Airswift is seeking a Business Project Manager to work with one of our clients in the oil and gas industry in North York or Markham, ON on a 12-month contract.
This search is for a proven business project manager (i.e not for an IT or System/Software professional) that will be working within the Asset Management Governance team and who will be managing multiple business projects and initiatives in areas pertaining to Capital/Investment Management, Risk Management, Regulatory, and Asset Management Programs. The candidate will also be working on process improvement initiatives.
•With a strong focus on consultation and results, manage and deliver projects using formal project management methods and approaches that best suit the situation.
•Responsible for all project management aspects from initiation to completion, ensuring change adoption. Projects are typically cross-functional and often require forming and leading cross-departmental teams
•Provide status reports and make presentations on critical projects for all levels of management
•Provide direction and insights on different approaches to deliver initiatives through participation in a team environment and by employing change management practices
•Devise and manage project plans that identify key deliverables, activities, and resources required to reach desired outcomes
•Review and update documentation after multiple stakeholder reviews, being able to carefully track changes, identify needed edits, and pass through several approval steps.
• Focus on longer-term or multi-year plans and determining the steps and progress needed annually to reach long-term goals
•Take an active role in the development and implementation of project deliverables
•Improve upon existing processes by identifying gaps and orchestrating efficiencies, ensuring that process users understand, adopt, and sustain the process changes
MUST HAVE Qualifications:
• Undergraduate degree in business administration, engineering or a related technical discipline or equivalent experience
• Professional designation in engineering, accounting and/or project management considered an asset (P. Eng, CGA, CMA or PMP)
• 7-10 years of related business and project management experience
• Strong focus on execution
• Demonstrated experience in project management and or process improvements, including leading project teams with more than 10 dedicated project team members
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including building consensus, negotiation and facilitation
• Ability to establish good client and project /executive sponsor relationships
• Excellent communication, problem resolution, presentation, and analytical skills
• Ability to deal with changing priorities and ambiguous or complex assignments
• Change Management experience: proficient in ADKAR methodology
• Strong business acumen
NICE TO HAVE Qualifications:
• Experience in the field of Asset Management
• Experience in the Energy sector or Utility company
• Proven track record of leading the preparation of detailed business cases
• Experience with CopplerLeaf asset management system application or equivalent investment decision analytic systems
• Experience with sprints, scrums, and other evolving project management techniques scaled to business projects
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Travel (by car) is very occasionally required to meet with employees in different Ontario office locations within 200 miles from Toronto to conduct workshops or large project meetings.
