Project Manager, Information Communication - Toronto, Canada - CSA Group

CSA Group

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Employment Status:
Regular

Time Type:
Full time

BUILDING A WORLD CLASS TEAM STARTS WITH YOU
At the heart of CSA Group is a vision: making the world a better, safer, more sustainable place.

It's been part of our mission for nearly one hundred years:

from the first engineering standard for railway bridges developed in 1919, to more than 3,500 standards, codes & related products today.

Headquartered in Canada, with a global footprint of more than 30 labs and offices across Europe, Asia and North America, CSA Group tests, inspects and certifies a wide range of products - from every day househould items to leading edge technology-to meet exacting requirements for safety, performance and environmental impact.

Our employees take pride in making a difference in people's lives through the work that we do. We're looking for people like you to help make it happen.

Job Summary:
CSA Group has an immediate opportunity for a
_Project Manager, Information Communications Technology (ICT)_ based in Toronto.

In this challenging and rewarding role, you will facilitate the development of leading-edge standards solutions by enabling technical discussions and promoting consensus amongst key stakeholders.

Keeping abreast of current market trends, you will assess and qualify new business opportunities for ICT-based standards solutions.

You will identify and interact with industry experts, manufacturers, academia, researchers, scientists and government officials associated with your standard development and business development activities.

CSA Group standards are developed by volunteer members through an accredited process.

The standards are used by a broad base of stakeholders to help enhance safety, security and sustainability for people and business.

Responsibilities:

Identify, secure, and manage business growth in new areas for standardization
Facilitating the development of standards solutions by CSA Group volunteer committee members in emerging fields of ICT;
Establishing and actively managing project processes and schedules, resource requirements (eg. funding, personnel, membership), costs, quality and risk;
Daytoday management of committee activities, delivering on project milestones and revenue targets;
Convening inperson and virtual committee meetings;
Liaising with internal and external partners including clients, management, legal and finance to develop proposals, contracts, and financial analyses for new projects;
Participating on occasional adhoc internal task groups (eg. related to business or process improvement, research, etc.); and
Other related responsibilities.

Education:

A technical degree in an engineering discipline or related area of study. Electrical/electronics or mechanical discipline would be an asset.

Experience:

Minimum 510 years of relevant experience, including 35 years of experience in the design/manufacturing/implementation of products and services in a relevant ICT field
Acquired knowledge of the standards' industry, government policy, regulatory environment, industry landscape and funding programs/models would be an asset.
Experience working with volunteers and/or multistakeholder groups would be an asset

Skills:

Excellent people skills: managing relationships, facilitating and networking with people at all levels including those with divergent interests, backgrounds and goals.
Ability to successfully negotiate with stakeholders in challenging and demanding situations.
Proficiency in oral and written communication, including experience and comfort with delivering presentations and with writing technical documents, proposals and business plans.
Excellent project management, organizational and planning skills. Detail and process orientation.
Creative, participative and flexible approach to managing work assignments.
Strong leadership and decisionmaking skills.
High degree of selfmotivation, resilience, adaptability and flexibility.
Demonstrated ability to be a team player and build capacity of peers.
Strong computer skills (word processing, presentation software, project planning software, spreadsheets, etc.)
Bilingualism would be an asset.

Travel:
Some travel will be required