solutions.
• Collaborate with business and IT leadership to develop a well-defined project plan that clearly states the project’s objectives, scope, assumptions, timeline, resource requirements, risks, benefits and budget.
• Work with project sponsors and the project management office to develop a project organization structure with clearly defined roles and responsibilities for all stakeholders.
• Document and report project status against established objectives, milestones, budget and resources and facilitate tracking and closure of issues and risks.
• Develop project schedule plans and strategies, 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.
• Develop, as required, related requirements documentation.
• In collaboration with project sponsors, assess whether the project achieved stated outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement for future similar projects.
• Provide leadership and assistance to business and project teams that require change management and communication support.
• Work within the standards defined by the project management office and in the absence of standards work with the project management office to define new standards.
The following experience is mandatory:
• 4 plus years demonstrated experience working as a Project Manager on a large complex custom software application development project (where the software is developed in house for that specific organization) in a large environment.
• 5 plus years experience in a project management role.
• 5 plus years expereince defining project scope and goals in collaboration with business stakeholders.
• 5 plus years experience developing project deliverables including project charters, business cases, briefing notes, status reports, risk logs and project closures.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group.
• 5 plus years experience with records and information management projects (practices and standards)
• Experience with data management projects (practices and standards)
For immediate consideration, don’t delay, please apply online today! Or contact your local randstad recruiter!
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Job Reference : 2200005PROEN

Position Type : Temporary

Sector : Information Technology, Technologies

Location : Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Contact : Dan Young, Randstad Canada, Edmonton -102A Ave, Canada

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