
Project Control Officer - Senior
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
Location: Toronto, Ontario (Hybrid)
Duration: 6 Months with possible extensionSkills
Experience and Skill Set Requirements
Public Sector Experience - 5%
- Experience working with federal/provincial/broader public-sector healthcare providers
- Knowledge of the provincial immunization system and Public Sector large complex IT Health related projects or equivalent
- Experience with integration of Clinical IT Systems such as Client and Provider Registries
- Knowledge of Public Sector Enterprise Architecture artifacts (or similar), processes and practices, and ability to produce technical documentation that comply with industry standard practices
- Knowledge of adopting and adhering to Public Sector Unified I&IT Project Methodology, Public Sector Enterprise Architecture and Public Sector Gating process, and Public Sector Standard Systems Development Methodologies.
- Project Management Tools & Methodologies
- Proficient in project management software (e.g., MS Project, Planview).
- Solid understanding of project management principles, including scope, risk, cost, quality, and stakeholder roles.
- Skilled in defining project scope and translating business needs into technical solutions.
- Experienced in assisting in the creation and maintaining detailed project plans, schedules, and resource allocations.
- Assists overseeing the full project lifecycle-from design and development to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
- Assists leads cross-functional teams including analysts, designers, developers, and testers.
- Assists coordination with stakeholders, working groups, and forums to ensure alignment and engagement.
- Helps building strong relationships by understanding business needs and fostering collaboration.
- Identifies, prioritizes, and communicates project risks and issues to senior leadership.
- Assists developing and implementing mitigation strategies to keep projects on track.
- Resolves conflicts related to resources, timelines, and deliverables.
- Applies business process re-engineering to improve service delivery.
- Manages change effectively, addressing resistance and promoting adoption.
- Supports training and communication efforts for system implementations.
- Prepares comprehensive project documentation, reports, and presentations.
- Provides regular updates to stakeholders and senior management.
- Maintains dashboards and reporting tools to track progress and performance.
- Experience with Agile project management and development practices (Scrum Master certified preferred); managing the backlog, sprint planning, velocity tracking, Agile testing, retrospects, etc.
- Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices
- Experience with integrated change control process
- Experience with project management software such as MS Project, Planview, Jira, or Microsoft DevOps Azure
- Exceptional analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication, and presentation skills.
- Proven troubleshooting and critical thinking experience.
- Demonstrated ability to apply strong listening skills to facilitate issue resolution.
- Effective consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders with proven track record for building strong working relationships.
- Strong interpersonal, facilitation and negotiation skills with ability to build rapport with stakeholders and drive negotiations to a successful outcome.
- Excellent customer service skills, including tact and diplomacy to ensure client needs are managed effectively.
- A motivated, flexible, detail-oriented and creative team player with perseverance, excellent organization and multi-tasking abilities, and a proven track record for meeting strict deadlines.
- Experience with Agile project management and development practices, managing the backlog, sprint planning, velocity tracking, Agile testing, retrospect, etc.
- Experience with project management software such as MS Project, Planview, Jira, or Microsoft DevOps Azure
- Experience working with federal/provincial/broader public-sector healthcare providers.
- Experienced in assisting in the creation and maintaining detailed project plans, schedules, and resource allocations.
- Provides regular updates to stakeholders and senior management.