Project Manager

Independent Electricity System Operator

2d • CA$111,072 - CA$158,704 • Hybrid

About The Position

The IESO is committed to ensuring Ontario’s electricity system meets the province’s needs today and into the future. We are charged with purpose, delivering reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity for homes, businesses, and communities across the province. We are energized to grow, embracing opportunities to shape the future of a dynamic and evolving energy sector while advancing our careers. We are powered by teamwork, supported by diverse and passionate colleagues who foster respect, celebrate successes, and thrive on shared achievements. At the IESO, it’s not just what we do—it’s who we are!

Our central role includes managing the provincial power grid in real-time, overseeing and evolving Ontario’s electricity market, engaging with government, municipalities and Indigenous communities, and planning for Ontario’s future electricity needs. Our employees play a key role in driving grid innovation, protecting the system from threats, advancing the province’s energy conservation programs, and forecasting and procuring the electricity resources we’ll need in the decades to come.

This is a unionized position that falls within the Enterprise Project Delivery in the Corporate Services Business Unit.

The energy sector is rapidly evolving, offering exciting new opportunities for those who want to make a difference.

The Project Manager is responsible for delivering multiple projects in parallel that meet their stated business objectives within agreed timeline and budget. Assigned project will include medium to large scale enterprise wide projects utilizing cross functional teams consisting of both internal IESO staff as well as external service providers/vendors. The Project Manager is also required to ensure adherence to the Portfolio and Project Management Life Cycle (PPMLC) processes, procedures on all projects in the Portfolio.

Requirements

• Requires knowledge encompassing the technical fields; relevant to the areas of computer science, engineering, technical service delivery, and risk management.
• Requires strong knowledge of project management; theory, principles, and practices including the Project Management Institute (PMI) best practices.
• Requires knowledge of Business and IT business methods, procedures and organization structures in order to be aware of limitations that can be imposed and to recognize factors influencing the effective implementation of methodologies, risk and project management activities
• Requires strong facilitation and communications (written and oral) skills to prepare accurate, concise, and clear correspondence, procedures, guidelines, and reports.
• This knowledge is considered to be normally acquired, either through the successful completion of 4 years of university education in an appropriate discipline or by having the equivalent education.
• PMP certification is required.
• Proven track record of leading projects through all phases of the project Management life cycle.
• Solid knowledge and thorough understanding of PMI methodology, standards, phases, techniques and tools.
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle, infrastructure/network and IT operations.
• Proven history of delivering projects using Waterfall, Agile and hybrid methodologies.
• Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment and collaborate across multiple areas in order to achieve a common business objective.
• Set realistic and practical goals for the project. Moreover, he/she should also develop appropriate strategies for achieving these goals.
• Strong and tested project management skills stemming from both failed and successful project delivery.
• Demonstrated hands on experience leading and delivering small to medium complex enterprise wide projects in a service delivery environment.
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle, infrastructure/network and IT and business operations.
• Lead the development and implementation of a set of plans and programs to meet the goals and priorities of the approved ranked/prioritized project.
• Lead the definition of project objectives, scope, critical success factors, benefits and constraints to align expectations, sponsors and project participants.
• Develop, present, justify and gain approval from the project sponsor and stakeholders including senior executives, as required.
• Plan, execute and monitor any activities necessary to recover slippage in timelines, budget or the achievement of business objectives.
• Lead and develop and/or oversee key project deliverables, action log, issue/risk mitigation activities.
• Identify and/or facilitate project risks and contingency requirements.
• Working with others, provides input into continuously improving project management toolkits and methodologies.
• Requires proficiency in computer tools application skills in managing projects; such as MS Project, EXCEL, Access, Visio, SharePoint and Word.
• Requires proven track record of working in a team environment where different opinions and perspectives have to be managed, negotiated and resolved.
• Requires a proven track record of taking ownership and getting the assigned tasks/projects done.
• Specific expertise and experience are required in the areas of: (1) business case/project charter development, (2) Project Plan and Schedule development, (3) RFP/RFQ/RFI preparations, negotiations, SOW, vendor contract management and administration, (4) project and portfolio monitoring and control, and (5) Preparation of various reports throughout project management life cycle.
• Proven track record of meeting/exceeding customer expectations.
• Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years’ experience with 4 -8 years of project management experience

Responsibilities

• Acts as a project manager with overall responsibility for the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of projects and Post Closure activities.
• Demonstrates influencing skills to accomplish project objectives in a matrix reporting environment.
• Utilizes change management discipline on project scope, time and cost changes.
• Manages the project and portfolio budget to avoid deviations and recommends corrective actions.
• Upon Project and Portfolio approval, plans and prepares for the timely launch of project implementation and close out.
• Develops project documentation with accurate cost, resource, and time estimates. Identifies necessary technical and non-technical resources to ensure project objectives can be achieved and supports management in securing the resources.
• Manages project interdependencies within the program/portfolio and ensures efficient resource management and utilization of project resources, in a shared matrix environment.
• Plans, acquires and engages external services through the IESO procurement process to resource and support project delivery.
• Working with the contract managers and procurement in the development of RFPs, evaluation of vendor submissions, and the establishment of contracts to ensure on-time project delivery. Ensures vendor resources are managed to statement of work and project objectives.
• Ensures effective and efficient project handover to responsible areas adhering to the appropriate processes and artefacts.
• Monitors and ensures effective and efficient use of the IESO control mechanisms so that major project decisions, such as solution design and scope changes, are approved by project sponsors and senior management; including stakeholders who are impacted by the outcome from the project.
• Works in compliance with all IESO Project Management and PMO governance, methodologies, standards, processes and templates.
• Tracks project and portfolio metrics, and creates project dashboards for senior management.
• Ensures accurate and timely project level reporting, including scope, benefits, time, budget and risk. Accountable for Portfolio Dashboard, Cost and Resource Management reports.
• Promotes a project management best practice culture at all levels, ensuring a communication plan is developed and executed considering all project stakeholders and their needs.
• Engages with IESO’s QA function to ensure that an effective QA (Quality Assurance) plan is in place for all projects.
• Records and applies lessons learned from recent projects.
• Keeps current with latest trends in project and portfolio management and maintains knowledge of current best practices in project management.
• Performs other duties (special assignments) as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Benefits

• Best-in-class benefits and long-term support in the form of a defined benefit pension plan.
• Compensation packages that are regularly reviewed to remain competitive and to best accommodate the diverse needs of our employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level