Job Description:DescriptionPlan, establish priorities and aids in project tasks as needed. Coordinate project team members and completes assigned tasks within allocated time.Develop and maintain relationships with clients to manage expectations. Help to develop and implement performance metrics to measure project successCreate and manage the assigned work package within the overall project plan, including all components, documents and reports.Vendor ManagementDevelop project schedules considering the project objectives, responsibilities, accountabilities, timelines and resource availability.Plan, establish priorities and aids in project tasks as needed. Coordinate project team members and completes assigned tasks within allocated time.Identify inherent and developing project risks and issues. Make recommendations to mitigate identified risks and escalates risks as they become issues.Develop and maintain relationships with clients to manage expectations. Help to develop and implement performance metrics to measure project successPromote OPS I&IT project management best practices, resource management standards, and adheres to standard methodologies.Manage projects to OPS I & IT StandardsAdhere to OPS I&IT standards and best practices for project management to facilitate control of system quality; adhere to standard methodology and the control of the use of I&IT resources.Participate in steering committee and stakeholder forumsProvide project reporting to multi-stakeholders at senior executive levels.Proactively identify risks and issues pertaining to the assigned work package, report them to the overall Project Champions and the Portfolio Team. Identify and mitigate strategies and responses to the issues and risks.Vendor ManagementEnsure the development and delivery of business cases where applicable (i.e. management board submissions) to seek approval for long term support & maintenance contracts with Ministry vendors.Coordinate project plans with Public Safety OperationsHave experience working on the PSRN projectTravel: The resource will be required to travel to multiple dispatch centres /CACCs across the province to provide project support and to coordinate and remediate telephony and radio equipment to implement the PSRN solution. Expenditures/reimbursements for travel will be in accordance with the Travel, Meal and Hospitality Expenses Directive.Assignment Type: This position is listed as Onsite; the resource is expected to work 7.25 hours per calendar day between the standard working hours of 8:00-5:00 PM (excluding lunch breaks) every Monday to Friday inclusive of the identified OPS office location.SkillsExperience and Skill Set RequirementsProject Management and Coordination Skills 40%5+ years of experience with Project ManagementWorking knowledge of industry standard such as Project Management Institute (PMI)Demonstrated experience in Project Management methodologies, producing documentation, collaterals, and artefactsDemonstrated experience with project and software development lifecycle (SDLC).Strong MS Project and SharePoint knowledgeDemonstrated IT project management experience managing all phases (concept, definition, planning, implementation, and closeout) of large scale, complex IT projects.Effectively manages large project budgets and ensures a high level of fiscal control and accountability including estimates, forecasts and reconciliation/confirmation of actuals.Demonstrated experience with Enterprise Content ManagementDemonstrated experience gathering and developing requirements for project charters, and integrated project plansDemonstrated experience identifying and evaluating specific issues or risks, providing options analysis and recommending action plans to mitigate the risksExperience PSRN projectAnalytic and Communication Skills 30%Demonstrated experience working with a large project teamDemonstrated experience preparing and distributing project updates, progress reports to project stakeholder while managing expectations pertaining to scope and timeline constraintsDemonstrated experience identifying and acquiring a mix of skilled technical resources necessary to complete project assignments/deliverables; including clarifying roles and responsibilitiesDemonstrated experience communicating across many functional areas to actively engage project stakeholders and manage client expectations with diverse interests, technical and non- technical backgrounds using the appropriate level of political acuity and messaging for the audience.Written communication skills to prepare authoritative recommendations, proposals and reports; such as Briefing Notes and executive presentationsA team player with a track record for meeting deadlinesStrong discipline in resolving resourcing and inter-personal conflicts, ensures knowledge is shared among team members to achieve project objectives Demonstrated experience leading presentations for senior management, stakeholders and teamsDemonstrated experience to act independently and make decisions that achieve optimal results with minimal supervisionTechnical Experience 15%Demonstrated experience with back end technology of radio and paging systemsDemonstrated experience on leading a project from market scanning, procurement, planning, implementation to completion.Industry Experience 15%Experience with the land ambulance sector and its stakeholder would be an assetExperience managing projects related to 24x7 critical environments and operations
