IS Project Manager Job Posting
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IS Project Manager lll
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| Job ID: | 1841 |
| Company: | AltaLink |
| Position Type: | Permanent |
| Pay Rate: | 86000 - 97000 per year |
| Date Posted: | Jun-28-12 |
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Position Title: IS Project Manager III
Employment Status: Full Time Permanent
Location: Calgary
Closing Date: Jul 19 2012
Summary
In support of our growth strategy, AltaLink's INO & IS Department is currently looking for a Project Manager who will be responsible for effectively delivering mostly medium and some large, complex program made up of many IT projects. Business analytics experience and knowledge would be a strong asset.
The position is a full time position based out of the Calgary office, and will report to the Manager, IS Projects Portfolio.
Responsibilities
• Collaborate with Senior Management, Project Sponsor and all Stakeholders, including impacted Business Unit Managers and Leads, IS Functional Managers, IS Enterprise Architects, and other Project Managers, to ensure ultimate project success.
• Direct one or more projects within a program, ensuring alignment of scope, schedule and budget and human resources.
• Direct overall cost, quality, schedule, scope, human resources and change management to meet the project objectives.
• Direct and communicate with project team members, consultants, project sponsors and managers on project scope, objectives, accountabilities and commitments.
• Report project status, finances, schedule and risks to all sponsors, stakeholders and management.
• Direct the development of project documentation requirements in accordance with IT Project Management Framework based on PMI, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), audit and Bill 198 requirements.
• Direct and coordinate multiple projects issues, risks and changing priorities on a daily basis.
• Ensure Project resources are allocated and committed according to plan.
• Ensure Project Costs and Schedules are closely monitored and controlled, optimizing delivery schedules where there are opportunities and reducing costs where values cannot be realized.
• Ensure that scope and tasks are clarified and communicated to the team in advance, completed in a timely and cost-effective manner, and delivered with quality according to specifications consistent with clearly stated acceptance criteria;
• Inter-dependencies are visualized, communicated, and managed accordingly.
• Risks are continuously monitored and mitigated in advance.
• Project progress status and performance metrics are accurately reported in a timely manner to the Project Steering Committee, and corrective actions taken where necessary to avoid schedule slippages and cost overruns.
Qualifications
• Strong leadership, facilitation, negotiation, problem-solving and mentoring skills.
• Very strong verbal and written communication skills including presentations, teaching and coaching.
• Ability to express complex project concepts effectively, both verbally and in writing, to diverse audiences.
• Knowledge of Project Management best practices (PMI) and Business Analytics.
• Strong customer service focus with the proven ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with team members, stakeholders and management.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships with all levels of the organization through intuitive business insight and personal credibility; this includes the ability to make recommendations and influence outcomes.
• IT methodology and/or process implementation background.
• Demonstrated ability in using MS Project, MS Project Server and MS Portfolio Server.
• Demonstrated ability in using MS Office applications (i.e., Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio).
• Maintains composure and focus when placed in pressure situations such as tight deadlines.
• SAP experience would be an asset.
• Education and Experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) or equivalent certification or very significant project management experience in lieu and /or Business Analyst diploma.
• Minimum of 10-15 years experience in several areas of IT operations with a focus on databases, programming, web development and/or integration.
• 8+ years of proven project management experience managing complex and cross-functional projects .
• Experience working in a regulated environment, preferably within the electrical utility industry, would be an asset.
Interested applicants can submit their resume and cover letter to http://www.altalink.ca by Jul 19 2012
Employment Status: Full Time Permanent
Location: Calgary
Closing Date: Jul 19 2012
Summary
In support of our growth strategy, AltaLink's INO & IS Department is currently looking for a Project Manager who will be responsible for effectively delivering mostly medium and some large, complex program made up of many IT projects. Business analytics experience and knowledge would be a strong asset.
The position is a full time position based out of the Calgary office, and will report to the Manager, IS Projects Portfolio.
Responsibilities
• Collaborate with Senior Management, Project Sponsor and all Stakeholders, including impacted Business Unit Managers and Leads, IS Functional Managers, IS Enterprise Architects, and other Project Managers, to ensure ultimate project success.
• Direct one or more projects within a program, ensuring alignment of scope, schedule and budget and human resources.
• Direct overall cost, quality, schedule, scope, human resources and change management to meet the project objectives.
• Direct and communicate with project team members, consultants, project sponsors and managers on project scope, objectives, accountabilities and commitments.
• Report project status, finances, schedule and risks to all sponsors, stakeholders and management.
• Direct the development of project documentation requirements in accordance with IT Project Management Framework based on PMI, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), audit and Bill 198 requirements.
• Direct and coordinate multiple projects issues, risks and changing priorities on a daily basis.
• Ensure Project resources are allocated and committed according to plan.
• Ensure Project Costs and Schedules are closely monitored and controlled, optimizing delivery schedules where there are opportunities and reducing costs where values cannot be realized.
• Ensure that scope and tasks are clarified and communicated to the team in advance, completed in a timely and cost-effective manner, and delivered with quality according to specifications consistent with clearly stated acceptance criteria;
• Inter-dependencies are visualized, communicated, and managed accordingly.
• Risks are continuously monitored and mitigated in advance.
• Project progress status and performance metrics are accurately reported in a timely manner to the Project Steering Committee, and corrective actions taken where necessary to avoid schedule slippages and cost overruns.
Qualifications
• Strong leadership, facilitation, negotiation, problem-solving and mentoring skills.
• Very strong verbal and written communication skills including presentations, teaching and coaching.
• Ability to express complex project concepts effectively, both verbally and in writing, to diverse audiences.
• Knowledge of Project Management best practices (PMI) and Business Analytics.
• Strong customer service focus with the proven ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with team members, stakeholders and management.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships with all levels of the organization through intuitive business insight and personal credibility; this includes the ability to make recommendations and influence outcomes.
• IT methodology and/or process implementation background.
• Demonstrated ability in using MS Project, MS Project Server and MS Portfolio Server.
• Demonstrated ability in using MS Office applications (i.e., Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio).
• Maintains composure and focus when placed in pressure situations such as tight deadlines.
• SAP experience would be an asset.
• Education and Experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) or equivalent certification or very significant project management experience in lieu and /or Business Analyst diploma.
• Minimum of 10-15 years experience in several areas of IT operations with a focus on databases, programming, web development and/or integration.
• 8+ years of proven project management experience managing complex and cross-functional projects .
• Experience working in a regulated environment, preferably within the electrical utility industry, would be an asset.
Interested applicants can submit their resume and cover letter to http://www.altalink.ca by Jul 19 2012
| Location: | Canada-AB-Calgary |
| Telecommute: | No (Onsite Position) |
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| URL: | http://www.altalink.ca |
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