Why Guelph?
When you join the City of Guelph, you join a team of over 2000 employees who deliver services the community relies on every day. Together, we are bringing to life Guelph’s vision of an inclusive, connected, and prosperous city where we look after each other and our environment. As a single tier municipality, we offer a variety of occupations and career specialities within our organization. Guided by the goals and objectives of the Future Guelph: Strategic Plan and committed to the Corporate Values of integrity, service, inclusion, wellness and learning, the candidate will aid in the achievement of the Community Vision for an inclusive, connected, prosperous city.
What we offer
- We offer competitive wages and comprehensive benefits to meet the needs of our diverse employees. Many of our positions offer:
- Paid vacation days, increasing with years of service
- Paid personal days;
- Hybrid and flexible work arrangements;
- Defined benefit pension plan with OMERS, including 100-per-cent employer matching;
- Extended health and dental benefits, including Health Care Spending Account;
- Employee and Family Assistance Program;
- Parental leave top up program;
- Learning and development opportunities including tuition assistance
- Employee recognition programs.
Position overview
Resumes are being accepted for temporary position of IT Project Manager within the Information Technology department. Reporting to the Manager, Digital and Delivery, the successful candidate will have a technical background in IT and be an integral member of a team that manages projects from initiation to closure, continuously improves business processes and maintains and integrates sustainable IT solutions for the organization across various systems.
Key duties and responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with internal clients, team members and external consultants to develop project charters, create and manage the project schedules, budgets and resources, and generate status reports and presentations.
- Perform business systems analysis, document, continuously improve and implement streamlined business processes to optimize corporate workflow.
- Plan, coordinate, and supervise all activities related to the integration of business systems and corporate applications into organizational information systems.
- Research and analyze data in support of business functions, process improvement and systems requirements.
- Verify the interoperability of off-the-shelf applications with in-house developed systems.
- Provide input into system policies and overall application architecture and design.
- Administer systems with change management, revision maintenance, and security.
- Work in conjunction with other technical staff to isolate, troubleshoot, resolve problems and administer applications.
- Maintain technical familiarity with the infrastructure, data, tools, and applications.
- Manage the successful delivery of projects on time, to budget, and within quality and scope.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications and requirements
- Considerable experience related to the duties listed above, normally acquired through the completion of a post-secondary degree or diploma in Computer Science, business administration or a related discipline and
- Experience in IT project management within a medium to large sized corporate environment.
- Experience with project management software such as Microsoft Project, Basecamp, or other tools.
- Experience leading IT projects from software implementations and upgrades to installation of new infrastructure.
- Experience with portfolio management software such as Clarity, Eclipse or MS Project exchange server.
- Extensive knowledge in one or more Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies: Water Fall model, Spiral model, Iterative and incremental development, agile development and/or Scrum.
- Experience developing project management documentation and templates such as Project Charter, Project Plan, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
- Advanced competency with Windows and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of staff, stakeholders and the general public.
- Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
- Project Management Certification such as PMP, or PRINCEII is an asset.
Hours of work
35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m and 4:30 p.m. This position is eligible for hybrid and flexible work arrangement options (as per current corporate policy).
Pay/Salary
Non-Union Grade 6: $$91,567.41- $114,459.27
How to apply
Qualified applicants are invited to apply using our online application system by Wednesday, November 27, 2024. Please note all applicants must complete the online questionnaire specific to this position at the time they submit their resume and cover letter in order to be considered.
Please visit the job posting listed on our City of Guelph careers page and click on the “Apply for this job” button. Instructions will follow.
The City of Guelph is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where employees feel welcome, valued and engaged. Our employment policies strictly prohibit all forms of discrimination on any of the grounds in relevant laws. All employment practices are solely based on individual merit, qualifications, and organization's needs at the time. In keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, we are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals in our job application procedures. If you need an accommodation in order to participate in the hiring process, you may contact us to make your needs known in advance.
Personal information collected through the recruitment process will be used solely to determine eligibility for employment. We thank all candidates in advance; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.
