Compensation Band: 5

Compensation Range: $76,339.00-$95,000.00 per year

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What to expect:

The Program Manager for UTIP in the broadest sense is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the completion of the project for all key stakeholders (CWB Group / Boiler Makers) while ensuring deliverables are on time, on budget and within scope of the Government contract. An essential part of the role is to assemble and lead the project team requiring excellent communication, people, and leadership skills with all stakeholders and cross functional groups. Responsibilities include assigning tasks, setting deadlines, provide necessary resources, and meet regularly with all stakeholders and support personnel. An ability to speak openly, honestly, and frequently with all stakeholders is critical to the success of the overall project.

This includes:

Program Planning and Management

Coordinate internal resources and third parties /vendors if required for the flawless execution of the project
Ensure that phases of the program are delivered on-time, within scope and within allocated budgets
Assist in the definition of project scope and program objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical content and practical testing is properly executed
Ensure resource availability and allocation utilized properly to deliver the program in multiple locations
Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress and milestones on each development and execution stage through to customer feedback and improvement opportunities
Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate documents
Measure project performance using appropriate tools and standard project management techniques
Perform associated risk management to minimize project complications and delays of delivery
Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation in chronological order and meet specifications
Collaborate with Marketing to develop promotional content to build continuous adoption of students
Conduct research for stakeholder needs and best practices to enhanced design, team participation and provide status updates
As required provide weekly, monthly, quarterly stakeholder and Government progress reports as well as future action plans

Relationship Management

Manage relationships with the client and all key project stakeholders (CWB Group / Boiler Makers)
Build and establish a broad communications plan with all key stakeholders to ensure ongoing support, feedback, knowledge, and outcomes are shared throughout the life cycle of the project
Attend internal / external meetings and conferences and liaise with regulatory authorities when required
Arrange and lead monthly and quarterly meetings with all internal/ external stakeholders.
Develop and maintain a database of union locals and contacts for each professional path by province / jurisdiction and develop affiliations with the organizations
Engage external and internal stakeholders throughout the design and execution process, including program structure, continuous improvement, and progress review
If necessary, interview, select and hire any required employees and or partners during the project execution
Respond to inquiries about the program with key Government stakeholders.
Communicate program statistics and successes with internal/ external stakeholders for key messaging on press releases and communication plans
Conduct regular performance feedback and evaluation sessions with customers to improve delivery model
Monitor individual and team progress towards goals, objective and business plans and communicates ongoing progress, check for variances, and takes corrective actions, as necessary
Recognize milestone achievements, celebrate, and share achievements with team and stakeholders

Measurement of Project Performance

Manage the financial budget to ensure all costs are monitored throughout the project and any deviations recorded and plans to rectify established in a timely fashion
Ensure that projects are completed on time and exceed established milestones and final phases in program launches, which is critical to the success of the project lifespan
Identify how much time stakeholders and support staff are spending on a project to ensure that resource utilization is as efficient as possible.
Obtain student evaluations of the program (Customer Experience) assess quality to enhance and adjust the program will be important throughout our program delivery
Calculate the return on investment for project stakeholders and company executives
Measure the impact of the project with agreed upon outcomes from the stakeholders for the Program

Other duties as assigned:

In this position, you will report to the Director, Government Relations and Public Safety. You will work from your home office in Canada providing remote services with some travel required from time to time. We are embracing radical flexibility, where employees are encouraged to work a schedule that works best for them, their team, and their clients.

What you bring to the table:

University Degree in Social Sciences, Business Admin and /or related field of study
Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) or equivalent
5-7 years career counseling / planning, job matching, skills assessments.
Progressive experience in senior professional Project management roles responsible for a service delivery
Leadership experience with designing, executing, and managing programs to support specific segments or groups to support employment readiness
Developing strategic plans and managing multiple operational programs
Launching new programs, efficient operational processes, tools and frameworks
Demonstrate excellence in project management; planning, organizing staff
Work with not-for-profit organizations helping people succeed
Working knowledge of the Welding sector labor market including required education skills, and credentials
Excellent presentation, interpersonal, organizational, written and verbal communication skills
Computer proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and the internet

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

This is a remote, work from home position
Travel might be required from time to time

The following qualifications are considered assets:

Proficiency in other languages, aside from English considered an asset

What's in it for you?

Competitive salary structure
Comprehensive medical benefits for you and your dependents
Flexible work schedule
RRSP and pension program
Structured career development: we offer education and training opportunities to help you reach your goals

Accommodation:

The CWB Group is committed to providing accommodation to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us when applyingand we will work with you to meet your needs. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals; however, only those under consideration will be contacted. Apply today!

Note: CWB does not presently use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in our recruitment and selection processes.

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