Manager, Project and Program Management Services

• Apply and promote project and program management principles of stewardship, team, stakeholders, value, systems thinking, leadership, tailoring, quality, complexity, risk, adaptability, and change
• Lead the delivery of project and program management services within the performance domains of stakeholder, team, development approach & life cycle, planning, project work, delivery, measurement, and uncertainty
• Lead the delivery of program management services within the program management activities of integration, communications, change, financial, information, procurement, quality, resource, risk, schedule, and scope at the site level or at the project and program level
• Coordinate planning and project and program work with Client-Partner representatives
• Support and/or lead business development activities, ensuring that PPM service line-specific activities are considered when responding to Client-Partner requests
• Monitor service line competencies of project and program team members, identify and develop training requirements and implement training to achieve delivery standards
• Ensure dissemination and understanding of PPM service line communications within project and/or program teams
• Provide PPM service line input to service level arrangements
• Evaluate, upon request, job candidates’ PPM technical capabilities
• Develop and maintain effective relationships within DCC, and with industry, the Client-Partners and/or stakeholders
• Ensure quality standards are met, in line with corporate and Client-Partner expectations
• Perform human resources functions (e.g. coach, supervise, mentor, plan and allocate resources, manage performance)

• Integrate other service line and security considerations to ensure successful planning of projects and programs
• Assist business units with needs assessment and resource planning
• Participate in national and regional service line initiatives
• Conduct site, regional and national training
• Other duties as assigned

• Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in project and program management, real property, environmental and construction services
• Best practices and trends in strategic planning, financial management and human resources management
• Client-Partner project and program management policies and procedures
• Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat policies and procedures

• Minimum: university degree in engineering, architecture or related field with eight years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent
• Preferred: project and program management certification

• Apply and promote project and program management principles
• Exercise leadership and influence decision making in a matrix environment
• Demonstrate proven leadership communication and interpersonal skills, including communicating with diverse audiences and in a manner that contributes to the success of the site, project and/or program
• Be innovative and risk-tolerant in the context of knowledge-based decision making and principles-based service delivery
• Demonstrate good judgement, strong business acumen, and human resources management and problem-solving skills

• Provide functional advice and guidance to employees and the Client-Partners
• Lead and manage direct and indirect reports
• Lead project and program teams and collaborate with others

• Typical office environment with routine travel
• Some work may be located on construction sites; incumbent may occasionally be required to wear basic safety equipment

• 100% employer-paid annual sick leave, and health and dental premiums
• $400 wellness allowance to help cover expenses such as a gym membership
• $1,500 for mental health services on top of regular $1,500 paramedical coverage
• Telus Virtual Health Care and $750 Health Care Spending Account for some expenses not covered under provincial plans

• Life, accidental-death, and short-term disability insurance
• Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
• Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for up to 37 weeks
• Flexible workplace options, including $400 allowance every two years, to support working from home

• Public-service pension
• Comprehensive vacation and other paid-leave plans, along with deluxe travel benefit plans

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