Job Description
BURNCO is a growing, rock-solid business supplying aggregate construction materials in Canada and the US.
We've been supporting family values and building for the next generation for over a hundred years, and we need you to help make the next hundred years even better. Be a key player in leading our business out of the Flintstones era and into the age of the Jetsons.
Talented. Strategic. Responsive. Nimble. Flexible. Dynamic. Data & Technology Driven.
BURNCO Rock Products Ltd has a fantastic opportunity for an IT Project Delivery Manager based out of our corporate headquarters in Calgary, Alberta. You will report to our Director IT, Project Delivery and work closely with our internal key stakeholders in IT, Health and Safety, HR, Finance, as well as our lines of business (Concrete, Asphalt, Aggregate).
An IT Project Delivery Manager is responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of IT projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and meet the required quality standards. The IT Project Delivery Manager plays a crucial role in ensuring IT projects are delivered successfully, acting as the bridge between the organization, IT teams, and external vendors or service providers. Strong project management, communication, and leadership skills are essential for this role.
What You Will Be Doing
How we see your role breaking down:
Project Management and Delivery – 60%
Working with IT and business to ensure projects align with the organization's technology and business goals
Responsible for leading and delivering multiple parallel IT Operational projects in a disciplined manner on time, on budget, within scope and quality specifications
Develop well-defined project plans with Organization Change Management (OCM) strategy and stakeholder engagement details.
Lead the creation of step-by-step deployment procedures with backout and roll-back sequences and timings, test plans and procedures
Work hand in hand with contractors and suppliers to complete the required design, installation, commissioning of equipment and systems until complete handover to IT operations and the business
Manage expectations of sponsor, steering committee and project team for agreed upon project performance by obtaining, providing and interpreting project metrics
Work cross-functionally to solve problems and implement changes
Provide expertise and consulting to junior project managers in the practice of project management and in the softer skills of team dynamics, team building and group motivation
Successfully hand over the project outcomes to operations & support teams, leading to successful projects closure
Manage interdependencies with other projects and operational activities.
Project Administration – 25%
Use project management software to maintain schedules and assign tasks
Maintain regular project progress reporting on all phases of the project, as well as manage budget, timeline, issues, and risks with contingency plans to mitigate risks and issues.
Assign work and provide direction regarding timeliness and completion of objectives to project team
Continuously improve project management toolkits and methodologies used within BURNCO
Ensure project transparency with timely and effective project communications
Report progress to department and steering committee
Collaboration, Operations and Budget – 15%
Prepare and recommend project budgets and schedule for approval
Monitor and balance assigned resources, budget, and schedule as necessary
Negotiate changes in scope, resourcing, budget, or schedule with sponsor and steering committee and/or management
Work with IT procurement to manage all invoices associated with assigned projects
Maintain excellent relationships with vendors and ensure BURNCO is receiving top quality service
Represent project stakeholders within the IT change management process
Gather lessons learned from stakeholders on project results and delivery experience; analyze feedback and incorporate same into on-going and future projects.
Working Conditions
The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular work week from Monday to Friday and on-call availability during implementation and burn-in/warranty periods, dependent upon project scope. As some travel will be required to site locations a valid Drivers License is required, as well as an up to date Passport for occasional travel across the Canada/United States border.
What We Would Like From You
Disciplined approach in project management, requirements elicitation, risk and issue management, estimation, and forecasting.
Analytical problem-solving ability for dealing with escalated issues arising from projects
Strong leadership, negotiation, facilitation, and interpersonal skills
Effective multitasking, organizational, time-management and prioritizing competency
Effective in mentoring, coaching, and transferring expertise to others
Expert ability to impact and influence project outcomes
Exceptional interpersonal skills with an emphasis on relationship management
Highly effective verbal and written communications to executive and leadership
Experience/Technical Skills/Knowledge
10+ years of experience as an IT Project Manager leading Capital Projects over $1M
Previous experience within the construction materials industry, with a focus on infrastructure, network, cyber security and applications upgrade desired
Education/Certification/Designation
Bachelors or Masters degree in relevant field (computer science, engineering, business)
Project Management Professional certification or equivalent (Prince-2) required
Previous experience managing projects within a construction materials industry is an asset.
ITIL v4 Foundation, and security certifications are desired
*Any diplomas, certifications, etc, in an IT field would be considered as an asset
PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES …… They rock!!
GREAT BENEFITS ...... Count on it!!
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