Track Project Manager (Supporting the GO Expansion Program)
Accenture
Track Project Manager (Supporting the GO Expansion Program)
Job Description
- (Internal Title: Project Management III)
- The Project Manager will be responsible for managing specific projects within their designated corridor(s)
- They will work closely with the Corridor Design Lead/Manager and other team members to ensure the successful execution of the projects
- Responsibilities include developing project plans, coordinating design activities, monitoring project progress, managing project risks and issues, and ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery of the design scope
- Serve as the main point of contact for project-related communication and coordination with internal and external stakeholders
- Deliver project technical strategies while providing administrative and discipline specific support and oversight to the OnCorr project Technical Management Office activities to ensure coordination of efforts and successful completion
- Execute objectives and controls activities during the development and implementation phases of the OnCorr project in conjunction with Managers and project teams
- Manage and contribute technical recommendations to the pre-construction process by reviewing all plans, and associated documents to ensure optimal coordination of projects throughout the RER network; develops recommendations for proposed projects consistent with strategic plan and business objectives
- Implement standards and manage critical paths/milestones, by monitoring mechanisms for projects; regularly reports to Director on project status
- Manages conflicts effectively to ensure resolution is reached with minimum disruption to workflow; tracks issues and manages the investigation of potentially serious situations that could impede the overall quality and management of projects and implements corrective measures; makes contingency recommendations to minimize negative cost impacts to minimize negative cost impacts
- Execute and manage the assigned project or project elements from inception through to completion
- Establish new project plans in consultation with stakeholders, including clients
- Assign the human and material resources required to complete the project successfully
- Formulate a resource allocation strategy and utilize this to distribute work and budgets
- Authorize work management and project delivery control per the project plan
- Monitor project staff performance to ensure excellence and adherence to specified deadlines
- Review and ensure adherence to the overall scope, schedule, and budget
- Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies and contingency plans
- Supervise, track, and report on performance against project requirements, schedule, milestones, budgets, quality measures, and KPIs, and address issues with corrective actions as appropriate
- Evaluate project effectiveness by consulting with clients and project staff
Working Conditions
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Office-based
Qualifications
- Experience:
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in Project Management
- Knowledge of railway corridor infrastructure and related construction projects
- Education:
- Completion of a degree in applied science, engineering, or a related discipline – or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent
- Licenses OR Certifications:
- Holding a recognized Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Valid Professional Engineering (P.Eng.) license recognized by the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) or equivalent qualification is preferred
- Skills and Competencies:
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office
- Proficient in Project Management software
- Thorough understanding of prevailing Project Management methods
- Expert knowledge of tools and metrics needed to evaluate project performance
- Strong ability to identify and minimize risks in advance
- Capability to detect, capitalize, and be sensitive to others' strengths
- Strong supervision, delegation, and capacity development abilities
- Detailed experience in effectively leading mid-sized multi-disciplinary project teams
- Competent to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension
- Ability to arrange priorities and escalate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership
- Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities
- Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal)
- Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment
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