Project Manager 2

Job title:

Project Manager 2

Company

Symcor

Job description

The Opportunity:
The Project Manager 2 is responsible for providing overall management for assigned projects, including IT or non-IT related projects related to software development, infrastructure upgrades, and transformation projects. Ensures delivery of multiple projects at one time and capable of managing project scope, budget, costs, timeline and resources to ensure adherence with approved project plans. Documents, reports and escalates variances to plan and suggests a course of action as required, including working with the team to identify, anticipate and manage project issues and risks, escalating risk/issues that are unresolved to senior management. Provides the required direction and guidance to PCOs assigned to support project activities.
This role is a great opportunity for those seeking advancement in their PM career and someone keen on understanding the business at Symcor!
This is a#hybrid role with no mandatory days in office. We do expect that the candidate is available to come in for purpose-driven planned, and ad-hoc meetings such as in-person team collaborations, team events, workshops, etc. based on team needs.
Grade 16About The RoleManage medium scope and moderately complex projects or strategic initiatives, new products or services, ensuring projects are delivered on time and on budget, and meet scope requirements. Keep track of dependent projects, and coordinate activities, if required.
Ensure all key stakeholders are kept in the loop via formal and informal communication channels on project related progress.
Facilitate team meetings to communicate progress, status, issues, assignments and urgency.
Coordinate complex technical, system and process audits on client and internal engagements.
Assist with document preparation, which may include Statements of Work, proposals, contracts, estimates, requirements analysis, and technical audits.
Oversee and ensure project level reporting is conducted in accordance with Symcor standards and timelines, including ensuring PM’s complete and submit weekly Project Status Reports (PSR) to the EPO/Program Manager, participating in project execution, Joint Steering Committee and Executive Steering Committee meetings, and providing program/project updates to clients, and other status updates, as requested, in support of executive reporting.
Review of resource assignments and forecast, and updated project demand.
Highlight areas of concerns, major variances to project plan, identify options and propose recommendations to address the same.
Create Project Status Report and submit to EPO/Program Manager.
Maintain an up-to-date view of the project resource plan, including highlighting any areas of concerns, and the impact to project deliverables to ensure timelines and budget requirements are met. Monitor and adjust project resource plan and schedule as required.
Work closely with Front Office Technical Consultant to ensure due diligence activities and outcomes are documented and in line with the project business objectives at the beginning of each project. Provide input regarding the implementation approach and PM effort estimates.
Assist with requirements gathering and scope definition.What You Need To Succeed
Education:College diploma or undergraduate university degree in a related discipline (Information Technology, Management, Business, etc.)
PMP or in process of attaining PMP preferredExperience:Must have 3+ years of IT Project Management experience as a lead PM.
Preferred 3-5 years of IT experience in any of the following areas: Development, Support, Testing, Project Management or Maintenance.Skills:Working knowledge of the PMI’s approach to Project Management and demonstrated successful completion of an introduction to Project Management course.
Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle.
Strong Communication Skills at varying levels of the organization, including external facing clients.

Expected salary

Location

Mississauga, ON

Job date

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 02:14:44 GMT

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