Expert Project Management

Canadian National Railway Company•Montréal-Est, QC

About The Position

The Expert Project Manager is responsible for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of a project, from initiation to completion. Project Manager works closely with project teams, stakeholders, and clients to ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the desired quality standards.

Requirements

Between 10 to 15 years of Project Management experience
Experience in managing Infrastructure and telecom projects
Experience in complex project delivery (e.g., new technologies, multi-site deployment, large scale programs or projects)
Experience in cross-functional team leadership and personnel management
Project Management Institute (PMP) certification
Knowledge of Microsoft office (Project, Excel)
Advanced knowledge of estimation techniques
Knowledge of several system integration and development methodologies
Knowledge of project financial management best practices

Nice To Haves

Any designation for these above would be considered as an asset
Any knowledge for any of the above would be considered as an asset

Responsibilities

Develop the project plan, which includes the timeline, budget, and resource plans
Execute the project plan, monitor project progress against the project plan and ensure project remains on scope, on time and on budget while ensuring the completeness and quality of all project deliverables
Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
Prepare monthly project status reports and financial reports, including Year End Outlook (YEO)
Determine and assess need for additional staff or consultants and make the appropriate recruitments, if necessary, during the project cycle
Ensure the successful transition of the project deliverables to core support
Perform risk management planning, identification and analysis to define a risk response plan
Identify key project issues and risks as well as provide leadership to resolve
Handle change requests proactively (i.e. scope, time or budgets change requests)
Ensure that the change management plan is developed and executed
Articulate and communicate objectives, requirements, expectations, concepts, issues, and progress to the team, senior management, and stakeholders
Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis
Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project
Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work
Conduct project postmortems and create the recommendations report to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements
Define procurement and solicitation plan, if required, jointly with Supply Management.
Participate in solicitation and source selection
Administer contracts
Apply, and ensure compliance with, all appropriate CN Information and Technology (I&T) standards (e.g., Security, Architecture, Project Delivery Methodology, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), etc.)