Sap Project Manager Job In Halifax

Role: SAP Project Manager

Start: mid April -2024 (TBC)

Duration: 8 months initially, with potential extensions

Location: On-site, Halifax NS (Hybrid working model with a minimum of two (2) days per week on-site.

Project Scope and Timeframes: The selected candidate will be responsible for delivering services as herein defined. The PMO Project Manager is intermediate experienced and ideally would have a minimum of 5 years’ experience delivering complex enterprise scale programs in both the public and private sectors. The PMO Project Manager will work within the Pillar Lead to deliver standardization and industry leading practice approaches for project implementation.

Responsibilities

• Project, the overall responsibilities of the FLS PMO Project Manager are as follows:
• Contributes to definition of the overall project management processes, standards, and rules of engagement for all Pillars and ensuring compliance with same.
• Ensure project activities are executed according to the approved plans.
• Ensure that project scope and timeline are within the approved guidelines.
• Ensure all required management deliverables are produced (e.g., program plan, work plan, management reviews, requests for changes and outstanding issues) and seek approval when necessary.
• Manage project issues and risks and escalate as necessary.
• Ensure deliverables are produced, approved, and accepted in accordance with organizational standards.
• Communicate with and support the Pillars in applying defined project management processes and a project delivery framework.
• Support, guide, coach and assist team members as required.
• Advocates for the project.
  
  

Mandatory Skills And Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience managing complex projects/programs.
• Architecting complex project structures: developing project strategies, establishing governance, program planning, scheduling, and critical path management.
• Project delivery methodologies: experience adapting project delivery methodologies to “rightsized” delivery approach with the scope, scale, and complexity of the project.
• Experience in managing large projects (preferably ERP solutions) in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
  
  

Mandatory Skills and Experience

• PMP certification is an asset.
• Adoption of various cloud-based solutions (e.g., SAAS, PAAS).
• SAP project implementation: experience leading and implementing business solutions utilizing SAP.
• Prior experience in organizational change management, with the Province of Nova Scotia.
• Experience in managing projects/programs with a public sector organization.