Project Manager 2

About Symcor

Symcor enables secure data exchanges and supporting business processes, to help clients succeed in an evolving digital world. Trusted by Canada's largest institutions for over 25 years to support their digital transformations, Symcor aligns industry participants to solve common challenges in the most effective and efficient way. Our goal is for every employee to feel valued and accepted as part of the team and connected to Symcor and our values, fostering a sense of belonging. Symcor is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an accessible recruitment process.  If you need accommodation for the interview process, just let us know! 
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For more information, visit www.symcor.ca

The Opportunity:

The Project Manager 2 is responsible for providing overall management for assigned projects, including IT or non-IT related projects related to software development, infrastructure upgrades, and transformation projects. Ensures delivery of multiple projects at one time and capable of managing project scope, budget, costs, timeline and resources to ensure adherence with approved project plans. Documents, reports and escalates variances to plan and suggests a course of action as required, including working with the team to identify, anticipate and manage project issues and risks, escalating risk/issues that are unresolved to senior management. Provides the required direction and guidance to PCOs assigned to support project activities.

This role is a great opportunity for those seeking advancement in their PM career and someone keen on understanding the business at Symcor!

This is a#hybrid role with no mandatory days in office. We do expect that the candidate is available to come in for purpose-driven planned, and ad-hoc meetings such as in-person team collaborations, team events, workshops, etc. based on team needs.

Grade 16

About The Role

• Manage medium scope and moderately complex projects or strategic initiatives, new products or services, ensuring projects are delivered on time and on budget, and meet scope requirements. Keep track of dependent projects, and coordinate activities, if required.
• Ensure all key stakeholders are kept in the loop via formal and informal communication channels on project related progress.
• Facilitate team meetings to communicate progress, status, issues, assignments and urgency.
• Coordinate complex technical, system and process audits on client and internal engagements.
• Assist with document preparation, which may include Statements of Work, proposals, contracts, estimates, requirements analysis, and technical audits.
• Oversee and ensure project level reporting is conducted in accordance with Symcor standards and timelines, including ensuring PM’s complete and submit weekly Project Status Reports (PSR) to the EPO/Program Manager, participating in project execution, Joint Steering Committee and Executive Steering Committee meetings, and providing program/project updates to clients, and other status updates, as requested, in support of executive reporting.
• Review of resource assignments and forecast, and updated project demand.
• Highlight areas of concerns, major variances to project plan, identify options and propose recommendations to address the same.
• Create Project Status Report and submit to EPO/Program Manager.
• Maintain an up-to-date view of the project resource plan, including highlighting any areas of concerns, and the impact to project deliverables to ensure timelines and budget requirements are met. Monitor and adjust project resource plan and schedule as required.
• Work closely with Front Office Technical Consultant to ensure due diligence activities and outcomes are documented and in line with the project business objectives at the beginning of each project. Provide input regarding the implementation approach and PM effort estimates.
• Assist with requirements gathering and scope definition.

What You Need To Succeed

Education:

• College diploma or undergraduate university degree in a related discipline (Information Technology, Management, Business, etc.)
• PMP or in process of attaining PMP preferred

Experience:

• Must have 3+ years of IT Project Management experience as a lead PM.
• Preferred 3-5 years of IT experience in any of the following areas: Development, Support, Testing, Project Management or Maintenance.

Skills:

• Working knowledge of the PMI’s approach to Project Management and demonstrated successful completion of an introduction to Project Management course.
• Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle.
• Strong Communication Skills at varying levels of the organization, including external facing clients.

What’s In It For You
 

At Symcor, we define our success by what we help others achieve. We were created to support our clients and, through our products, services, and solutions, protect and strengthen their brands. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program that includes a competitive compensation package, flexible benefits and time away options, retirement and savings plans and a commitment to your overall health and well-being through our myWell-being program.
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Opportunities to do challenging work and progressively take on greater accountabilities for growth.
• We foster an inclusive atmosphere of One Symcor with our philosophy of +1 Unique You®, we harness each employee’s uniqueness, different skills, backgrounds, and perspectives to contribute to mutual success. It is the diversity of our people and the inclusive environment that has been and will always be key to Symcor’s success.

Symcor is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an accessible recruitment process. Upon request, we will provide accommodation for candidates.