Senior IT Project Manager

House of Commons (Canada) / Chambre des communes (Canada)•Ottawa, ON

2d•CA$98,093 - CA$124,115•Hybrid

About The Position

The House of Commons’ Digital Services and Real Property is currently looking to staff the Senior IT Project Manager position. The Senior Information Technology (IT) Project Manager leads complex, enterprise-level IT projects that support the House of Commons’ technology priorities. These projects are large in scope, high impact, and critical to business operations. The role works across multiple teams and areas, including IT infrastructure, facilities, services, and applications, to deliver projects from planning through completion. Working in a matrix environment, the Senior IT Project Manager leads internal project teams and coordinates with stakeholders, including external partners, manages schedules, risks, issues, and quality, tracks progress against approved plans, and monitors expenditures against budgets. The role provides regular updates to senior management, along with recommendations to address issues and mitigate risks, and supports decision-making on major initiatives. The Senior IT Project Manager leads projects using a variety of methodologies, including waterfall, hybrid, and Agile, and oversees contractor work. This position requires on-site presence four (4) days per week.

Requirements

University degree in either Computer Science, Engineering, Project Management OR an acceptable combination of post-secondary education with relevant experience.
7+ years' experience leading multidisciplinary teams on complex enterprise information technology projects.
Experience delivering enterprise information technology projects in at least two of the following areas: COTS system implementation or major upgrades, software development, enterprise infrastructure modernization, large-scale deployment of software and/or hardware technologies.
Experience managing large information technology projects through all phases of the project lifecycle, from initiation to deployment and closeout.
Experience managing project schedules, budgets, risks, issues, and dependencies.
Experience preparing project documentation, including Project Charters, Project Management Plans, Status Reports, and Closeout Reports.
Experience facilitating meetings with clients and stakeholders to gather and validate business and technical requirements, resolve issues, and support project delivery.
Experience preparing and presenting project updates, recommendations, and risk or issue escalations to senior executives and project stakeholders.
Experience leading information technology projects using Waterfall, Agile, and/or hybrid methodologies.

Nice To Haves

PMP Certification
Scrum Master Certification
Experience using Microsoft AzureDevOps
Experience in developing and implementing change management plans to support the introduction of new/improved technology solutions to clients.

Responsibilities

Leads complex, enterprise-level IT projects that support the House of Commons’ technology priorities.
Works across multiple teams and areas, including IT infrastructure, facilities, services, and applications, to deliver projects from planning through completion.
Leads internal project teams and coordinates with stakeholders, including external partners.
Manages schedules, risks, issues, and quality.
Tracks progress against approved plans.
Monitors expenditures against budgets.
Provides regular updates to senior management, along with recommendations to address issues and mitigate risks.
Supports decision-making on major initiatives.
Leads projects using a variety of methodologies, including waterfall, hybrid, and Agile.
Oversees contractor work.