IT Project Manager - Airdrie, Canada - City of Airdrie

City of Airdrie

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Airdrie, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Company Biography1:

As one of the fastest growing cities in Alberta, the City of Airdrie is a recognized leader in building a vibrant and sustainable community through innovation.

At the City of Airdrie, incredible opportunities happen every day in a flexible work environment that is tailored to each department.

Our inclusive culture and values create a workplace where we welcome aspiring, driven and creative individuals to help us accomplish our business and community goals.

We are supportive of one another, and we have fun while we serve our community.

We are passionate about improving the lives of our residents through care and respect; that is the foundation of our organization.

At the City of Airdrie, we learn, grow and accomplish great things together.
If you have a passion for building a better community and are ready to join the excitement, we'd love to hear from you

The Opportunity:
As part of the IT Emerging Solutions department, this position will lead Business Technology projects throughout the project lifecycle.

The prime requirement of this position is to provide project teams and stakeholders with consistent structure, methods, techniques and tools.

A key requirement is to build and leverage relationships in order to successfully complete projects within a given timeframe, cost and scope.

This position promotes project management awareness, leadership, functional consultation and guidance in the use of the corporate IT project management methodology and tools, and actively participates in continuous improvement to the process.

Responsibilities include:

Leading multidisciplinary project teams throughout the IT project lifecycle and achievement of project objectives within the constraints of time, scope and cost
Completion of project methods and processes including, but not limited to:
Joint project planning meetings
Developing proposals, charters, plans, schedules (i.e. task definition, time estimates and resource assignments) and the daytoday execution of the project
Project budget management
Managing the closeout activities and completing closeout reports
Ensuring project control processes are utilized such as:
Tracking, monitoring and communicating project progress against the project plan
Tracking issues, decision requests and change requests from identification through to resolution
Identifying the impact to project scope, budget, resource requirements, timelines, etc. when changes are introduced
Regular interaction and communication with stakeholders including management, project sponsors, Portfolio Management Office (PMO), and the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) which could include written and verbal progress reports and presentations
Working closely with the Corporate Information Governance (CIG) team to ensure that project deliverables and outcomes are in alignment with the Corporate Information Governance Framework
Ensuring the mechanisms for quality control are applied within projects, providing a neutral perspective and consistency of approach
Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement of the IT Project Management Methodology by providing assistance, feedback and support for the Portfolio Management Office (PMO)

You Bring:

A Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
Formal project management training or equivalent (e.g. Project Management certificate)
An active Project Management designation (e.g. PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP)
Formal training in a recognized change management methodology is an asset (e.g. Prosci)
Extensive experience managing large enterprise implementations
Minimum of 10 years' experience in managing technology projects of a large and complex nature
Familiarity with a municipal government setting would be an asset
Ability to work independently with mínimal supervision in a team environment, demonstrating sound judgment and initiative to establish priorities, meet client expectations and deadlines
Strong team leadership and ability to lead project teams to a specific goal
Strong ability to build relationships, negotiate and influence within the department, the organization and with external vendors/suppliers
Strong communication and presentation skills, demonstrating tact and diplomacy in order to establish strong and successful working relationships with external and internal stakeholders
Ability to formulate and coordinate plans for a variety of projects, sometimes concurrently
Strong problem solving, decision making and conflict resolution skills
Ability to quickly align with shifting priorities, work assignments and timelines