Project Management Consultant - PM Process Specialist

Type of Engagement:

Contract

Engagement Period:

Engagements range from one month to several years.

Location:

Ottawa
Toronto

Required Skills:

The ideal candidate will be detailed, process oriented, and analytical.
A strong Leader, and a good Communicator.
An expert in their area.
Familiarity with the ISO 12207 processes.
Familiarity with the following frameworks: Project Management Body of Knowledge Framework (PMBoK); Enhanced Management Framework (EMF); ITIL Framework.
Familiarity with the following methodologies: Productivity Plus; EDS â€“ SLC; SDLC; Method/1.
Familiarity with the following analysis methods: Chen; Coad/Yourdon; Gane & Sarson; GRSM and BTEP; Information Engineering; Martin; Problem Frames; Rumbaugh; SSADM; UML; Yourdon/DeMarco.

Engagement Description:

A Process Specialist supports the decision making process. They design/build the decision making process. They develop and define processes that define the Project Management function. Typical Scope of Work for the PM Process Specialist includes:

- Reviews existing work processes and organizational structures.
- Analyzes business functional requirements to identify information, procedures and decision flows.
- Identifies candidate processes for re-design.
- Prototypes potential solutions.
- Provides trade-off information and suggests a recommended course of action.
- Identifies the modifications to the automated processes.
- Provides expert advice in defining new requirements and opportunities for applying efficient and effective solutions; identifies and provides preliminary costs of potential options.
- Provides expert advice in developing and integrating process and information models between processes to eliminate information and process redundancies.
- Identifies and recommends new processes and organizational structures.
- Provides expert advice on and/or assists in implementing new processes and organizational changes.
- Documents workflow.
- Uses business, workflow and organizational modeling software tools.

Experience:

The candidate will have fifteen (15) years experience in the area of project management. Successful candidates will also have the following:

- Experience managing large programs/projects.
- Experience in defining multi-year phased implementation plans.
- Experience defining and establishing project methodologies, processes, and associated tools/templates.
- Ability to work with minimal technical oversight.
- Experience establishing and performing program oversight functions.
- Experience in working closely with senior management and staff to learn and document their business processes.
- Experience in reviewing, assessing and evaluating an organizationâ€™s processes.
- Experience assisting organizations improve processes in order to increase quality and reduce risk, cost and project schedule length.
- Experience defining and establishing sets of operational procedures, processes and checklists within an organization.
- Experience in developing methodologies for the management of projects.

Education:

University Degree at the Bachelor level.

Candidates will be rated higher if they have attained a post graduate degree in Business Administration or Project Management.

Language Requirement:

Most positions require fluency in English.
Many customers also have a requirement for abilities in French.

Certifications:

PMP (recommended)
CMC or CMA (recommended)

How to Apply:

If you are interested in this opportunity and believe that you qualify, please click here and quote opportunity number R06101505 - PM Consultant-PM Process Specialist.

Clearance Requirement:

Many of our clients require Government of Canada personnel security clearances.