Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager for a 12-month contract position, with possible extensions in Regina, Saskatchewan. Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.Position is available as on-site location. 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week.Role Description
The Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and overseeing projects from initiation to completion. This role ensures that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in accordance with quality standards while meeting or exceeding stakeholder expectations. Key responsibilities include tracking project progress, managing risks, and providing regular status reports to ensure alignment with objectives. The Project Manager will play a crucial role in coordinating resources, facilitating communication, and driving project success.Responsibilities

• Develop and provide project governance (structure, roles, etc.)
• Prepare project proposals and estimates, as appropriate, to include cost, ongoing maintenance support requirements, risk, alternatives, and recommendations, with specific references to any variances to company standards.
• Responsible and accountable to comply with established project management process, tools, and templates.
• Establish Project Plan (charter, scope, schedule, budget)
• Use Earned Value Management tools or techniques (CPI/SPI)
• Prepare estimates/proposals for cost and timing of the project.
• Maintain the performance measurement baselines.
• Monitor and control project work.
• Direct and manage project execution.
• Ensure Configuration management for technical and administrative areas, as it pertains to the project.
• Manage integrated change control of the project.
• Develop Project Plan (Project Execution Plan - PEP) as derived from WBS, scope baselines, project schedule and cost estimates.
• Submit PEP for review by Project Sponsor, and others as required.
• Conduct Project Plan execution.
• Coordinate the design, build, test, and as appropriate, pilot, integrate and install technology components to verify that the new installation does not cause unexpected negative impact to the existing infrastructure or environment.
• Conduct regular status review meetings (as per SaskPower standards or as part of PEP).
• Provide regular reports on progress and issues.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Health and Safety and other regulatory requirements.
• Conduct scope planning, definition, verification, and scope change control, including change request documentation.
• Develop work breakdown structures (WBS).
• Conduct and document risk management planning, risk identification, qualitative risk analysis, risk response planning, and risk monitoring and control.
• Maintain and report the project risks.
• Document the business benefits from the business users to be used in the development of the business case.
• Coordinate subject matter experts to provide cost estimates.
• Measure and report schedule and cost performance using Earned Value Management tools or techniques.
• Conduct cost control and manage budgetary change requests.
• Prepare monthly accruals and monthly / year by budget forecasts.
• Issue a project closure document indicating financial closure of project work.
• Conduct activity definition, sequencing, duration estimating, schedule development, and schedule control.
• Document project schedule with critical path identified.
• Management of schedule change requests.
• Conduct monthly progress monitoring and reporting.
• Coordinate recommendations on vendor selection.
• Plan and coordinate procurement planning, solicitation planning, solicitation, source selection, contract administration and contract closeout.
• Coordinate vendor selection recommendations to client for selection.
• Perform supplier management.
• Track suppliers against agreed deliverables.
• Manage Client contract staff as it relates to projects.
• Coordinate quality planning, assurance, and control.
• Perform overall project quality control.
• Ensure project deliverable meets quality specifications.
• Ensure business testers execute and accept user acceptance testing.
• Manage the collection and resolution of items in the defect log.
• Work with appropriate resources to conduct organizational planning, staff acquisition, and team development.
• Plan the human resources/staff management plan based on resource availability.
• When required, work with supervisors and team leads to resolve resourcing and availability issues.
• Organize and manage an effective project team.

Required Skills and Experience

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Prince 2 certification
• Demonstrated record of continuous improvement
• Experience with Agile project delivery, Microsoft DevOps
• Project Management / specialization in one or more of the following:

• Security Information and Event Management
• Enterprise Content Management
• Custom developed web application (user centered design)
• Microsoft Azure infrastructure, networking and M365 productivity tools

Please note that while all applications are appreciated, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.InSync Systems Inc. is a privately-owned boutique Canadian Resourcing and Consulting Services Company that works closely with a range of corporate clients across multiple industries to bring them solutions that effectively address their business needs.

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