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Job Type:

Employee

Duration in Months (for fixed-term jobs):

N/A

Job Family:

Project Management

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

Fin-HR Systems Reporting Team, Modernization Program

Campus:

Main Campus

Union Affiliation:

N/A

Date Posted:

August 26, 2024

Closing Date:

September 06, 2024

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

Non-Union Grade NC8 - 35 hrs

Salary Range:

$88,158.00 - $109,412.00

Position Purpose
Reporting to the Senior Manager, IT Infrastructure and Systems ,the Senior Project Manager is responsible and accountable for managing projects, leading development initiatives and acting as a team leader by supervising the implementation of information technology solutions. The candidate works closely with various levels of senior managers in the university and supervises the evaluation of projects, procedures and operational requirements, and makes recommendations that follow strategic and operational direction of the Program. The candidate acts as an official liaison between Information Technology Services and the Program to identify new technologies, systems and procedures that could be leveraged to the university’s advantage.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Project Management: Manages projects, leads the development initiatives planning sessions and acts as a team leader by supervising the implementation of solutions. Coordinates staff and internal resources. Ensures that appropriate controls and progress reports are prepared regularly. Holds development team accountable for meeting requirements, goals and deadlines. Provides decision-making and successful project delivery by ensuring that functional requirements, solution benefits and risks, project milestones, deliverables, and prioritization are identified. 
• Expert Advice: Provides expert advice to various levels of senior management, on all matters associated with business analysis, technology recommendations and implementation strategies to ensure a standardized approach that align all initiatives with the university’s vision and direction. Participates in process improvement initiatives to foster creativity and innovation. 
• Project Development: Ensure optimal development of assigned projects by directing the preparation of studies, designs, plans, specifications and cost estimates. Ensure clear objectives are established by discussing project priorities with client, developing project work plans and schedules. 
• Stakeholder Relationship: Proactively liaise with and report progress to internal client or project sponsor to ensure that they are informed of project progress and ensure that their opinions or requirements are taken into consideration as the project progresses. Propose and negotiate options or alternative solutions with stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered as per expectations. Establish and maintain positive and effective working relations with all members of the project delivery team and operations team to ensure the efficiency of interactions between the teams. 
• Contract and Performance Management: Monitor project progress according to contract requirements and ensure proper follow-up is made with professional consultants, contractors, suppliers and vendors. Manage within key performance indicators and other tools to closely monitor and reinforce contract requirements with the support of professional consultants. Monitor the performance of professional consultants, contractors, suppliers and vendors and reinforce contract requirements to ensure the terms of contracts are fulfilled. With the support of the Program Director and Program Managers, protect the University’s interests and execute 990963 Senior Project Manager - Modernization Program Page 2 mitigation plans with non-compliant service providers and approve invoices in accordance with project requirements and terms of contracts. 

What you will bring:

• University degree in computer science, in business administration, information technology or related field.
• PMP certification.
• A minimum of 7 years in project management experience. 
• Experience in managing interdisciplinary project teams, managing multi-year projects that involve cross-functional systems, creating estimates (timeframes, budgets, resources, etc.), as well as creating process workflow/information flow maps and performing risk analyses and proposing risk mitigation strategies. 
• Proven experience in managing project portfolios.
• Knowledge and experience with Agile project delivery (ScrumMaster, Agile certification…).
• Demonstrated knowledge of, and competency in, project management processes including planning, time management, financial management, quality management, risk management, monitoring and reporting.
• Proven ability to manage internal and external client expectations related to requirements.
• Excellent leadership abilities in the delivery of projects.
• Ability to interact with senior management for strategic issues. 
• Excellent client service/management, interpersonal, problem-solving, verbal and written communication skills. 
• Strong self-motivator, proactive and ability to multi-task. 
• Bilingualism. French and English (oral and written).

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Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa: 

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact [email protected] to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.

If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.

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