Senior IT Project Manager

BWXT Medical Ltd. provides its customers, who conduct life-saving medical procedures for patients around the world, the benefit of decades of experience in the development, manufacturing, packaging and delivery of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals. Headquartered in Kanata, Ontario, BWXT Medical Ltd. employs over 300 highly-skilled people in Kanata and Vancouver, British Columbia. BWXT Medical Ltd. is part of the BWXT nuclear power segment (NPG) of BWX Technologies, Inc.

BWXT Medical is hiring a Senior IT Project Manager at our production facility in Kanata, ON. This individual will also be involved with other BWXT locations within southern ON.

Location: Hybrid; 447 March Road, Kanata, ON

Position Overview: 

The Senior IT Project Manager is a strategic, innovative, and seasoned resource, with a broad range of IT experience, who manages the initiation, planning, execution, control, budget and closing of strategic, complex, high-value IT projects and programs of varying size.

This is a hands-on, task-level project management position.

Work You’ll Do:  

• Drive the successful execution of critical, complex, high-value IT projects; manage the strategic direction and day-to-day tactical aspects of projects to meet aggressive deadlines.
• Develop the strategy for IT project execution: defining project scope, general specifications, resource requirements, schedule, and cost estimate baselines.
• Develop and manage IT project budgets, manage external vendors, and lead vendor selection.
• Work with business to develop return on investment (ROI) and obtain management approvals.
• Develop and maintain IT project schedules and estimates in BWXT's PMO tools, maintain project team SharePoint Site and accurate project documentation.
• Pro-actively manage IT project schedules, resources, budget, change control, issues and risks, escalating as necessary to ensure barriers are removed and projects meet their schedules.
• Ensure project scope, schedule, budget, quality and associated metrics are available and accurate and meet PMO standards and guidelines.
• Ensure project management approaches are consistent, measurable and aligned with the IT PMO standards and best practices.
• Ensure that the solution meets the needs of the enterprise and business unit representatives, and oversees the quality aspects of the project and resulting solution.
• Assist in the implementation of project management tools and methodologies.
• Champion the promotion of integrity in all projects, ensuring the projects are run effectively and with proper governance.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in technical or business discipline with a minimum of 10 years of related project management experience managing concurrent multiple complex IT projects, including Applications (ERP, MES, Supply Chain, Time & Labor, Financial), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure solutions.
• Strategic, visionary with strong business acumen, proven ability to define solutions and solve problems through conceptual and innovative thought process.
• Proactively anticipates and resolves challenges.
• Expert understanding of automation tools and information technology. Advanced Microsoft Office-Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Microsoft SharePoint, Teams and Visio expertise.
• Proven success in the ability to define, organize, manage and deliver projects, meeting scope,quality, schedule and budget. Proven success in proactive issues and risk management.
• Experience and knowledge with the project management body of knowledge.
• Must have excellent and effective inter-personal, leadership and communication skills.
• PMP Certification preferred.
• Knowledge of regulatory issues and requirements associated with IT systems supporting the manufacture of medical isotopes, radiopharmaceuticals, and/or medical devices is considered an asset.