Role: Senior Project Manager
Start date: 15 Jul 2024
End date: 29 Nov 2024
Location of Work (Address or City, Province): Halifax
Remote Work be considered? Yes, work done remotely
Description: On behalf of one of our clients, we are looking for a senior project manager to work on a major software development project.
Responsaibilities
Manage and lead activities of projects to ensure that goals and objectives are accomplished within budget, schedule, and scope.
Determine time frame, funding constraints, procedures for accomplishing project objectives, staffing requirements, and allocation of available resources to various phases of the project.
Lead and complete documentation, review, and approval of project documents, including Project Charter, Project Management Plan, Support Model, and other project deliverables.
Provide guidance and coaching on agile rituals, tools, and best delivery methods to use and advocate for these approaches.
Manage the collaborative planning processes, prioritizing the work that needs to be done against the capacity and capability of the team and track progress.
Proactively manage dependencies, resolve blockers, escalate more challenging risks and issues as necessary, and get the best value against constraints.
Secure acceptance and approval of deliverables from the Project Sponsors, Steering Committee and Working Group.
Provide stakeholder management and communication, including status reporting, chairing the Working Group and Steering Committee meetings, as well as work with other parties for project activities as needed.
Mandatory Skills and Experience
Significant experience in project management.
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver a digital solution.
Knowledge and experience with agile rituals, tools, and techniques.
Ability to manage dependencies across components and tasks and can sequence work appropriately to deliver the highest value.
Strong skills in workshop planning and facilitation.
Ability to deliver within tight timelines
Desirable Skills and Experience
Experience working with Public Sector software implementations.
Strong skills in the use and knowledge of Microsoft Project, Microsoft Teams, Confluence, JIRA, and other collaboration tools.
