Project Lead - Edmonton, Canada - City of Edmonton

City of Edmonton

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Edmonton, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Project Lead

Job Number:

45339
The Service Review and Improvement team undertakes rigorous review of services.

As a member of the Service Review and Improvement team, the Project Lead, Continuous Improvement and Transformation will ensure the success of service reviews through leading branches and sections through multiple, concurrent high-level and in-depth reviews.

With a focus on the City of Edmonton's Cultural Commitments to ensure a Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent working environment, you will:

Lead Service Review and Improvement projects across branches, sections, services and sub-services
Develop project plans in collaboration with business areas and key stakeholders
Establish key deliverables and timelines for multiple projects
Identify key stakeholders and develop engagement plans
Develop, implement and oversee comprehensive interactive strategies to understand the needs, concerns and priorities of Edmontonians and other stakeholders in order to inform strategic decisions.

Lead the design and collection of insightful information through facilitated discussions, interviews, surveys, job shadowing, research, benchmarking and identifying best practices

Identify and resolve information gaps
Collect, analyze and interpret data, including HR, risk, performance and financial information; ensure the data and analysis supports the narration of the recommendations and final report
Lead, coordinate, and organize work of other corporate service teams to facilitate the collection and analysis of data (eg. HR, Finance, IT, etc)
Challenge the status quo in a respectful and meaningful way with the mandate to align the delivery of services to the City's Corporate Drivers
Develop business cases which outline the feasibility of recommendations
Ensure the City's strategic objectives and service drivers are reflected in the proposed recommendations
Develop recommendations that will improve the customer experience while incorporating other priorities and constraints
Calculate resources required (e.g. human and financial) to meet recommended outcomes
Receive feedback from Director of Service Improvement, Branch Manager of Service Innovation and Performance, other Branch Managers in the Corporation, or the ELT on recommendations Plan, organize and assign accountabilities to a role, including setting goals, expectations, plans and priorities of the work. Define roles and responsibilities and success criteria
Works with the Manager of Service Review and Improvement to present recommendations to Executive Leadership Team (ELT) Committees and ELT
May provide leadership to, and oversight of methods analysts within the project team

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Public Administration, Engineering, or other related field
A minimum of 7 years progressively responsible project management working large complex projects, preferably in a public sector environment, completing service type reviews / evaluations, leading continuous improvement projects, and management and supervisory experience in a similar setting
7 years progressively responsible experience leading continuous improvement projects across complex organizations including 5 years experience managing and providing leadership to a project team
Experience in strategy and business planning, financial and operational analysis, performance reporting, policy analysis or other related functions
Strong project management skills including an understanding of project management methods and technique; Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or in progress/completed PMP designation would be considered an asset
Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential, including writing thorough yet succinct reports and drafting presentations and memos for Executive Leadership
Ability to work with a high degree of independent judgment
Ability to effectively interact, communicate, influence, build relationships and collaborate with a variety of partners and stakeholders
Effective conflict resolution and negotiation skills with experience in solving complex, confidential and sensitive issues.
Demonstrated ability and willingness to develop strong relationships and work in a collaborative, integrated manner
Demonstrate alignment with the Cultural Commitments of Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent, fostering an environment for others to do the same. For more information on the City's Cultural Commitments, please visit
Demonstrate the foundational competencies, key behaviors and attributes of the City's six leadership competencies: Courage, Inclusivity, Values-Based Influencer, Collaborative Networker, Systems Thinker and Creative Innovator. For more information on the City's leadership competencies, please visit
Applicants may be tested

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