Senior Project Manager

Position Description We are currently hiring for a Sr. Project Manager who is local to Ottawa The Project Manager will lead and deliver projects within scope, budget, and timelines while ensuring quality and stakeholder satisfaction. The ideal candidate must be a strong communicator along with being proactive, organized, and must possess strong leadership and problem-solving skills. Your future duties and responsibilities

• Manage multiple, concurrent projects ensuring quality, on-time, and on-budget implementation.
• Provide regular updates to the program leadership, sub-program leads and PMO teams.
• Assist in the development of performance metrics and/or standards that could be applied during the implementation of the initiatives or support activities.
• Set and manage customer expectations in regard to project scope and timeline, stakeholder roles and responsibilities, project governance, risk management and organizational readiness.
• Communicate project objectives to project leads.
• Define, document, and maintain plans using a variety of project management tools including Microsoft Office Project Planning software (MS Project);
• Provide knowledge transfer to departmental personnel on an on-going basis.
• Must strongly focus on client relationship and management
• Mentor team members on best practice consulting – facilitating workshops, documenting requirements etc.

Deliverables

• Supporting and coaching PMO team members to maintain over level monitoring, control, and reporting documents (project schedule; dashboard; risks/issue logs; etc.)
• Review of sub team plans and assuring alignment of key milestones and deliverables
• Manage PMO team sub tasks

Reporting Requirements

• Monthly Task Authorization Status Report is required.
• Financial reporting and budget tracking
• In addition, the consultant may be required to provide the following reports/documents, an Action Item Register, Project Status reports, Agendas, Minutes, Resource Utilization Plan and Knowledge Transfer Plan

Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role The proposed resource(s) must have the following minimum demonstrated experience:

• Project Management (Government and ideally HCM and/or ERP)
• Risk Management
• Client Relationship
• Project Scheduling
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 10+ years of general experience in Project Management delivery.
• Excellent consulting, communication, and collaborative skills.
• Provides expert independent strategic advice and guidance to the senior management regarding the strategy on how best to deliver all multiple projects within the overall project/program.
• Excellent client relationship and business acumen.
• Demonstrated experience with managing a large transformation project that impact the organization .
• Demonstrated experience with the management deliverables (e.g., project plan, work plan, management reviews, request for changes, outstanding issues and risks), using Microsoft Project.
• Project Management Professional (PMP, PgMP) Certification

Asset

• Experience in Human Capital Management (HCM) Applications consulting and / or ERP projects is preferred
• Working experience with Federal government clients

CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $90,000–$140,000. This role is an existing vacancy. Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because… You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. At CGI, we value the strength that diversity brings and are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone belongs. We collaborate with our clients to build more inclusive communities and empower all CGI partners to thrive. As an equal-opportunity employer, being able to perform your best during the recruitment process is important to us. If you require an accommodation, please inform your recruiter. To learn more about accessibility at CGI, contact us via email. Please note that this email is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used for application status inquiries. Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.