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

Canadian National Railway

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Montréal, Canada

1 week 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 the coordination and delivery of projects within the Customer Solutions team.

You will oversee all aspects of the program/project.

You will set deadlines, assign responsibilities, ensures accurate allocation of resources, lead multi-disciplinary teams, and monitor and summarize 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 actively participate in the deployment of project governance, standards & best practices. You will also prepare reports for upper management regarding status of the project. Strong leadership is essential with the ability simultaneously manage multiple mandates.

Main Responsibilities

Responsible for coordination and completion of large scale and complex projects/programs
Identify program/project milestones, critical success factors, risks and resource requirements
Ability to manage budgets and align project deliverables to expected business case benefits
Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis. Collaborate efficiently with partners, clients and vendors to deliver projects according to plan
Ensure all program/project management best practices are applied, following established Project Management methodology, and ensure compliance with, all appropriate CN IT standards (eg. Security, Architecture, Project Delivery Methodology, SOX, etc.)
Lead project teams using waterfall and/or Hybrid Agile methodology and work closely with the Business and Product Owners to optimize waterfall/agile practices within the team.
Ensure project transparency with timely and clear progress updates to senior management. Prepare weekly project status reports, Steering Committee decks, and financial reports, including YEO.
Manage project plan using Microsoft Project Professional Server (PPM)/PWA); Develop the project plan, including the timeline, budget and resource plans. Monitor project progress against project plan and ensure project remains on scope, on time and on budget while ensuring the completeness and quality of all project deliverables (e.g. business requirements, requirements traceability matrix, etc.)
Ensure successful transition of the project deliverables to core support
Negotiate changes in scope, budget or schedule with sponsor and steering committee, and ensure adherence to change management process
Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
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
Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.

Working Conditions

The role has standard working conditions spread across both an office environment and home office.
Due to the nature of the role, the incumbent must be able to meet tight deadlines, handle pressure, and stress.
This role may require occasional business travel in accordance with CN policy for meetings

Requirements:

Education/Certification/Designation

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Commerce, or equivalent
PMP, PgMP certification, or equivalent
SCRUM or equivalent Agile methodology certification (an asset)

Skills/Knowledge

Knowledge of the train transportation business and related operational and supply chain processes.
Comfortable with implementing leading edge technology
Strong capacity to communicate and enforce corrective and preventive actions
Strong capacity to communicate and lead project/ program planning activities
Welldeveloped communication skills with ability to effectively communicate with senior leaders
Proactive, organized, bilingual, strong interpersonal skills
Expertise on MS Project, MS Excel & Jira
Expertise in project financial management

Experience