Project Manager Ii - Vancouver, Canada - The City of Vancouver

The City of Vancouver

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Vancouver, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Requisition ID:38140

Company

Located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Peoples, Vancouver has a commitment to becoming a City of Reconciliation.

Vancouver consistently ranks as one of the world's most liveable cities and is working towards being the greenest city in the world.

Named among Canada's Top 100 Employers, BC's Top Employers, and Canada's Greenest Employers, the City of Vancouver seeks colleagues who can help shape and embody our core commitments to sustainability, decolonization, equity and outstanding quality of life for all residents.

Consider joining our committed team of staff and being part of an innovative, inclusive and rewarding workplace.

Main Purpose and Function

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Manages a complement of 68 unionized (CUPE 15) staff to support project delivery;
Manages project teams composed of internal staff and external consultants to successfully deliver projects;
Develops scopes of work and issuance of RFPs for various consulting services to support Urban Forestry and Park Operations
Manages consultants to produce deliverables within schedule and budget;
Manages the Urban Forest Strategy
Update 2021 and subsequent deliverables associated with the 30year strategy;
Leads the Urban Forest Management Standards project to refresh standards and develop new standards asneeded Leads the Van Tree Update and liaises with Tech Services and Park Board Asset Management Team as necessary;
Supports various strategic planning aspects of other park operations projects such as sports field upgrades and renovations, process improvement and natural area enhancements including invasive species programs;
Assigns work to project team members, specifying deliverables, timelines and quality expectations; Monitors performance of project team members and takes corrective actions as required;
Coaches and mentors team members;
Enables project delivery by taking on an appropriate leadership style based on the project team's needs, strengths, and capabilities;
Plans projects in detail, clearly identifying project scope, budget and schedule as well as project risks, project organization and project management approach; Participates in confidential planning that may have Citywide operational and financial implications;
Documents the plans in a Project Plan document;
Regularly reviews the project plans and/or dashboard with the Supervisor, Manager, Director, Senior Leadership and project team to make sure the project is progressing on track; Works collaboratively with Park Board and project team on key project/program artifacts including charter, budget, change requests, project closure documentation, etc.;
Executes projects according to approved project plans;
Organizes and leads meetings with project team, stakeholders and vendors as needed and manages actions arising from them; Facilitates stakeholder inputs to arrive at optimum solution;
Identifies and proactively manages project issues and risks;
Manages project costs to approved budget while following the official tracking, reporting, and change request standards set out by Park Board; Ensures that project performance meets expectations in terms of timelines, quality, and scope;
Implements adequate internal controls for reporting to Senior Management; Conducts regular project status meetings/scrums with project team members;
Regularly reports on project status to Manager of Urban Forestry and/or Project Steering Committee, and PB Senior Leadership;
Leads and/or conducts project processes and development including stakeholder impact assessments communication plan, and related execution deliverables as per respective plans;
Conducts project resource requirements planning, obtains resourcing approvals, engages Resource Managers and Supervisors to secure resources, and proactively identifies project resourcing issues and risks;
Ensures proper project closeout at completion;
Manages the acceptance (and signoff, if required) process for project deliverables from stakeholders;
Conducts postproject evaluation process and recommends changes for future projects;
Documents and presents a project closeout analysis;
Works with the team stakeholders to identify and document project benefits;
Leads process mapping facilitation, process documentation, valueadd analysis, and future state definition with an eye for operating impacts; Assists in scoping phases of projects;
Works on many projects concurrently; and Other duties/responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

University degree in Forestry, Landscape Architecture, Engineering or a related discipline.
A minimum of eight years of Project Management experience in increasingly complex projects. Experience in managing teams.
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