Junior PM / PCO

Job description

Job Description

Junior PM / PCO

Position Description
CGI is the World’s 5th largest independent IT and business process services company. We provide high-end business and IT Consulting, Systems Integration and IT & Business Management services. CGI has over 100+ IP-based business solutions in 40 countries spanning in Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail, Telecommunications, Utilities and Oil & Gas. We have demonstrated success, achieving an industry-leading track record of timely, on-budget projects and innovative solutions.

CGI supports our members’ career aspirations, offering learning initiatives and provides access to our global health and wellness program. We also offer competitive salaries and benefits.

Join us and be a part of our Dynamic and talented team!

Acting as a junior project manager/PCO, you will be responsible to formalize, communicate and enforce project information, documentation, daily activities and act as a bridge between various project members and the client. You have a solid grasp of IT project management and quality methodologies, risk management and bring at least three years of project related experience.

Your future duties and responsibilities
The ideal candidate has demonstrated experience administering multiple small to medium concurrent projects, working in a matrix organization and interacting with clients:

- Support the development team in preparing and maintaining project management deliverables as they are tailored to each project according to the certified internal process These include, but are not limited to, project charter, plan (WBS), budget, schedule, change management, risk management, issue management, configuration management, QA management, status reporting, etc.

- Initiate, conduct, control and close projects with minimal direction;

- Work with technical resources, business analysts and other project managers and/or project control officers in estimating, defining, confirming and implementing project objectives

- Assist in the creation of Project Mandates, Change Requests and Project Management Plans

- Liaise with the client and stakeholders throughout the lifespan of a project in order to ensure that everyone is abreast of project status, risks mitigation and outstanding issues

- Ensure that all deliverables to the client (i.e. all documentation) are defined and presented according to CGI quality standards

- Perform accurate tracking of the project schedule and budget, proactively applying corrective actions/measures when necessary

- Create regular project status reports for the client, stakeholder and internal team members

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
The successful candidate possesses a high degree of professionalism, exceptional written and oral communication skills, and has strong technical knowledge:

- Certificate, diploma, degree or work related experience in project management, telecom, programming or technology knowledge and experience with IT development and consulting

- Minimum of 2 years’ experience of general IT experience, as a junior project manager and/or as a project control officer

- Prior experience defining, designing and implementing qualitative processes

- Good understanding/knowledge of telecom and/or Billing domain

- Ability to work autonomously and possess strong decision making skills

- Self-motivated person with dedication and perseverance

- Strong analytical and organizational skills

- Superior communication skills for interacting with clients and team members in both English and French

- Mastery of English and French verbally and written is a must

- Excellent estimation and scheduling skills

- Proven problem solving skills in a technical environment

- Ability to meet company and business unit's project management objectives and goals

- Highly motivated, with a strong desire to work on new technology based solutions

- Ability to manage client and team member expectations

- Ability to work on multiple tasks and on multiple projects at the same time

- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint Project, Visio and other project management related applications

- Ability to understand complex architectural, networking and software issues

- Good knowledge of Agile methodology

- Current knowledge of ISO standards or CGI’s CPMF, quality and project management frameworks is a definite asset

Attributes:

- Strong consulting and interpersonal skills

- Demonstrated leadership

- Analytical skill

- Strong team player

- Customer oriented

- Ability to extract specifications from clients

- Excellent analytical skills along with attention to detail and thoroughness

- Flexible approach to tasks and the working environment

Occasional overtime may be required to meet project time lines.

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It is an extraordinary time to be in business. As digital transformation continues to accelerate, CGI is at the center of this change—supporting our clients’ digital journeys and offering our professionals exciting career opportunities.

At CGI, our success comes from the talent and commitment of our professionals. As one team, we share the challenges and rewards that come from growing our company, which reinforces our culture of ownership. All of our professionals benefit from the value we collectively create.

Be part of building one of the largest independent technology and business services firms in the world.

Learn more about CGI at www.cgi.com.

No unsolicited agency referrals please.

CGI is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, CGI is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation. Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

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