Title: Sr Advisor – Project Management
Duration: 12 months
Location: Chatham, ON N7M 5M1 (Hybrid Model - Mon/Tues/Thurs in office and Wed/Friday working remotely)
 
Description:

• The purpose of this role is to project manage medium – to large-scale clients’ projects throughout the project life cycle, and act as the liaison between business and IS for IS-related projects.
• This role actively participates in the Business Readiness and Project Support team to support project delivery for key USUI workstreams and functions.
• This role activity identified interdependencies with other projects, helps mitigate collisions between key project activities, and ensures risks are understood and mitigated.
• Role is accountable for Project Management, Employee Engagement (Change Management), and Facilitation for identified priority projects.

Specific Accountabilities:

• Participate in all phases of a project, including scope definition, cost/benefit analysis, design, testing, training, implementation, and support. Manage the project within prescribed deadlines and budget as required, and support the execution of the project plan activities in partnership with key stakeholders.
• Ensure workstream and function understanding of Business Readiness stage gate deliverables.
• Provides and coordinates change management/employee engagement activities to ensure that systems are implemented in a positive manner with the corresponding business process redesign and training.
• Keeps company management informed of project status through ongoing contact, communication, and presentations.
• Acts as an internal project resource on other Company or Corporate projects or initiatives as required, providing business process knowledge and expertise, facilitation and leadership skills, and system development experience.
• Keep company management informed of project status through ongoing contact, communication, and presentations.

 
Scope/Dimensions:

• Advisor – Project Management is accountable for assigned project management decisions.
• Advisor – Project Management is expected to manage risk, resolve issues, and escalate issues.
• Advisor – Project Management is expected to engage business subject matter experts for business decisions

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Post-secondary degree or diploma, or relevant work experience.
• Minimum eight (8) years of project management experience.
• Demonstrated project management experience with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of project management methodology.
• Experience with change management initiatives and the ability to influence others.
• Demonstrated facilitation experience (session design and delivery).
• Excellent oral, written & presentation communication skills.
• Exemplary organizational skills.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent Microsoft & internet office skills required (SharePoint, MS Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
• Acts in a manner consistent with our Culture and Values

Preferred Skills:

• PMP Designation Preferred.
• Operational experience preferred.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 68.74/hr.