The OpportunityThe USGP Project Management Office (PMO) Project Manager is responsible for coordinating with cross-functional project stakeholders and support teams to provide process standardization, facilitate project governance tracking, and manage continual improvement initiatives to support the USGP Organization.
What you'll do- Develop and maintain formal processes and procedures for project execution, including, but not limited to: Playbooks, Project Templates, Project Delivery Plans, Roadmaps, and Contract Documents
- Support assurance activities to ensure conformance with TC Project Delivery Standard (PDS)
- Identify and implement technical and process driven Continual Improvement (CI) initiatives
- Develop CI initiative charters, execution plans, and detailed schedules to support initiative prioritization
- Resource load and lead cross-functional teams to deliver on CI goals and objectives
- Monitor risk and develop risk mitigation strategies throughout CI development and implementation
- Generate and distribute senior management reporting summarizing project portfolio KPI's, CI initiative status, and program conformance with corporate standards
- Collaborate with Corporate Services, Technical Centre, and Project Stakeholders to ensure process conformance with corporate standards
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with project personnel and support teams
- Partner with Project Management Teams to develop Stage Gates presentations and documentation necessary for gate readiness reviews
- Collaborate with Project Quality team to identify and share lessons learned
- Provide USGP representation for various process improvement initiatives across the organization.
Minimum Qualifications- Degree/technical degree required; Business Management, Engineering, Quality, or Project Management
- Minimum 4 or more years of related experience
- Knowledge and experience with project and portfolio management processes, policies, and principles
- Working knowledge of version control and change management processes
- Experience interacting with and presenting to Leadership.
Preferred Qualifications- PMP or CAPM or Six Sigma Certification
- Quantitative and analytical skills
- Ability to communicate (both written and verbal) with all levels of the organization effectively in a clear and concise manner
- Demonstrated ability to manage varied tasks, adapt to changing tasks and identify appropriate prioritization for timely execution
- Familiarity with SAP Project System/PPM
- Proficiency with various Microsoft Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and MS Project)
To remain competitive, support our high-performance culture and allow for more flexibility in the way we work, we offer a hybrid work model and flexible dress code for our eligible office-based workforce in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.
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