Project Manager I

Requisition ID: 47242 Organization Vancouver is consistently ranked as one of the world’s most liveable and environmentally sustainable cities. Recognized among BC’s Top Employers and Canada’s Greenest Employers, the City of Vancouver is seeking colleagues who can help advance our core commitments to exceptional public service, sustainability, equity, and an outstanding quality of life for all residents. With a strong commitment to being a City of Reconciliation, we invite you to join our dedicated team and become part of an innovative, inclusive, and engaging workplace. A career with the City of Vancouver and within the broader public service, offers meaningful work where you play a key role in ensuring equitable access to services, upholding ethical governance, and supporting the needs of citizens with integrity and dedication. Main Purpose and Function The position works with City of Vancouver staff from a variety of departments to progress engineering designs, planning and implementation related to the delivery of City Engineering projects in the domain of operational technology (OT), SCADA systems and internet of things (IoT). The Project Manager works collaboratively with primarily the SCADA support team plus, third party utility providers, interdepartmentally within Engineering Services and with other CoV departments such as Technology Services, Parks, Facilities and Supply Chain Management to facilitate the successful planning and implementation of projects. The position participates in all phases of the projects including planning, execution, control and closeout; assembles, coordinate and lead cross-functional project teams to successfully deliver the assigned projects; responsible for a timely delivery of the projects within budget and to a high level of quality; and promotes the development of a continuous improvement culture and facilitates the ongoing improvement of service delivery. Projects and initiatives may entail or result in the re-assignment of responsibilities between staff or organizational units within the City, and in the reduction of or increase to staff complement. Specific Duties and Responsibilities Supports the development, monitoring and management of project work plans (scope, budget, schedule, quality, risk, resources) within approved funding and schedule limitations as identified by senior management in the project charter(s). Prepares, evaluates and maintains reports on project performance including schedule, scope, invoicing, and change control, critical path tracking, issues, risk, and financial management. Makes recommendations as required on items such as scope change or mitigation strategies to Senior Engineers, Associate Director, and Technology Services Implements, ensures compliance and adheres to all departmental Project Management Framework (PMF) standards, guides, processes and templates. Leads or supports the procurement of technical consulting services, including development of scope of work/ terms of reference, evaluating of proposal, contract administration, vendor management and performance monitoring Technical consulting and implementation services, including development of scopes of work/terms of reference, evaluation of proposals, contract administration, vendor management and performance monitoring. Administers contracts and manages technical consultants retained to support planning, design and implementation of the project. Works closely with the client’s team, SCADA team, and Technology Services to finalize requirements and project scope, to warranty a quality system is installed and tested to design specifications, cyber security standards and any regulatory compliance. Coordinates testing, commissioning, acceptance and transition of OT/SCADA systems into operations, working with technical teams, business users, Technology Services and vendors to ensure systems meet approved requirements and operational needs. Works collaboratively with staff to…

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