PRIMARY PURPOSE
Leads the implementation and ensures the successful delivery of designated projects or project portfolios involving significate scope, budgetary management, significant risk, impact and sensitivity. Supports the Director or Manager to oversee the progress across a range of concurrent key projects lead by Project Managers.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Oversees multiple concurrent IME/Major projects led by project managers within the assigned portfolio. Provides support, strategic advice and engineering expertise to the project managers on project planning, resource management, risk mitigation, contractual problems, change management, etc.
Plans, executes and controls IME/Major projects involving significate scope, budgetary management, significant risk, impact and sensitivity, in support of enterprise and divisional strategies and objectives. Leads the strategic planning of the assigned projects, manages and monitors the assigned projects throughout the implementation stage, anticipates and proactively manages change throughout the project life cycle.
Collaborates with internal stakeholders across the TransLink enterprise to ensure the project accountabilities are being accomplished as required, which includes project performance, customer experience and system integration objectives as outlined in the project business cases, in addition to enterprises’ accountabilities and commitments to government as it relates to scope, budget, schedule, benefits realization, risk management and regular reporting.
Manages project integration components including close liaison with the dedicated delivery teams; manages planning, resourcing, design, budgeting, scheduling, risk management, monitoring and execution and ensures compliance with agreed financial and service targets, and adherence to enterprise engineering and project management practices and quality expectations. Actively participates in other various related committees, fostering collaborative information sharing, problem solving and decision-making with project managers and other key stakeholders across the enterprise.
Presents and reports the project progress, risks, expectations, timelines, milestones and key project metrics to the executive team. Provides suggestions and recommendations to the executive team on risk management strategy and project delivery solutions.
Manages cross functional project teams across the enterprise and external stakeholders. Develops and maintains a respectful and productive relationship with all stakeholders. Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of the project.
Supports the negotiation and management of contracts with significant value and risks. Resolves significant and complex contractual issues and works with contractors to develop mutually acceptable solutions.
Provides senior expert advice and recommendations on engineering project management standards, governance and procedures to continuously improve the enterprise project management practices.
Manages a team of project managers, continuously developing project management capability by training, coaching, adopting best practices. Performs all other people management practices including selection, hiring, performance management, etc.
