IT Project Manager (USA) - North American Service Delivery Group

CBN Secure Technologies Inc. (CBN STI) is the current provider of driver license and identification (DL/ID) card solutions for the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York and Wisconsin.

CBN STI is a subsidiary of Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited , a global leader in the provision of secure document and adjacent enterprise-level systems solutions for the following domains: Currency, Driver & Vehicle, Border Security, Civil Identity, Excise Control, Lottery and Charitable Gaming.

We seek long-term relationships with our employees and offer job stability and benefits that include health, medical and life insurance benefits and a 401k plan with company matching.

Internal Job Title: IT Project Manager

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Job Location: 350 Stinson Drive, Danville VA

Work Model: Remote (Preference for reasonable proximity to Virginia, North/South Carolina, New York or Wisconsin)

Position Summary

As a Project Manager in our North American Service Delivery group, you will be responsible for ensuring the in-scope, on-time, and on-budget delivery of suite of identification system solutions for State government customers in the United States..

Responsibilities

Project Initiation; Defining Scope: Work with stakeholders to define the project scope, objectives, and deliverables.; Resource Allocation: Determine the resources (time, money, personnel) needed for the project and allocate them accordingly.; Timeline Creation: Develop a detailed project timeline, including milestones and deadlines.; Original Budget Creation: Set-up the original budget for the project for each labour and expense category.; Budget Management; Cost Forecasting: Forecast the costs for each labour and expense category as the project unfolds.; Budget Tracking: Monitor the project’s financial performance, ensuring that spending stays within the approved budget.; Financial Reporting: Prepare financial reports to keep stakeholders informed about the project’s budget status.; Schedule Management; Baseline Schedule Creation: Create the Baseline schedule for the project aligned with the initial budget; Schedule Tracking: Maintain and update the schedule by updating the actual and planned start and end dates of each activity, with a focus to ensure timely delivery; Milestone reporting: Report schedule progress, based on milestones relative to the baseline.; Stakeholder Communication; Regular Updates: Provide regular updates to stakeholders through meetings, emails, and reports.; Feedback Incorporation: Gather feedback from stakeholders and incorporate it into the project plan as needed.; Conflict Resolution: Address any conflicts or issues that arise among stakeholders to keep the project on track.; Risk Management; Risk Identification: Identify potential risks that could impact the project’s success.; Risk Mitigation: Develop strategies to mitigate identified risks, such as contingency plans.; Risk Monitoring: Continuously monitor risks throughout the project and adjust plans as necessary.; Team Coordination; Task Delegation: Assign tasks to team members based on their skills and expertise.; Performance Monitoring: Monitor the performance of team members to ensure tasks are completed on time and to the required standard.; Team Support: Provide support and guidance to team members, helping to resolve any issues that arise.; Progress Reporting; Data Collection: Collect data on project performance, such as task completion rates and quality metrics.; Analysis: Analyze the data to identify trends and areas for improvement.; Reporting: Prepare detailed reports on project progress and present them to stakeholders.; Various other duties and responsibilities.

Requirements

Legally eligible to work in the United States; Fluent in English (speak, read, write); Ability to travel approx. 4-12 weeks/year; Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology (or similar) or Business or an equivalent combination of relevant education and additional years of work experience; Knowledge of the following:; IT systems (infrastructure/applications and supporting technologies, methodologies, etc.); Project panning, scheduling and resource allocation; Risk management and mitigation; Budgeting and financial management; Proficiency in Microsoft O365, Project, Jira; 8+ years of experience managing complex, large scale IT projects; Critical thinking skills; Interpersonal skills; Adaptability

Nice to have

PMP, PRINCE2, Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP), Certified Scrum Master, ITIL, certifications; Experience managing IT project in both the private and public sectors; Business acumen