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| Position Type: | Full-time |
| Location: | London, Ontario |
| Date Posted: | Jan 15, 2016 |
| Experience: | 10+ Years |
Job Description
WE ARE EMCO CORPORATION!
Founded as the Empire Manufacturing Company Limited in London, Ontario in 1906, we are one of Canada’s largest integrated distributors of building products and equipment in the plumbing and heating, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), industrial, oilfield supply and waterworks segments.
With over 250 locations and 2,200 employees across Canada, we strive to provide world-class service at every location; every day. At Emco we live our Core Values, and believe in our culture of People, Products and Pride.
Our Information Technology department is looking for a Sr. IT Project Manager. This role is perfect for someone local to London, Ontario who has been looking to take on an exciting and rewarding challenge.
As a Sr. IT Project Manager, you will need to be experienced, team-oriented, results driven and be able to see and communicate the big picture. It is also imperative that you enjoy the challenge of managing a complex calendar with many demands. If you embrace change, can visualize how technology can support and enhance our business, and you are confident that you can make that change happen, then this is the career for you!
In the Sr. IT Project Manager role, you will work stakeholders to elicit project requirements, plan project implementation, acquire and mobilize project resources, assess project status, identify and manage risks and issues, communicate progress, and maintain a current project plan. Throughout this multi-year project you will facilitate and assist teammates through change and also adhere to the software development life cycle methodology to deliver quality solutions on time and within budget.
Our technology strategy calls for significant improvement in our systems and processes in order to achieve operational excellence. One of the most significant efforts in this area involves the introduction of a new, company-wide Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, including distribution, purchasing, inventory, warehouse management and supply chain functionality.
IS THIS ROLE FOR YOU? DO YOU HAVE...
WHAT DOES A SR. IT PROJECT MANAGER DO AT EMCO? YOU WILL...
WHAT QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS DO YOU NEED?
If you’ve read this far and you feel like this role was written just for you, then what are you waiting for? Apply now!
Please apply directly online to be considered for this role. Applications through email will not be accepted. We thank all that apply; however, preference will be given to local candidates. Only qualified candidates will be contacted. NO CALLS please.
Emco is an equal opportunity employer and committed to maintaining a barrier free workplace where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential. We welcome applications from women and men including members of visible minorities, aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities.
Job Location: London, Ontario, Canada
Founded as the Empire Manufacturing Company Limited in London, Ontario in 1906, we are one of Canada’s largest integrated distributors of building products and equipment in the plumbing and heating, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), industrial, oilfield supply and waterworks segments.
With over 250 locations and 2,200 employees across Canada, we strive to provide world-class service at every location; every day. At Emco we live our Core Values, and believe in our culture of People, Products and Pride.
Our Information Technology department is looking for a Sr. IT Project Manager. This role is perfect for someone local to London, Ontario who has been looking to take on an exciting and rewarding challenge.
As a Sr. IT Project Manager, you will need to be experienced, team-oriented, results driven and be able to see and communicate the big picture. It is also imperative that you enjoy the challenge of managing a complex calendar with many demands. If you embrace change, can visualize how technology can support and enhance our business, and you are confident that you can make that change happen, then this is the career for you!
In the Sr. IT Project Manager role, you will work stakeholders to elicit project requirements, plan project implementation, acquire and mobilize project resources, assess project status, identify and manage risks and issues, communicate progress, and maintain a current project plan. Throughout this multi-year project you will facilitate and assist teammates through change and also adhere to the software development life cycle methodology to deliver quality solutions on time and within budget.
Our technology strategy calls for significant improvement in our systems and processes in order to achieve operational excellence. One of the most significant efforts in this area involves the introduction of a new, company-wide Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, including distribution, purchasing, inventory, warehouse management and supply chain functionality.
IS THIS ROLE FOR YOU? DO YOU HAVE...
- Outstanding interpersonal skills
- A strong relationship skills including excellent written and oral communication
- Awesome leadership and management skills
- Excellent organizational and facilitation skills
- A deep experience managing ERP and professional service vendors
- Solid skills in business analysis and business process mapping
- A recorded history of managing large-scale, complex IT projects, including ERP implementation projects
- Deep knowledge of the ERP product landscape and cloud computing trends, IT project management methods and tools and of modern system development lifecycle
- Proven experience in managing the full lifecycle of system implementation: definition, design implementation, test, deployment, and transition to support
- Positive results working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- A successful track record managing in a matrix organization and directing geographically distributed teams
- The ability to adapt to shifting priorities, demands and timelines
- A strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- The competence to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, and other departments
- The capability to make decisions which have significant impact on the department’s credibility, operations, and services
WHAT DOES A SR. IT PROJECT MANAGER DO AT EMCO? YOU WILL...
- Work with the project stakeholders to define scope, goals and quality deliverables
- Provide leadership and hands on support to the project sponsors, project stakeholders, and assigned teammates in eliciting project business process and system requirements
- Composes business cases for approval for IT projects in accordance with Emco’s approval process
- Work with key subject matter experts to estimate the business resources and participants needed to achieve project goals
- Work with project owners and resource managers to identify resources for project requirements analysis, design, development, implementation, testing, and deployment efforts
- Define current business processes and future state processes as well as system functional and technical requirements
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive project implementation plan that conforms to a project management model
- Coordinate the work of all technical resources (staff and vendor personnel) assigned to the project
- Monitor project finances
- Manage project scope and assess impact of proposed changes using change management processes
- Identify and assess project risks using a qualitative or quantitative risk management method and develop and implement risk mitigation plans
- Assure that the documentation defining project system requirements, design, and associated installation, maintenance, and user guides are controlled in accordance with change management processes
WHAT QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS DO YOU NEED?
- A bachelor’s degree in information systems, management or IT related field or equivalent experience (Master’s degree desired)
- A minimum of ten years in IT project management including experience in the full software development lifecycle for a projects requiring significant business change
- A minimum of five years of experience in managing ERP implementation, including managing at least one full lifecycle of an ERP implementation
- A minimum of seven years of experience in business analysis and system development experience
- A PMI certification
- Experience in planning and managing complex architecture, design, development, operations, maintenance and support efforts employing system life cycles and best practices
- The ability to positively coach people through change; knowledge of organizational change management methods and techniques desirable
- An inquisitive disposition that will lead you to identify opportunities within the ERP
- Curiosity to explore and implement new technology
- Fluency in written and spoken English required (French desirable)
If you’ve read this far and you feel like this role was written just for you, then what are you waiting for? Apply now!
Please apply directly online to be considered for this role. Applications through email will not be accepted. We thank all that apply; however, preference will be given to local candidates. Only qualified candidates will be contacted. NO CALLS please.
Emco is an equal opportunity employer and committed to maintaining a barrier free workplace where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential. We welcome applications from women and men including members of visible minorities, aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities.
Job Location: London, Ontario, Canada
Job Offline: This posting is currently not accepting applications.
