Job Description

Senior Project Manager

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

To provide project management expertise to ensure initiatives are implemented and successfully executed. Primary focus is to support the restructuring initiatives under the USASK Strategic Priorities portfolio. Working closely with customers from inception through to completion ensuring projects are developed, designed, and delivered to meet or exceed campus client expectations in regard to functionality, schedule and budget.

NATURE OF WORK:

Reporting dually to the Director, Change Management and Special Projects, and Director, Shared Services, this position works in a high-volume, complex and dynamic environment of shifting priorities and continual deadlines. The Senior Project Manager is required to build and maintain positive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure a collaborative and problem solving environment. The Project Manager will support the overarching administrative services renewal program and will lead activities that engage multiple unit level executives and staff in focused design elements, including: case for change, current state/leverage and barrier points, process enhancement work assessment, options for restructuring, and redesign of business processes.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Provide leadership, direction and delegation to carry large projects through to completion ensuring efficiency and timely implementation.

• In collaboration with the project and leadership teams, conduct environmental scans, prepare current and future state maps, document policy/process recommendations for change, and draft and coordinate implementation of project plans

• Apply project management methodology, knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques toward projects to meet objectives.

• Effectively communicate project goals, scope and expectations to team members andstakeholders in a timely and clear fashion

• Ensure adherence to quality standards and review project deliverables.
• Collect and archive documentation.
• Communicate with stakeholders to understand current realities, design future state, build commitment and ensure project plans incorporate important perspectives.
• Develop realistic schedule and holds primary responsibility for all aspects of adhering to the project schedule.

• Manage project budget from development through to completion including appropriate change orders and clear communication with clients.

• Develop the overall project risk strategy to which appropriate university risk tolerance is applied.

• Provide timely and innovative responses to project problems as they arise, initiate actions required to achieve success, monitor progress between meetings, and assess progress, and develop and implement decisions and actions quickly.

• Manage project budget from development through to completion including appropriate change orders and clear communication with clients.

• Develop realistic schedule and holds primary responsibility for all aspects of adhering to the project schedule.

• Develop the overall project risk strategy to which appropriate university risk tolerance is applied.

• The Project Manager must have the ability to work with a variety of stakeholders and effectively address resistance to change. The individual must exercise sound judgment, be comfortable in a team environment, and have well developed communication and project management skills.

• Perform other related duties or projects as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: A relevant university degree with specialization in business administration. Designation as a Project Management Professional (PMP) would be considered an asset.

Experience: Minimum of five years of experience in project management, including preparation of budgets, schedules and contract documents. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Project experience in post-secondary setting will be considered an asset. Project experience in organization design will be considered an asset.

Skills: Demonstrated strong and effective interpersonal, organizational and communication skills both written and verbal. Demonstrated ability to handle responsibility and authority to make decisions. Strong problem solving and conflict management, analytical and negotiating skills. A working knowledge of provincial statutes, regulations, codes, legislation, etc. that relate to the job. The ability to lead, instruct, implement and guide a team from project inception through to completion. The ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple and concurrent priorities. Proficiency in Microsoft Project, MS Teams, and Mural Board is required. Knowledge of and experience with university policies, priorities and goals would be an asset.

Applications will be reviewed as received.

Department: Strategic Support, Strategic Priorities Program, Office of the Vice President, Shared Services Administration
Status: Term 12 months with the possibility of extension or becoming permanent
Employment Group: ASPA
Full Time Equivalent (FTE): 1.0
Salary: The salary range, based on 1.0 FTE, is $81,037.00 - 134,978.00 per annum. The starting salary will be commensurate with education and experience.
Salary Family (if applicable): Specialist Professional
Salary Phase/Band: Phase 3
Posted Date: 7/5/2023
Closing Date: 8/16/2023 at 6:00 pm CST
Number of Openings: 1
Work Location: May be eligible for hybrid work under the terms of USask\'s Alternative Workspace Guidelines

The successful applicant will be required to provide the following current verification(s) where \'Yes\' is indicated below. Further information is available at:

Criminal Record Check: Not Applicable
Driver\'s License and Abstract Check: Not Applicable
Education/Credential Verification: Not Applicable
Vulnerable Sector Check: Not Applicable The University is committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion, and are proud to support career opportunities for Indigenous peoples to reflect the community we serve. We are dedicated to recruiting individuals who will enrich our work and learning environments. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. We are committed to providing accommodations to those with a disability or medical necessity. If you require an accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please notify us and we will work together on the accommodation request. We continue to grow our partnerships with Indigenous communities across the province, nationally, and internationally and value the unique perspective that Indigenous employees provide to strengthen these relationships. Verification of Indigenous Membership/Citizenship at the University of Saskatchewan is led and determined by the and Standing Committee in accordance with the processes developed to enact the policy. Successful candidates that assert Indigenous membership/citizenship will be asked to complete the verification process of Indigenous membership/citizenship with documentation. The University of Saskatchewan\'s main campus is situated on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the M\xc3\xa9tis. We pay our respects to the First Nations and M\xc3\xa9tis ancestors of this place and reaffirm our relationship with one another. Together, we are uplifting Indigenization to a place of prominence at the University of Saskatchewan.

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