(Government of Ontario) - Ontario Publis Services need Project Manager/ Leader (Contract)

We are seeking a Project Manager/Leader to manage multiple projects for the Ontario Public Services. The ideal candidate will have previous OPS experience and strong technical skills in I&IT.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Technical Project Lead/Manager
• Ability to work directly with technical resources (developers, solution designers, DBAs, ITS etc)
• Demonstrated Project Management experience managing large, complex IT-related projects
• Demonstrated Project Management experience managing outsourced IT projects
• Technical skills in I&IT to understand the complexities and nuances associated with systems development lifecycle
• Ability to validate estimations provided by technical resources
• Leadership skills – ability to lead and motivate teams to deliver
• Strong understanding of both traditional System Development Life Cycle as well as Agile development methodologies
• Coaching skills to promote staff development and growth through assignment opportunities
• Identifying technical resource skills/expertise with solution opportunity requirements
• Experience developing and designing object-orientated applications using Java Enterprise Edition
• Experience in developing RUP logical design artifacts
• Web design and development experience, including HTML, AJAX, CSS
• Experience with JEE application Servers (Ex. IBM WebSphere Application Server)

Benefits

• Contract employment