It Project Manager Job In Edmonton

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Edmonton, Alberta

Type: Permanent, Onsite

• All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada**
  
  

The Position

Our Edmonton headquartered client is seeking an IT Project Manager to join their team for a 2-year term permanent position. Reporting to the Director of Information Management & Technology, you be involved with a variety of technology-based projects with some running concurrently!

What You'll Do

• Develop project plans, goals, budgets, communication and processes; identify resources needed.
• Analyze all management and technical processes to ensure they’re delivered as expected.
• Meet regularly with project stakeholders and define project goals and objectives.
• Lead budget and resource allocation through all project phases.
• Schedule project timelines and make estimates for the budget and schedule.
• Generate regular reports to update stakeholders and manage projects.
• Establish and train teams on processes and strategies.
• Oversee day-to-day technical operations, including assignments and personnel review.
• Define roles and responsibilities of the team and determine clear deliverables.
• Research and evaluate new hardware and software technology and help make decisions on the cost-benefit analysis of new purchases.
• Update and maintain hardware and software systems as needed.
• Deliver projects and tasks on schedule.
• Translate non-technical business needs into technical solutions with defined processes.
• Guide the project team through option analysis with the ability to document and communicate to the intended audience.
• With strong creative and analytical thinking, analyze and document business processes.
• Write specification documents and communicate software problems and change requests to software vendors and application developers.
• Understand and implement security practices, regulations and policies.
• Select, purchase and implement infrastructure.
• Provide ongoing collaboration with stakeholders.
• Create detailed plans for execution and implementation of new processes.
• Travel as the demand requires, with the possibility of overnight stays.
  
  

Mandatories

Degree in Information Technology, Bachelor of Technology, Business, Management or Computer Engineering plus 4-5 years’ progressive experience managing projects in a technical environment. For experience, some or all of the following technical infrastructure is considered an asset:

• Communication systems
• Nurse call systems
• Phone solutions
• Wireless communications (eg: Spectralink, Vocera)
• MS SQL Server
• Application Development
• Networks
• Servers
• Security

Trained in project management and knowledge of various methodologies to deliver successful projects with PMP certification preferred

A combination of the following certifications is considered an asset:

• ITIL certification
• COBIT certification
• CISSP certification
• Architectural certification
• Business acumen
• Strong leadership qualities and ability to motivate a wide variety of teams associated with the project
• Clear communication skills to guide project teams and coordinate with vendors and management
• Being able to solve problems
• Having analytical, computer and math skills
• Knowledge of new and established software systems and the ability to train others on them
• Organizational and time management skills to keep teams and projects on schedule
  
  

If you are interested in this position and meet the above criteria, please click the 'Apply for Job' button below to send your resume securely and in confidence directly to the recruiter in charge of this position. We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Equal Opportunity

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