Project Manager

This competition is open to all applicants; however, internal candidates and applicants who were former employees of the University of Alberta in the past 18 months will be given priority consideration before external candidates. Please indicate your internal status using the "Advertisement" drop down menu when applying.

This position has an expected end date of two years from the date of hire and offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed at: Faculty & Staff Benefits .

Reporting to the Director, Information Systems & Business Development (Office of the Registrar), the Project Manager is responsible for proposal, initiation, planning, execution, control, and monitoring, and closing complex technology and business systems projects.

The Project Manager will work with business units, technical project teams, contractors, and with stakeholders such as faculties, departments, and students to complete projects for the Office of the Registrar. The successful candidate can look forward to an energetic, professional team environment where there is a commitment to personal and professional growth.

This position is ideal for a flexible, collaborative and creative Project Manager. You are a big picture thinker with the ability to hear information about someone else’s vision and align the necessary elements required to bring that vision into real-world deliverables. Using your industry experience you will bring with you an innovative mindset, new and fresh methodology, and a confident and decisive attitude that will aid you in the completion of projects brought forward by the Office of the Registrar. You will leverage your skills and those of your team members to achieve milestones and deliver tangible results in a timely fashion.

Duties

• Develops and defines the scope of work, budget, schedule, and methodology for carrying out the project and revises the plan throughout the project life cycle to meet changing needs and priorities comment
• Works in conjunction with or oversees requirements definition by a vendor or in-house Business Analyst
• Creates and manages the Project Management Plan which highlights staffing, budget, quality, communications, risk, and procurement, as appropriate
• Owns and executes project communications including kick-off, regular project status updates, meetings and changes to project scope, timelines, risks, etc.
• Provides regular and accurate reports as well as project status updates, progress, risks, and issues to stakeholders and project steering committee
• Identifies and manages project dependencies, deliverables, and critical path
• Identifies, tracks, and implements strategies to manage risks and issues, maintains accurate risk-tracking documents, and escalates issues when necessary to minimize impact
• Monitors project and team performance against plans and take effective corrective and preventive actions as required
• Facilitates open and honest communication among participants, stakeholders, and steering committee
• Initiates and prepares transition plans to migrate project deliverables, incorporating user training and prototype standards testing according to operational/business requirements
• Conducts post-implementation follow-up to ensure all tasks and close-out steps are completed successfully on the project
• Forges the necessary relationships with Faculties and departments to accomplish work and be effective
• Sets and continually manages project expectations with team members and stakeholders

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have an undergraduate degree in Computing Science, Business Management, or Information Systems Management; equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered; minimum completion of post-secondary education
• Designation as a Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred
• Five to seven years of experience in IT and/or software development and implementation project management, project reporting and administration
• Knowledge of software life cycle management and project management IT tools
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft or other Enterprise Resource Planning software
• Experience reporting to an executive committee and managing communications and expectations of sponsors at the Director level, VP level or above
• Information technology and systems analyst knowledge and experience is an asset
• Strong communication, listening and interpersonal skills

COVID-19 Vaccination: Proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 in compliance with the University’s COVID-19 Vaccination Directive. Fully Vaccinated means a status an individual achieves 14 days after having received the recommended number of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada or the World Health Organization, and requires the individual to maintain the recommended number and type of vaccine doses as updated and required by Health Canada thereafter.

Note: Online applications are accepted until midnight Mountain Standard Time of the closing date.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.