Maderra Personnel is currently seeking qualified individuals for the position of Information Systems Project Manager in St. John's, NL.

Located in St. John's, Newfoundland, Maderra Engineering Inc. provides project management, project services, engineering, technical and personnel services to the Energy, Resource, and Commercial sectors. We are a progressive, people-powered, and energetic company, and our vision is that each member of the Maderra Team is empowered to control the success of the company.

Responsibilities:

• The Project Manager will be required to manage all knowledge areas in the project life cycle.
• Lead project delivery for a portfolio of IT projects which may vary in size and complexity
• Define project goals and objective and ensure they are aligned with corporate goals and objectives
• Define and manage project scope
• Manage all project change requests through change order process
• Plan, schedule and manage project timelines
• Assist in the development and validation of project estimates and budgets and effectively manage those budgets
• Provide financial reports and summaries as required
• Establish work plan and define resource requirements and arrangement for assignment or recruitment of project resources
• Define, manage and mitigate risk throughout the project
• Establish project communication plan and clearly communicate project expectations to team members, management teams and stakeholders, ensuring that project information is disseminated to the appropriate stakeholders at the appropriate time
• Determine frequency and content of project status reports
• Ensure proper quality management processes are followed
• Manage internal and external stakeholders expectations
• Define and disseminate project success criteria
• Develop and/or lead the Request for Information (RFI) or Request for Proposal (RFP) process and any contracts associated with assigned projects
• Develop and build business relationships vital to project success
• Responsible for vendor management, contract negotiations and vendor performance
• Coach, mentor and motivate project team members and contractors throughout project life
• Manage any conflict within the project team and between the team and the business/external parties as necessary
• Ensure projects are effectively transitioned to operations
• Conduct project lesson learned and develop summary and recommendation reports
• Adhere to all corporate policies and procedures

Requirements:

• Minimum education level of a University Degree or equivalent College diploma with combined work experience
• Minimum of ten (10 ) years direct work experience in project management, including all aspects of project life cycle
• Strong leadership and team building skills
• Strong decision making and conflict management skills
• Ability to coach, motivate, build trust, negotiate and communicate
• Demonstrate political, cultural and safety awareness
• PMP certification is an asset
• Experience managing projects in the Utilities industry is an asset