[Hiring] Project Manager @Veracity

Role Description

The successful proponent will work primarily remote but on occasion, travel may be required to Victoria (once in a quarter – if applicable). The expenses will not be reimbursed. US based candidates will not be eligible for this role.

Estimated Work Start Date: 15-Apr-2025

Estimated Work End Date: 31-Mar-2026

Standard Hours Per Day: 7.00

Estimated Work Days: 251.00

Project Name: BCM MFM TMS Implementation

Have a minimum of three (3) years of experience within the last seven (7) years as a Project Manager in one or more of the following knowledge areas:

• Project Integration Management
• Project Scope Management
• Project Time Management
• Project Cost Management
• Project Quality Management
• Project Human Resource Management
• Project Communications Management
• Project Risk Management
• Project Procurement Management

Have an undergraduate degree (e.g. BA, B.Sc, information technology, engineering or other technology related field). The Province will consider certification as a CA, CMC, CMA, CGA, or CFA as an alternative to a conventional undergraduate degree.

Preferably have a PMI – Project Management Professional (PMP®) designation.

Provide project examples that clearly demonstrate experience on at least three (3) projects of eight (8) months or longer duration, which includes strong communication skills to lead stakeholders from multiple groups with diverse interests to consensus on project scope, objectives and responsibilities and liaison with Ministry management and staff.

Provide project examples that clearly demonstrate three (3) or more years in managing multi-disciplinary teams (e.g. core business staff, professional employees, middle managers and other private sector contractors) and developing feasibility studies, business cases, and treasury board submissions.

Provide project examples that clearly demonstrate experience in managing change requests/budget requests including:

• cost estimates;
• schedules;
• resources required to deliver integrated solutions;
• deliverables;
• inter-dependencies on other tasks/sub-projects/Ministries' projects.

Provide project examples that clearly demonstrate a track record of successfully delivering medium complexity projects (less than $5M in value, greater than six (6) months in duration and at least five (5) people reporting to the Project Manager) preferably in a public sector environment.

The Project Manager at Experience Level 2 will possess demonstrated expertise on projects with the following characteristics:

• Medium complexity and/or sensitivity (usually small to medium scope in a fairly static business environment with limited need for scope adjustment);
• Multiple stakeholders (typically involving interaction with a cross discipline team represented by several interested parties) such as:
  • government (e.g. a provincial government),
  • broader public sector (e.g. a crown corporation, municipality or agency).
• Routine timelines and budgets generally not exceeding $5 million and usually under one (1) year in duration;
• Impacts may be to all of government, broader public sector, private sector and to large components of citizenry.

Below outlines the tasks and responsibilities for this position:

• Project Plan development and maintenance / project work controls
  • Planning session facilitation; work plan development, integration and ongoing maintenance; status analysis; work assignment report / view development; status and work assignment meeting leadership and note taking.
• Governance decision and secretariat support
  • Support to project director in preparation of detailed and dashboard level status reports; governance meeting decision / review material assembly and packaging; governance meeting planning support; governance meeting minuting.
• Risk planning and management
  • Risk planning session facilitation; risk identification / analysis / mitigation planning; risk management update gathering and analysis; risk management team leadership; risk register maintenance; risk escalation support.
• Issue identification and management
  • Issue mgmt. process administration (receipt, triage, analysis, assignment, registration, tracking, escalation); issue status collection and analysis; issue escalation documentation and support.
• Scope change analysis and management
  • Support to project director in change mgmt. process administration (receipt, triage, impact analysis, alternatives development, registration, escalation); change approval documentation and support.
• Business analysis supplementation
  • Occasional support to / supplementation of project business analysts in the development of related deliverables – including analysis, resultant or conclusion development, documentation and imagery development, etc.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Project Manager in relevant knowledge areas.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent certification.
• Preferably PMI – Project Management Professional (PMP®) designation.
• Experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams and developing feasibility studies, business cases, and treasury board submissions.
• Strong communication skills to lead diverse stakeholders.

Requirements

• Experience managing change requests and budget requests.
• Track record of successfully delivering medium complexity projects.
• Ability to work with and support multi-discipline project teams.
• Experience with structured process administration (issue and change management).

Benefits

• Remote work flexibility.
• Opportunity for professional development.