Job Specifications
Job Description:
On behalf of our public sector client, Affinity is looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead the planning and delivery of complex IT projects, defining scope, schedules, and deliverables while coordinating with stakeholders and project teams. The role focuses on managing risks, tracking progress, communicating status, and ensuring successful project outcomes through effective leadership and collaboration.
Responsibilities:
• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with management and stakeholders.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones, and develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents using appropriate tools.
• Track project milestones and deliverables.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential risks, and devise contingency plans.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the assigned projects.
Qualifications:
Experience:
• 15+ years of total work experience as Project Manager, with a minimum of 5+ years of recent experience in performing the full life cycle of Agile project management responsibilities within information technology environments.
• 5+ years of recent experience in managing the project management activities of web and mobile projects delivered using Agile methodology.
• 5+ years of recent experience in working closely with business analysts, development team (front end and backend developers), testing team, and other business stakeholders.
• 5+ years of recent experience in managing multi-vendor programs, RFP/RFI processes, contract negotiations, and vendor performance management.
• 3+ years of recent experience in managing the migration of in premise web and mobile applications to cloud platforms.
• 3+ years of recent experience delivering SCADA Historian implementations, including data acquisition, historian configuration, reporting, and operational analytics enablement.
• 3+ years of recent experience implementing Smart Metring solutions, including system integration with utility billing, CIS, and data analytics platforms.
Skills and Depth:
• Certification in Agile Coach and/or SAFe Agilist with proven expertise in mentoring delivery teams, leading enterprise Agile transformations, and executing large-scale IT projects.
• Demonstrated recent experience (1 project) in delivering SCADA Historian implementations, including data acquisition, historian configuration, reporting, and operational analytics enablement.
• Demonstrated recent experience (1 project) in implementing Smart Metering solutions, including system integration with utility billing, CIS, and data analytics platforms.
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About Affinity:
Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
For more information on Affinity, please visit www.affinity-group.ca
Job Number: 13006
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