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Software Project Manager
Location North York
Start Date 11/24/2017
Type Permanent
Created 11/24/2017
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Software Project Manager

Our client, a computer solutions service provider in Defence & Aerospace industries is currently seeking a full-time Project Manager for Computer Software for science applications. 

Location: North York, ON 

Full time, perm position 

Responsibilities:

Projects – Deliver projects as per their contractual requirements, within budget and on schedule.

·         Review and accept proposed contracts and contract amendments

·         Create and maintain a project management baseline for each new project.  Retain and control each project’s reserve.  Track and report cost/schedule status.  Track and control technical and program issues.

·         Create, train and maintain effective and efficient project teams

·         Ensure each project is delivered to its customer as per the contractual requirements, within budget and on the agreed-upon schedule

·         Interface with customers to ensure customer satisfaction

·         Evaluate, select and recommend the procurement of project hardware as per the baseline.  Test and approve the payment on procured and delivered hardware.

 

Personnel Management

·         Allocate technical staff to projects and to bid and proposal teams in an effective and efficient manner

·         Analyze short and medium term needs for technical staff and identify over and under capacity situations

·         Work with Human Resources to hire technical staff

·         Work with Human Resources to terminate inadequate or unnecessary technical staff

·         Conduct annual performance appraisals, and, in conjunction with Finance & Administration and Human Resources, set salary levels for all technical staff.

·         Provide adequate generic and project specific training to technical staff.

·         Evaluate technical staff travel needs, pre-approve travel plans and approve expense reports resulting from travel.

·         Approve time sheets of all reporting technical staff.  Pre-approve overtime, as necessary.

 

Reporting

Weekly Project Status Reports

A weekly written project status report, to be submitted to the President, covering the status of activities during the previous week.  This weekly report will cover the status of bid and proposal activities and the status of each project.

 

Monthly Project Review Meetings

You will prepare and host monthly internal project status review meetings. 

 

Documentation

You will be responsible for creating and maintaining the following documentation:

·         Project Management Manual and project management procedures

·         Engineering procedures as required

 

Bid and Proposal – providing technical and program support to bid and proposal activities.

·         Under the general direction of the President, participate in the process of marketing Array’s capabilities to potential customers.

·         Provide adequate technical and program personnel to fulfil the bid and proposal activities

·         Analyze technical and program requirements and propose solutions

·         Participate in bid/no-bid decisions

·         Prepare technical and managerial proposals as per Array’s procedures

·         Prepare cost estimates as inputs to price proposals

·         Provide additional information to Finance & Administration for the preparation of price proposals

·         Provide potential customers with ROM estimates

 

Consider applying if you meet the following qualifications:

You are a Computer Science or Engineering graduate with 5+ years of Project Management experience
PMP certification or equivalent (preferred)
You have demonstrable innovative and creative skills
You have strong oral and written communication skills

 

How to Apply: 

Please send resume to resume@gc-employment.com with the subject line "Software Project Manager"