Senior IT Project Manager

Company Description

The House of Commons Administration delivers outstanding services to Members of Parliament and their employees in support of parliamentary democracy. Our success is made possible by our talented and dedicated workforce. We leverage diversity in all its forms and recognize that everyone has valuable contributions to make and the potential for individual growth. If you dream of joining an organization that is small enough for you to be noticed, but big enough to provide you with a meaningful career, then we want to hear from you!

Job Description

The House of Commons’ Digital Services and Real Property is currently looking to staff the Senior IT Project Manager position.

The Senior Information Technology (IT) Project Manager leads complex, enterprise-level IT projects that support the House of Commons’ technology priorities. These projects are large in scope, high impact, and critical to business operations. The role works across multiple teams and areas, including IT infrastructure, facilities, services, and applications, to deliver projects from planning through completion.
Working in a matrix environment, the Senior IT Project Manager leads internal project teams and coordinates with stakeholders, including external partners, manages schedules, risks, issues, and quality, tracks progress against approved plans, and monitors expenditures against budgets. The role provides regular updates to senior management, along with recommendations to address issues and mitigate risks, and supports decision-making on major initiatives. The Senior IT Project Manager leads projects using a variety of methodologies, including waterfall, hybrid, and Agile, and oversees contractor work.

This position requires on-site presence four (4) days per week. 

Top Reasons to Join the Project Management team:
You will work on projects that directly support the functioning of Parliament and the services provided to Members and Canadians. Your work will include leading high-impact initiatives that modernize parliamentary services and sustain critical operations. You will be part of a collaborative environment where your expertise and contributions help shape the services that support Parliament.

• Training and development opportunities.
• Work-life balance /35-hour workweek
• 4 weeks’ vacation (minimum)

Qualifications

Education :

• University degree in either Computer Science, Engineering, Project Management OR an acceptable combination of post-secondary education with relevant experience. 

Experiences :

• 7+ years' experience leading multidisciplinary teams on complex enterprise information technology projects;
• Experience delivering enterprise information technology projects in at least two of the following areas:
  • COTS system implementation or major upgrades
  • software development
  • enterprise infrastructure modernization
  • large-scale deployment of software and/or hardware technologies
• Experience managing large information technology projects through all phases of the project lifecycle, from initiation to deployment and closeout;
• Experience managing project schedules, budgets, risks, issues, and dependencies;
• Experience preparing project documentation, including Project Charters, Project Management Plans, Status Reports, and Closeout Reports;
• Experience facilitating meetings with clients and stakeholders to gather and validate business and technical requirements, resolve issues, and support project delivery;
• Experience preparing and presenting project updates, recommendations, and risk or issue escalations to senior executives and project stakeholders;
• Experience leading information technology projects using Waterfall, Agile, and/or hybrid methodologies.

 Assets :

• PMP Certification; 
• Scrum Master Certification; 
• Experience using Microsoft AzureDevOps; 
• Experience in developing and implementing change management plans to support the introduction of new/improved technology solutions to clients. 

Additional Information

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace by providing a barrier-free recruitment and selection process. If you have an accommodation request, require material in an accessible format, or need additional support with the application process, please contact Recruitment and Selection Services at [email protected].

Each bilingual position is assigned a linguistic profile that identifies the level of second language proficiency for reading comprehension, written expression and oral interaction required. The profile for these positions is BBC. Consideration may be given to candidates with other linguistic profiles. 

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Qualified candidates may be considered for future vacancies for this role or for other similar and/or related roles on an indeterminate and/or fixed term basis.

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