Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager

BA3 Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager

Regular/full-time

Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation

Information Technology Services, Administrative Services

Winnipeg MB

Advertisement Number: 31441

Salary(s):   BA3 $65,194.00 - $82,858.00 per year

Closing Date:   January 30, 2016

The Manitoba government recognizes the importance of building an exemplary public service reflective of the citizens it serves, where diverse abilities, backgrounds, cultures, identities, languages and perspectives drives a high standard of service and innovation. The Manitoba government supports equitable employment practices and promotes representation of designated groups (women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, visible minorities).

Employment Equity is a factor in selection for this competition. Consideration will be given to .

An eligibility list may be created for similar positions and will remain in effect for 12 months.

Information Technology Services is looking for a creative, highly motivated self-starter to fill our Senior Business Analyst/Project Manager position. We are seeking a professional Business Analyst/Project Manager who is interested in working in a project-based environment and welcomes the challenge of improving processes, managing multiple priorities and successfully delivering projects.

Conditions of Employment:

  • Must be legally entitled to work in Canada

Qualifications:

 
Conditions of Employment
  • Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
 
Essential
  • Bachelor's degree or college diploma in Computer Science or Information Systems or related discipline plus several years of experience or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience in the areas of business analysis and ICT project management.
  • Experience leading project teams engaged in delivering a wide range of ICT and business improvement projects.
  • Competency in business analysis methodologies and UML; with knowledge and understanding of automated tools for business analysis (such as Enterprise Architect).
  • Experience in ICT project management including knowledge of industry best practices, such as PMBOK®, with knowledge and understanding of automated tools for project management; such as Microsoft Project Professional.
  • Experience delivering presentations to various audiences with the ability to facilitate and lead meetings.
  • Excellent written communication skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal communications skills.
  • Strong planning and organizational skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
  • Ability to lead in a team environment.
 
Desired
  • Experience working in a geographic information systems (GIS) environment is desired.
  • Experience and proficiency in SharePoint and SharePoint Designer.
 

Duties:

The Senior Business Analyst/Project Manager as part of a team of professional Project Managers and Business Analysts, is generally accountable for leading teams or multiple cross-functional teams to successfully deliver all assigned projects and for facilitating, defining and documenting business needs and user requirements and generating detailed requirements documentation. The position incumbent must be able to perform a dual role. As a Senior Business Analyst working closely with the business area, the incumbent must be able to fully understand the functions of the business area, the interrelationships with other business areas within and external to the department and effectively capture and document the functional and non-function business and system requirements to meet changing business needs and technologies. This position works closely with the various ICT service providers, primarily Business Transformation and Technology, to ensure the appropriate selection and implementation of ICT investment initiatives. In the Project Manager role, this position is accountable for leading project teams engaged in business procedural/system reviews, feasibility studies, cost benefit analyses, business requirements definition, program/business transformation, business solution evaluations, RFP preparation, procurement, vendor selection and contracting, as well as managing and leading technical team(s) during design, application development, systems configuration, systems integration, training, testing, and post implementation reviews.

Apply to:

Advertisement # 31441
300-305 Broadway
Winnipeg, MB , R3C 3J7
Phone:  204-948-1271
Fax: 204-948-2193

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