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Project Manager
Ottawa
Job No. 917
Job Description
- (Internal Title: Project Management lll)
- Implementing and managing the assigned Real Property project or project element from inception through to completion
- Exercising authority in managing the work and controlling the delivery of the project in accordance with the project plan
- Tracking, monitoring, and reporting on performance against project requirements, schedule, milestones, budgets, quality measures, and KPIs, and addressing issues with corrective actions as appropriate
- Reviewing and ensuring adherence to the overall scope, schedule, and budget during construction
- Managing RFI and change order processes during construction
- Inputting into regular project cost and schedule forecasts, and escalating issues to senior management
- Maintain good relationships and work closely with all project stakeholders, including the client, general contractor, consultant, etc
- Implementing risk management and contingency plans
- Outlining the human and material resources required to successfully complete an assigned project or project element
- Formulating a resource allocation strategy and utilizing this to distribute work and budgets
- Evaluating project effectiveness by consulting with clients and project staff
- Support the development of Client Service Plans for strategic clients
- Establish new project plans in consultation with stakeholders, including clients
- Assign the human and material resources required to complete the project successfully
- Formulate a resource allocation strategy and utilize this to distribute work and budgets
- Authorize work management and project delivery control per the project plan
- Monitor project staff performance to ensure excellence and adherence to specified deadlines
- Review and ensure adherence to the overall scope, schedule, and budget
- Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies and contingency plans
- Supervise, track, and report on performance against project requirements, schedule, milestones, budgets, quality measures, and KPIs, and address issues with corrective actions as appropriate
- Evaluate project effectiveness by consulting with clients and project staff
- Working Conditions
- Hybrid (3 days per week in office)
Qualifications
- Experience:
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in Project Management
- Experience working with the Federal Government is required
- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- Construction management experience is an asset
- Bilingualism (French and English) is an asset
- Holding a recognized Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is considered an asset
- Skills and Competencies:
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office
- Proficient in Project Management software
- Thorough understanding of prevailing Project Management methods
- Expert knowledge of tools and metrics needed to evaluate project performance
- Strong ability to identify and minimize risks in advance
- Capability to detect, capitalize, and be sensitive to others' strengths
- Strong supervision, delegation, and capacity development abilities
- Detailed experience in effectively leading mid-sized multi-disciplinary project teams
- Competent to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension
- Ability to arrange priorities and escalate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership
- A keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities
- Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal)
- Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment
