Overview
IM/IT Project Manager Jobs in Old Toronto at Knewin
Title: IM/IT Project Manager
Company: Knewin
Location: Old Toronto
Category: Management, IT/Tech
Location: Old Toronto
49311-Toronto-Regular-Ongoing
Hydro One is proud to be the largest electricity transmission and distribution provider in Ontario, serving nearly 1.4 million customers. We have a long history in the industry with our roots dating back over 110 years to 1906. Since then, we have worked to grow and evolve to meet the changing needs of our customers and communities across Ontario. Today, we’re focused on providing exceptional customer service and ensuring we are building safe communities where we live, work and play.
It’s anexcitingtime to join the team at Hydro One!
Key Duties
Leadproject managementactivities in the Pod throughout the entire project lifecycle using Agile methodology and other delivery methods to deliver complex technology-enabled solutions and services
Serve as a coach, mentor, and facilitator of Agile practices by helping the Pod team organize their workflow, prioritize efforts based on release requirements, apply Agile methods more effectively; and otherwise optimize their performance.
Contribute to the advance and improvement of Agile practices within the organization.
Specific Account abilities
Manage and maintain MS Project Plans, develop action plans for issues, track risk mitigation plans, make recommendations as necessary to advance project
Manage and provide consultative services and specialized expertise in information-technology areas.
Maintain logs to track issues, action items, risks, queries andchange managementfor each project
Manage and report on project metrics including progress, earned value metrics, baseline, forecast and actual dates, costs and scope.
Prepare project status reports for Project Control Office review and approval
Create & maintain a project library and coordinate the collection and filing of project documentation
Review project and project status files for integrity, accuracy and timeliness
Design, develop or coordinate the use of project facilities, ensuring that technical and physical resources are available to meet project requirements
Negotiate contracts and contract changes, project change orders, work schedules and requirements changes as required to meet project objectives
Review and approve Invoices and charges
Cooperate with other areas of IM/IT in the application of standards, methodologies, architectures, etc.
Managerial Account abilities
Manage and motivate staff and contractors on projects to deliver project methodologies.
Ensure resources deliver desired results within budget and schedule.
Negotiate and influence behaviour of vendors and service providers to achieve desired results.
Communicate and translate Hydro One Strategies and direction to staff, contractors and vendors to align project objectives in achieving goals within the Strategy
Build team alignment amongst staff, contractors and vendor personnel withdiversebackgrounds many of whom will be working together for the first time, during the duration of a project.
Demonstrate business acumen by translating technical options into business objectives.
Resolve technical, business and personnel issues; escalate unresolved issues in a timely manner to supervisors.
Selection Criteria:
Technical Knowledge:
BA or BSc in Computer Science, Engineering
ITProject managementexperience of at least 12 years
Experience managing IT projects, either in Business or IT Infrastructure domains
PMP certification will be considered an asset
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