Project Manager- Lakeshore West (Supporting the GO Expansion Program)
Accenture
This is a Contract position in Toronto, ON posted January 21, 2025.
- (Internal Title- Project Management IV)
- Reporting to the Corridor Lead, the Project Manager will support with developing & providing leadership to the team on one of the specified Rail Corridors on the GO Expansion Program, to ensure the best outcomes for the coordinated tea
- The Project Manager (PM) will work closely with the Corridor Lead on GO Expansion to ensure the best outcomes for the coordinated team. This position is part of the Metrolinx Program Team (PT), which is formed with MCS and Metrolinx teams to for GO Expansion
- The PM will take ownership on projects or scope under their control, as designated by the Corridor Lead. They will utilise their previous experience to drive a culture of best practice for health, safety, wellbeing, and quality across the programme. They will be required to proactively engage with the project delivery teams (PDT’s) to understand any positives and negatives, and work with the teams to develop resolutions that are best for programme
- supports the Corridor Lead in leading a major multi-disciplinary team of engineering manager, project managers and deputy project managers, including other specialists as the rise occurs
- Safety leader across all project delivery works
- Proactive approach to engaging with the various Project Delivery Teams
- Must understand key performance indicator monitoring and engagement, directly linked to monthly measurement criteria established
- Must understand resource management, interface and constraints management
- Able to manage activities with significant uncertainty of solution or outcome
- Must be capable of supporting the Project Controls Centre and team to maintain up to date metrics on performance across the entire programme
- Recommends and initiates change to project delivery plans, identify areas of improvement to put forward to relevant area in business and operating processes
- Interacts with clients and other stakeholders to ensure that objectives are being met
- Manages external relationships important for project delivery (e.g., statutory authorities)
- Builds and maintains networks with peer project teams and other disciplines
- Supports the development and delivery of implementation plans, establishing commercially beneficial delivery models and leading on innovation & best practice
- Supports leadership and direction in the Construction & Project Delivery team, delivers timely feedback to ensure a cohesive operational unit and the optimum use of team skills
- Lead by example with the purpose to inspire the team within the program team
- Monitors work assignments for adherence to timelines and compliance with policies and processes
- Develops and implements action plans to address performance gaps
- Leads high performing, multidisciplined teams
- The ability to lead, engage, motivate, and coach others. To act as a role model and inspire and empower others. Competent to mentor and coach at levels within the MCS team
- Support negotiations with third parties
- Good problem-solving skills
- Articulate a delivery vision and common culture
- Create the environment for successful implementation of processes
- Creating and delivering persuasive and engaging presentations to wide range of audiences in our industry
- Leads and strategizes collaboration model internally and externally
- Manages client relationships effectively
- Respectfully listens to others and considers all views presented
- Teamwork – balances team and individual responsibilities; gives and welcomes feedback
- Puts team success above own interests
- Manage and implement the assigned projects from inception through to completion
- Develop new project or program plans and expectations in consultation with and delegating deliverables to stakeholders, including clients
- Determine and manage the human and material resources required to complete assigned projects successfully
- Formulate a resource allocation strategy and utilize this to distribute work and budgets
- Exercise authority in managing the work and control the delivery of the projects per project plans
- Review and ensure adherence to the overall scope, schedule, and budget
- Identify risks and entrench mitigation strategies and contingency plans
- Monitor and report on performance against project requirements, schedule, milestones, budgets, quality measures, and KPIs, and address issues with corrective actions as appropriate to ensure excellence and adherence to specified deadlines
- Evaluate the project's effectiveness by consulting with clients and other stakeholders
- Establish and deliver progress reports, proposals, and presentations to various audiences, including the project team, client executives, key stakeholders, and Operations
- Lead scope change negotiations
- Oversee ongoing quality control, participate in quality issue resolution, and manage internal quality control checks for the project
- Define success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project and program life cycle
- Working Conditions
- Office-based
