Project Manager IV
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Position Highlights
ICBC’s Project Services team has an interesting opportunity for a seasoned Project Manager. As a Senior Project Manager primarily overseeing critical projects, you will work as a key member of our team and be responsible for implementing a variety of both internally/externally sponsored initiatives at ICBC. You will report to the Senior Manager, Project Services and have various project delivery responsibilities which will reflect the current demands of our business/operational customers
You are an accomplished Project Management professional with 10+ years of project management experience. You will have expert knowledge of project delivery having successfully delivered organization transformation projects/program and implementation of complex IT projects. You must have been accountable for managing projects with budgets exceeding $5M with delivery teams comprised of internal and vendor resources. Familiarity with managing offshore or remote teams is an added advantage. You will have navigated complex stakeholder relationships both internal and external and be able to work collaboratively across multiple functions within the organization.
The curiosity to learn and perseverance to overcome is a critical success factor in this role.
As a Project Manager, you are responsible for the delivery of technical & non-technical components required to deliver the envisioned business outcome - to the accepted quality, in timeframe required, within the approved budget.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Advise your Executive/Business Sponsor on delivery approach & strategic project direction
• Ensure alignment across work streams, develops & leads a cohesive project team (ICBC employees, contractors, external vendors)
• Provides day to day management of project activities
• Develops & recommend adjustments to project plan, resources, budget and execution to deliver business outcome
• Planning and managing the multiple work streams within an overall project(s) often involving systems implementation,
• Proactive identification and management of project risks, and timely resolution of project issues and problems
• Coordinating project communications and managing the expectations of internal and/or external stakeholders
• Developing or overseeing the development of project documentation
• Working within and supporting the project governance, standards and practices of ICBC’s Project Management Office
Position Requirements
To make an immediate contribution in this role, you will bring solid knowledge and experience in the following areas:
• Proven ability in establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilized throughout project
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple priorities
• Demonstrated effective management of cross functional project teams larger than 25 people working in a matrix environment, experience in managing offshore teams would be an asset
• Monitoring and applying performance management techniques
• Excellent interpersonal, business partnership, team building and leadership skills
• Strong understanding of technology with the ability to express complex technical concepts effectively to all levels of the organization
• Experience in negotiation and facilitation
• Knowledge of financial and project accounting processes and principles
• Experience with pre-project planning and post-project benefit realization
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of project management best practices, methodology, tools and techniques (direct experience with ICBC project delivery methods is an asset)
• Experience with Agile and Waterfall application delivery methods
Candidates will ideally have an undergraduate degree in a related field along with a number of years of progressive project management experience. A Project Management Professional (PMP) designation is a plus.
Position Information
Please note only those legally entitled to work in Canada at present will be considered for this position.
As announced by the Provincial government, all ICBC employees will be required to show proof of full Covid-19 vaccination.