$100-130K
Job Description:

Project Manager for New Business

Work closely with technical leads to ensure the effective support and delivery of technical services and business roll outs.

Requirements:

• University Degree in a technical or information management discipline strongly preferred; other post-secondary education considered with relevant experience
• 3-5 years service/project management experience within IT, and significant experience aligning IT with business objectives
• Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP, security protocols, secure communication options, videoconferencing technology and HTML options for communication
• Proficiency with networking/software/hardware and telecommunications technologies
• Strong communications skills; oral and written
• Demonstrated negotiation and presentation skills
• Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills
• Proven ability to translate complex data into meaningful and useful information based on the needs of a particular stakeholder group or end-user
• Able to coordinate and direct diversely skilled and geographically disperse technical staff
• Advanced working knowledge of personal computer software packages (e.g., Microsoft Office for Windows), as well as demonstrated understanding of operating systems, relational database design and operation, query tools, reporting tools, and decision support tools

Responsibilities:

Administrative/Management
• Monitor, coordinate and co-direct the activities of field service staff
• Ensure facilities (telco lines, laptops, desktops, etc.) are all dispatched in sequence based on the project plan meeting business needs
• Prepare and deliver presentations and participate in meetings with clients, vendors and other stakeholders

Communication, Technology, and Application Infrastructure
• Overall people and process responsibility for the efficient and effective day-to-day management of new projects
• Ensure equipment is serviced and customers are trained
• Ensure continuous quality improvement and capacity management
• Ensure teams are supporting infrastructure security
• Collaborate with other technical managers to anticipate, promote, plan and direct the implementation of infrastructure upgrades

Information Management
• Anticipate, plan, and oversee the technical and operational infrastructure that supports reporting framework that supports stakeholders’ needs
• Responsible for developing and implementing activity reporting standards including;
- Regular field activity reporting
- ITIL/ITSM Incident, Problem, Error Management processes
- Responding to ad hoc inquiries

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