Job Description

Role: Program Manager - Senior
Location: Toronto, ON(Hybrid)
Duration: 12 Months Contract With 12 - Month possible extension.
Program Management Skills 30 points

• In-depth knowledge of, and direct experience applying all phases (concept, definition, planning, implementation, and closeout) of advanced program management concepts, practices, and procedures to a large-scale, complex, high-value projects in order to meet critical timelines.
• Able to work effectively on concurrent tasks, while also building capacity and providing opportunities for junior staff.
• A professional who can work without immediate direction while successfully informing management of required support (when needed).
• Ability to apply and interpret business rules and concepts in daily work.
• Demonstrated experience in managing program and project activities across multiple complex technology projects.
• Experience leading portfolio level planning sessions involving multiple projects across a large program while working with multiple teams to achieve program and project goals.
• Demonstrated experience leading meetings, preparing and distributing/ presenting project updates, progress reports, risk mitigations, recommendations, etc. to project stakeholders.
• Experience developing, implementing, and managing complex network transition and migration strategies.
• Ability to manage vendor commitments, provide oversight and direction to ensure contractual obligations are met.
• Experience managing interdependencies related to key contract deliverables.
• Reasonable knowledge of industry standards and methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience identifying and evaluating specific issues or risks, providing options analysis, and recommending action plans to mitigate the risks.
• Demonstrated experience with standard project management tools, such as, MS Project, Clarity/Planview, Visio, MS Office Suite, SharePoint, PowerBI or equivalents.
• Experience creating and maintaining project management artefacts/project collaterals, such as, meeting minutes, project plans, briefing notes, change requests.
• Experience working with both the business users and technology / infrastructure teams.
• Excellent planning and time management skills with a focus on attention to detail.

Contract and Financial Management experience 25 points

• Strong experience as a subject matter expert in contract and financial management in the OPS.
• Demonstrated program level of experience managing and tracking the financials for a portfolio of contracts.
• Able to negotiate contract scope effectively and can easily articulate how contracts support program scope to ensure positive outcomes with ministry partners and vendors.
• Able to provide expert level of contract management and financial advice to senior leaders as well as being able to make strategic recommendations.
• Strong understanding of financial management and multi-year fiscal planning.

Public safety radio or telecommunications infrastructure experience in a large public sector entity 20 points

• Strong experience of working on/ in public safety radio and/or the telecommunications field.
• Experience working on related large and complex projects.
• Demonstrated experience of working with multiple stakeholders in a broader public sector (BPS) environment.
• Experience of projects involving, network design, network implementation, civil structures, user equipment distribution and operations.
• Knowledge and experience both in strategic and operational public sector governance models, experience managing complex, multi-unit, multi-stakeholder, and multiple levels of public sector executive stakeholder project team.
• Demonstrated experience developing mutually beneficial relationships with public sector entities.

Must haves:

• Demonstrate an Advanced level subject matter expertise in contract management and financial management for large scale, complex portfolio of interrelated contracts.
• Demonstrated experience in managing a portfolio of interrelated contracts, applying scope and able to articulate/negotiate intent, as well as being able to communicate how all contracts form the baseline of the program.
• Superior leadership, consultation, negotiation, and relationship management skills; able to create a positive team environment.
• Experience leading large scale public safety radio projects

Skills Required