Scope
:

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  The Project Manager / Project Leader provides integrated
  project management leadership for assigned enhancements of the Office of the
  Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT) Modernization program, including
  functionality intentionally sequenced beyond the Minimum Viable Product (MVP).
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  The role is responsible for planning, coordinating, and
  overseeing delivery activities across defined workstreams and blended teams of
  internal and vendor resources. This includes managing schedules, dependencies,
  risks, and issues, as well as coordinating and optimizing the use of assigned
  resources to ensure successful execution in alignment with approved scope,
  timelines, and governance.
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  Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills are
  critical to success. The Project Manager / Project Leader works effectively
  with business leaders, delivery teams, and external partners, conveying complex
  delivery issues clearly and confidently, facilitating decision making, and
  maintaining alignment across diverse stakeholders.
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  The role requires a proactive and adaptive leadership
  approach, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, manage delivery in evolving
  or uncertain conditions, and identify and mitigate risks before they impact
  outcomes. Accountability is limited to delivery execution within the assigned
  scope and does not include ownership of funding approvals, procurement
  authority, or responsibilities associated with initial solution delivery.

Assignment Deliverables

The Project Manager / Project Leader will be accountable for
delivering the following outputs in support of assigned enhancements of the
OPGT Modernization program:

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  Integrated Delivery Planning:

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  Develop and maintain a detailed, integrated delivery plan
  for assigned workstreams, including tasks, milestones, dependencies, and
  resource considerations.
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  Ensure plans remain responsive to iterative or agile
  delivery approaches while supporting day to day tracking of activities and
  progress.

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  Execution and Coordination:

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  Coordinate delivery across internal teams and external
  vendors, including tracking activities and milestones associated with vendor
  deliverables.
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  Support execution of system integration, testing,
  deployment, and stabilization activities to ensure delivery continuity and
  readiness.

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  Status Reporting and Governance Support:

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  Prepare regular (e.g., weekly, bi weekly, and ad hoc)
  delivery status reports covering progress, risks, issues, and dependencies.
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  Present delivery status, risks, and recommendations to
  stakeholders and governance forums as required.

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  Risk and Issue Management:

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  Proactively identify, assess, and manage delivery risks and
  issues across assigned workstreams.
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  Escalate high impact risks and issues with recommended
  mitigation strategies in a timely and structured manner.

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  Transition and Knowledge Transfer Support:

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  Support transition planning and handover activities to
  operational teams to enable sustainable post implementation support and
  continuity.

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

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  8+
  years of experience managing complex digital or I&IT delivery
  initiatives, preferably within large or highly governed enterprise
  environments.
• 
  Proven
  experience delivering projects using agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery
  methodologies.
• 
  Demonstrated
  experience coordinating delivery across blended teams of internal staff
  and external vendors.
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  Proven
  ability to manage delivery risks, dependencies, and issues across multiple
  workstreams.
• 
  Experience
  with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (CE) and/or Finance &
  Operations (F&O) environments and Azure DevOps–supported delivery is
  considered an asset.
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  Strong
  organizational, analytical, and problem‑solving skills, with the ability
  to communicate clearly, lead delivery discussions, and maintain momentum
  in complex environments.

Skill Set Requirements:

Mandatory Requirements
:

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  8+ years of experience managing complex digital or I&IT
  delivery initiatives, preferably within large or highly governed enterprise
  environments.
• 
  Proven experience delivering projects using agile,
  waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• 
  Demonstrated experience coordinating delivery across blended
  teams of internal staff and external vendors.
• 
  Proven ability to manage delivery risks, dependencies, and
  issues across multiple workstreams.
• 
  Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement
  (CE) and/or Finance & Operations (F&O) environments and Azure
  DevOps–supported delivery is considered an asset.
• 
  Strong organizational, analytical, and problem‑solving
  skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, lead delivery discussions, and
  maintain momentum in complex environments.

Desired Skills and Experience
:

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong project delivery
leadership within complex IT environments:

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  Project Management Expertise:

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  Strong knowledge of project management best practices,
  tools, and delivery frameworks, including agile, waterfall, and hybrid
  approaches.
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  Proven ability to manage complex delivery plans with
  multiple dependencies across diverse, cross functional teams that do not report
  to a single authority.

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  Enterprise IT Delivery Experience:

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  Experience managing the delivery of large scale digital or
  I&IT initiatives, including system integration, testing, and user
  acceptance activities.
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  Familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement
  (CE) and/or Finance & Operations (F&O)–based solution environments is
  considered an asset.

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  Risk, Issue, and Dependency Management:

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  Proven ability to proactively identify delivery risks and
  issues, assess impact, and recommend effective mitigation strategies.
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  Strong capability to manage dependencies across parallel
  initiatives and coordinate resolution across multiple teams.

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  Communication and Stakeholder Management:

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  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the
  ability to engage effectively with both technical and non technical
  stakeholders.
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  Ability to present concise, decision oriented information
  and recommendations to senior leadership and governance forums.

Integrated Delivery Planning & Execution Management:

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  Demonstrated experience providing integrated delivery
  planning and execution leadership for complex digital or I&IT initiatives,
  including:
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  Developing and maintaining detailed, integrated delivery
  plans spanning multiple workstreams, including:
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  tasks and milestones

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  dependencies and sequencing
• 
  resource considerations

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  Experience coordinating and managing execution activities
  across blended delivery teams of:

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  internal staff
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  external vendors or partners

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  Ability to manage delivery across iterative, agile,
  waterfall, or hybrid approaches, ensuring plans remain responsive while
  enabling day to day tracking and progress reporting.
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  Experience supporting execution of system integration,
  testing, deployment, and stabilization activities, ensuring delivery continuity
  and readiness.
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  Demonstrated ability to track delivery progress and
  milestones, identify schedule or execution impacts, and take corrective action
  to keep delivery on track.
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  Experience coordinating delivery activities within defined
  scope, timelines, and governance structures, without direct ownership of
  funding approvals or procurement authority.

Risk, Issue & Dependency Management:

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  Demonstrated experience proactively identifying, managing,
  and mitigating delivery risks, issues, and dependencies within complex digital
  or I&IT initiatives, including:
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  Identifying and assessing delivery risks and issues across
  assigned workstreams, considering impacts to scope, schedule, resources,
  quality, and delivery outcomes.
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  Developing and implementing practical mitigation strategies
  for identified risks and issues, in collaboration with delivery teams and
  stakeholders.
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  Managing dependencies across parallel workstreams, teams, or
  vendor deliverables, including:

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  tracking dependency risks
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  coordinating resolution activities
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  adjusting plans as dependencies evolve

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  Demonstrated ability to escalate high impact risks and
  issues appropriately, including:

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  articulating impacts clearly
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  recommending mitigation options
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  supporting structured decision making through governance
  channels

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  Experience maintaining risk and issue registers or logs,
  ensuring risks and issues are monitored, updated, and actively managed
  throughout the delivery lifecycle.
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  Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous or evolving
  delivery conditions, identifying emerging risks early and taking action before
  impacts materialize.

Stakeholder Engagement, Communication & Governance
Support:

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  Demonstrated experience supporting effective stakeholder
  engagement, communication, and governance processes within complex digital or
  I&IT initiatives, including:
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  Experience engaging with business stakeholders, delivery
  teams, and external vendors, ensuring alignment on delivery progress,
  priorities, risks, and next steps.
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  Preparing and delivering clear, structured status
  communications, such as:

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  delivery status reports
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  risk and issue summaries
• 
  dependency and impact assessments

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  Experience presenting delivery status, risks, issues, and
  recommendations to stakeholders and governance forums in a concise, decision
  oriented manner.
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  Ability to facilitate discussions and working sessions to
  support:

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  issue resolution
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  decision making
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  alignment across teams with differing priorities

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  Experience working within formal governance structures,
  including:

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  supporting review and approval checkpoints
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  escalating issues and decisions through defined channels
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  adapting delivery plans based on governance feedback

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  Demonstrated ability to communicate complex delivery
  information clearly to both technical and non technical audiences.

Enterprise IT Delivery Environment & Methodology
Experience:

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  Demonstrated experience delivering projects within complex
  enterprise IT environments, using appropriate delivery methods and practices,
  including:
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  Experience managing or supporting delivery using agile,
  waterfall, and hybrid methodologies, with the ability to adapt approach based
  on delivery context and constraints.
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  Experience working within large, highly governed enterprise
  or public sector environments, including compliance with established delivery
  policies, standards, and approval processes.
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  Familiarity with enterprise digital or I&IT delivery
  lifecycles, including:

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  system integration activities
• 
  testing and user acceptance phases
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  deployment and post implementation stabilization

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  Experience coordinating delivery in environments with
  multiple stakeholders, vendors, and parallel initiatives, where formal
  governance, sequencing, and dependency management are required.
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  Awareness of toolsets commonly used in enterprise delivery
  environments (e.g., scheduling, issue tracking, or DevOps tools such as Azure
  DevOps) to support planning, tracking, and reporting activities.
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  Experience supporting delivery in post go live or
  enhancement driven contexts, rather than initial solution build only
  initiatives.