Project Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager in Winnipeg, MB. The Project Manager will be expected to plan, organize and manage some or all aspects of a project such as project initiation, project planning, project execution and project closure. Projects will vary in complexity, duration, approach and technology.

Key Details

• Duration: 6-month contract to start with potential to extend up to 18 months (24 months total)
• Security Clearance: Must be willing to complete and must have a clean Criminal Record Check
• Hours: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM CST (7.25 hours per day)
• Location: Onsite at the clients office in Downtown Winnipeg, MB

Roles and Responsibilities

• Primary ownership of the project deliverables
• Provide day to day direction to the project team
• Manage and control project scope and strategic aspects of the project
• Manage the project, resources, associated work plans, and dependencies
• Manage the overall integration of all project teams' work efforts
• Ensure that project team has properly qualified resources on the project
• Review and approve selected project Deliverables
• Manage and expedite issue resolution
• Monitor budget to actual project expenditures, headcount, Deliverable completion, and milestones
• Communicate with steering committee, project sponsor, and business process owners
• Identify, track, and report project performance metrics
• Identify and help remove barriers to team performance

Mandatory Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing Information Technology projects
• Valid PMP Certification or Prince2 Practitioner certification
• Expertise in project lifecycles, and project planning including resource, cost, and schedule estimation
• Experience working on a project within a large-scale program requiring integration with other projects and adherence to an overall program strategy and execution
• Experience working on large Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation projects
• Experience developing business cases
• Experience planning and managing projects in a Public Sector organization
• Experience managing project utilizing a large system integration vendor
• Experience managing multiple projects concurrently
• Experience managing multiple vendors concurrently
• Excellent interpersonal and listening skills
• Strong facilitation skills
• Strong analysis and problem resolution skills
• Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

• SAP project management experience in one, or all, of the following areas: S4HANA, Ariba, Fieldglass, SuccessFactors
• Strong exposure to SAP Activate Methodology in a Hybrid Agile delivery approach
• Solid understanding of the SAP landscape, modules, and terminology
• Ability to liaise between SAP & System Integrator consultants and Business SME's to ensure requirements are met while ensuring the adoption of best practice is maintained