IT Project Manager

Position Summary: Oversee all aspects of the IT projects (infrastructure, application and acquisition integrations) through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring & controlling and closing phases.

Accountable for the coordination of stakeholders and completion of IT projects including processes such as: planning, scheduling, estimation, resourcing, communication and reporting.

Responsibilities:

Team Guidance and Facilitation

· Guide team in their work activities as required allowing them to lead if appropriate

· Work issues to resolution if they arise between team members

· Facilitate working sessions to ensure objectives &/or decision are achieved

· Ensure all deliverables are achieved.

· Develop and implement mitigation plans if deliverables fall behind schedule

· Ensure team is clear on their deliverables and activities

Communication

· Create Communication Plan

· Provide clear direction to meeting objectives

· Facilitate communication sessions to ensure all objectives are met

Planning and Scheduling

· Define approach to achieve project objectives

· Create plan to detail project approach and to identify critical deliverables with associated activities

· Define skill sets required to achieve project objectives and support project approach

· Guide team members in defining detail plan

· Guide team members in defining activity effort and duration

· Work with Master Planner to build schedule in Project On Line

· Monitor schedule and identify areas of concern including mitigation requirements

· Continually refine schedules as details emerge &/or changes occur

Project Costs

· Create project estimates based on project schedule.

· Work closely with Cost Engineer to build project estimates

· Continually forecast costs and provide cash flow projections

· Perform Benefit Cost Analysis and integrate with Strategic Drivers

· Continually refine estimates as details emerge &/or changes occur

Scope of Work (SOW) and Contracts

· Develop &/or review Vendor SOWs to ensure work is in alignment with Project Approach and facilitate Project Objectives

· Set up Purchase Orders in conjunction with Operations Analyst

· Monitor SOW as work progresses to ensure deliverables are being met

· Review invoices and approve as appropriate

· Close out all SOWs, PO and Contracts at end of project

Documentation

· Document all pertinent documentation and store in Project On Line

· Ensure all critical documents have approval, i.e. Charter, Business Requirements, etc

Qualifications

General

· 5 – 8 years of continuous Project Management experience focusing on Information Technology projects.

· PMP certification or working towards certification

Knowledge

· Planning an schedule techniques

· Project cost estimation, forecast and control techniques

· Procurement processes

· Stage gated project methodologies

· MS Office

· MS Project 2016 / Online

· ERP Job Costing processes

· Project / Vendor Scopes of Work (SOW) and Contracts

· Power BI

· Parkland Fuels

Technical Skills

· Excellent skills with MS Project

· Excellent skills with the MS Office suite, specifically MS Excel

· Experience with Power BI (asset)

· Experience with ERP Job Costing module

· Experience with IT operations

· Experience with Functional, System Integration and User Acceptance testing

· Strong skills with analytical problem solving

· Strong skills with Scope of Work (SOW) and Contracts

Additional Compensation:

• Bonuses

Work Location:

• One location

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable — more reliable than spontaneous
• Adaptable/flexible — enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
• People-oriented — enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Detail-oriented — would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
• Achievement-oriented — enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail
• Autonomous/Independent — enjoys working with little direction
• Innovative — prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity
• High stress tolerance — thrives in a high-pressure environment