Expert Program/project Management - Montréal, Canada - Canadian National Railway

Canadian National Railway

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Montréal, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

At CN, we work together to move our company—and North America—forward.

Be part of our Information & Technology (I&T) team, a critical piece of the engine that keeps us in motion.

From enterprise architecture to operational technology, our teams use the agile methodology to automate and digitize our railroad ensuring our operations run optimally and safely and our employees can focus on value-added tasks.

You will be able to develop your skills and career in our close-knit, safety-focused culture working together as ONE TEAM.

The careers we offer are meaningful because the work we do matters. Join us

Job Summary

As an Expert Program/Project manager, you will be responsible for leading, building and coordinating new initiatives in the Office of the CITO.

Some of these initiatives include (but aren't limited to) Capacity and Resource Planning, the evolution of the Operating Model, CN's Realignment Program, implementation of Governance across I&T, establishing Centres of Excellence; implementation of Silo and Collaboration action plans as well as actioning critical issues that affect the I&T enterprise.

You will work closely with I&T Leadership including the office of the CITO to ensure alignment across I&T to Office of the CITO initiatives.

You will oversee all aspects of the [assigned] program/project(s), including setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, ensuring accurate allocation of resources, tracking, monitoring, and summarizing progress of the program/project.

You will build and maintain working relationships with team members, vendors, and other departments involved in the project. You will guide and coach the project specialists' within your project/program. You will actively participate in the deployment of project governance, standards & best practices. You will also prepare reports for upper management regarding the status of the initiatives. Strong leadership is essential with the ability to simultaneously manage multiple mandates.

Main Responsibilities

Develop strategies and new initiatives for the Office of the CITO
Manage rollouts of projects/initiatives enhancements using effective implementation planning,

collaborating with Organizational Change Management (OCM), and training

Develop presentation deliverables related to projects
Facilitate meetings related to projects
Work with crossfunctional teams on assigning tasks, establishing deliverables and scheduling of

those tasks and deliverables

Obtain approvals from primary stakeholder(s) and control project scope, priorities, and schedule
Contribute to thoughtful and creative discussions with executive sponsor(s), stakeholders,

department and division management on strategic goals, resources, scheduling, plans and

challenges

Assist with the utilization of resources for project planning activities
Manage the daytoday projects/logistics and the corresponding communication for each project
Understand CN's Operating model, (and/or) have the willingness to learn and become an Operating

Model expert

Champion adoption of the Operating Model and all Office of the CITO initiatives
Manage project management reporting, including tracking each critical step, outcomes, and final

deliverables

Develop, review, and revise project management processes to ensure all steps are completed in an

efficient manner

Provide an extremely high level of service to stakeholders
Manage a highly complex business calendar with a keen sense of prioritization and time management

to ensure maximum effectiveness of time use

Exercise independent discretion and judgment to solve complex problems regarding project,

department, or division-related work

Perform ad hoc business analysis requests and carry out administrative / management functions as

required

Identify program/project milestones, critical success factors, risks, and resource requirements
Ensure project transparency with timely and clear progress updates to senior management
Negotiates changes in scope, budget or schedule with sponsor and steering committee, and ensure

adherence to change management process

Able to work under pressure, flexible during times of change and reacts to project adjustments and

alterations promptly and efficiently, while maintaining business value and respecting project deadlines

Work with Organizational Change Management (OCM) specialists to communicate and implement changes as needed

Competencies

Experience

Minimum 7 years of IT project/program management experience or comparable

Education/Certification/Designation
***- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Commerce, or equivalent

PMP or PgMP certification (or equivalent) or desire to complete.

Skills/Knowledge
***- Knowledge (or strong desire to learn) of the rail transportation business and related operational

and supply chain processes