Project Manager

Project ManagerApex Systems is a global IT services provider, and our staffing practice has an opening for a Project Manager with 5+ years’ experience with a focus in data and analytics, migration exposure, digital transformation and/or ERP experience, a history with stakeholder manager and project financials, to place at our client an Enterprise Fleet Management company.Client: Enterprise Fleet Management CompanyTerms: Full timeLocation: 3 days hybrid, Mississauga, ONApplication Process: It is best to apply via the medium on which you are seeing this posting. If you encounter technical difficulties submitting your resume, please send a Word version of your resume to Cole Edwards at cedwards@apexsystems.com . Please reference Project ManagerResponsibilities:Project managerApex Systems is a global IT services provider, and our staffing practice has an opening for a Project Manager with 5+ years’ experience with a focus in data and analytics, migration exposure, digital transformation and/or ERP experience, a history with stakeholder manager and project financials, to place at our client an Enterprise Fleet Management company.Client: Enterprise Fleet Management CompanyTerms: Full timeLocation: 3 days hybrid, Mississauga, ONApplication Process: It is best to apply via the medium on which you are seeing this posting. If you encounter technical difficulties submitting your resume, please send a Word version of your resume to Cole Edwards at cedwards@apexsystems.com . Please reference Project ManagerResponsibilities:Project Management - Plans and manages the daily activities of the project team. Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables. Create and maintain the necessary project artefacts in accordance with the project delivery framework. Develop strategic project plans, managing high risk projects ensuring alignment to business objective. Create detailed project schedule and implementation plan. Ability to manage projects in multiple delivery frameworks such as waterfall and agile. Works with other project managers, vendors and internal team to create project estimation using the standard costing tool (AFE) used at Element.Stakeholder and Relationship Management - Define project governance and communication cadence. Establish project roles and responsibilities along with stakeholder engagement plan. Onboard project resources, manage resource allocation, provide direction and support to the project team. Exercise significant autonomy in decision-making, often influencing organizational strategy and project direction.Financial & Health Reporting - Develop, manage, and report on project budget. Monitor and report on the progress of projects to all impacted stakeholders. Present and review project health status, progress, risk, issues, and decision log.Risk & Compliance - Adhere to project change control process by managing project changes and suitable mitigation measures. Develops and ensures compliance with project management policies including weekly reporting and alignment with stakeholders on project performance metricsTeam - Actively participate in the ongoing development of project management fundamentals through contributing to the Project Management Centre of Excellence (PMCoE) by sharing best practices, tools, providing mentorship and support.Key Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science or related fieldProfessional certification such as Project Management Profession (PMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) would be an asset5+ years of relevant project management experience in the IT sector often including leadership rolesExperience with ERP implementation or Digital transformation or Data and Analytics OR MigrationsExperience of managing projects/program size of over $5MExperience of managing end-to-end delivery from inception to closure and supporting business with client rollout, managing change and go-to-market strategyExpert knowledge in the discipline of project management including related best practices, development lifecycles and supporting toolsDemonstrated experience managing projects leveraging frameworks from Waterfall to AgileProven experience with people resource management and vendor managementProficient in project management software and Microsoft ExcelAbility to develop and execute a work plan to ensure all required activities are performed