Sr I&IT Project Manager - Solaris Evergreening

Project Overview

The Solaris Evergreening project aims to assess, design, and implement infrastructure changes to re-host Oracle databases off the Solaris operating system before a looming sunset deadline. It will transition impacted application databases to supported infrastructure, upgrade Oracle database software where compatible, and eliminate security and financial risks by decommissioning out-of-support Solaris infrastructure following successful migrations.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage strategic communication and change management strategies throughout the different phases of the projects (development to implementation) to meet the established goals and objectives.
• Provide business analysis expertise to navigate enterprise-wide strategies, produce data analytics and draft briefing materials and dashboards to tell the story to senior executive leadership, partners and stakeholders.
• Drive organization change and build strong partnerships taking an inclusive approach with cross functional teams and internal stakeholders who have diverging perspectives to ensure that all adhere to best practices and standard approaches.
• Develop project related strategies / frameworks by anticipating potential issues and provides risk mitigations and recommendations.

Qualifications & Requirements

REQUIRED

• Must be able to work remotely anywhere in Ontario
• Minimum 10+ years of experience as a Project Manager
• Advanced knowledge of project management principles, methods and techniques
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Proven experience facilitation of client meetings/workshops, interpretation of business needs to technical requirements
• Experience creating and documenting project plans and status reports
• Experience managing privacy and security deliverables
• Experience with Agile development concepts and methodologies
• Experience leading technical teams
• Strong technical and business aptitude
• Persistent attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (clear & concise)
• Self-motivated leader with strong interpersonal skills
• Advanced skills in Office365, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, and Visio, and Planview
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks and deliver within extremely tight deadlines
• Experience with requirements development involving requirements elicitation, analysis, specification and validation
• Strong communication, interpersonal, collaboration, and negotiation skills to work seamlessly in an agile cross-functional team, with clients, vendor(s) and other stakeholders
• Excellent facilitation, presentation, time-management and problem-solving skills
• Able to build strong and trusting relationships, liaising effectively stakeholders
• Able to resolve issues in a timely manner, provide options and recommendations
• Strong research skills to perform industry research, provide options and make recommendations for solution improvements

NICE TO HAVE

• Previous government experience is an asset

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Project Management Skills - 40%

• Expertise in applying project management theory, methodologies and techniques to provide overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of projects ensuring consistency with enterprise mandate, objectives and strategies.
• Knowledge of issues management, communication and change management principles to assist clients and stakeholders with change management activities.
• Experience developing and managing complex projects, estimating resources and preparing/presenting submissions for approval.
• Knowledge of IT systems, tools and databases to develop comprehensive implementation plans.

Leadership and Political Acuity - 20%

• Leadership skills to set direction and manage projects, activities and team members throughout the different project phases towards successful completion.
• Well developed organization and planning skills to manage a number of complex and concurrent issues while continuing to deliver results.
• Knowledge of project management and in-depth knowledge of task estimation, scheduling and control to prepare project plans and provide guidance.
• Political acuity to deal with sensitive situations, to work strategically with government stakeholders and develop appropriate responses to ensure projects reflect the overall enterprise objectives and priorities.

Analytical and Strategic Thinking Skills - 20%

• Strong analytical and conceptualization skills to deliver , combined with proven skills and experience in change management, project management and issues management.
• Research and problem solving skills to scan the organizational environment, analyze data, identify and assess emerging trends and develop options to strategically manage complex issues and files.
• Ability to think holistically and horizontally about business problems and opportunities and ensure strategic alignment between cross-functional programs/activities.

Communications and Relationship Management Skills - 20%

• Excellent communication skills to clearly articulate project vision, facilitate discussions/negotiations, prepare written briefings, presentations and other project related materials.
• Negotiation skills to influence others and find collaborative solutions to complex high-profile issues.
• Ability to build relationships to oversee cross-organizational consultation processes that involve internal and external stakeholders and consultation and collaboration skills to cultivate effective relationships, influence change and bring initiatives to successful conclusion.
• Emotionally intelligent communicator who can engage in tough conversations while remaining calm and unbiased.
• Advanced Office365, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Project, Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Visio

Key Skills & Competencies

Oracle Database, Solaris, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Teams, Office365, Visio, Planview, Agile