INDEPENDENT ELECTRICITY SYSTEM OPERATOR (IESO)
Requisition ID:
20481
Location:
Mississauga
Status:
Regular
Business Unit:
Corporate Services
Why join us?
You’ve got great skills. And you want to use them in an organization where you know what you do every day matters. We get that.
We also know that ensuring Ontarians have access to affordable and reliable power doesn’t happen by accident. So we give you the tools, flexibility and support you need to achieve your goals, and development opportunities to help you grow. You’ll thrive in a collaborative, team-based environment that values your unique skills and experiences – and recognizes that when you do better, we become even better too.
Who We Are
The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) works at the centre of the province’s power system, ensuring Ontarians have access to reliable and cost-effective electricity when and where they need it. We operate the province’s electricity grid 24/7, design, run and oversee the wholesale electricity markets, and plan and prepare to meet Ontario’s electricity needs – now and into the future.
The Opportunity
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for delivering multiple projects in parallel that meet their stated business objectives within agreed timeline, budget, including but not limited to large scale, multi-million dollar enterprise wide projects, cross functional teams consisting of both internal IESO staff as well as external service providers and vendors.
What You'll Do
Project Management•Acts as a project manager to deliver strategic and complex projects. Demonstrates leadership and influencing skills to accomplish project objectives in a matrix reporting environment.
•Enforces change management discipline on project scope, time and cost changes.
•Manages the project budget to avoid deviations and recommends corrective actions.
•Once the business case is approved, plans and prepares timely launch of project implementation.
•Develops project plan/charter with accurate cost, resource, and time estimates. Negotiates and secures approval of necessary project resources.
•Manages project interdependencies within the program and ensures efficient utilization of project resources.
•Plans, acquires and engages external services through the IESO procurement process to resource and support project delivery.
•Works with the contract managers and procurement in the development of RFPs, evaluation of vendor submissions, and the establishment of contracts to ensure on-time project delivery. Ensures vendor resources are managed to the statement of work and project objectives.
•Ensures effective and efficient project handover to responsible areas adhering to the appropriate processes and artefacts.
•Monitors and ensures effective and efficient use of the IESO control mechanisms such that major project decisions, such as solution design and scope changes, are approved by project sponsors and senior management.
•Works in compliance with all IESO Project Management methodologies, standards and processes.
•Tracks project metrics and create project dashboards for senior management.
•Ensures accurate and timely project level reporting, including scope, time, budget and risk.
•Promotes a project management best practice culture at all levels, ensuring a communication plan is developed and executed considering all project stakeholders and their needs.
•Engages with IESO’s QA function to ensure that an effective QA (Quality Assurance) plan is in place for all projects and is being executed properly.
•Keeps current with latest trends in project management and maintains knowledge of current best practices in project management.
•Performs other duties (special assignments) as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor.
Financial Management
•Ensures the project is meeting its stated objectives within the approved budget and timelines.
•Delivers and manages demanding but viable project budgets and schedules including forecasting, monitoring and adherence to corporate business policies.
•Estimates costs to complete deliverables, activities and phases of the project.
Resource Management
•Moderate levels of limited supervision over others including allocation of work project staff .
•Plans, assign and monitor project work with appropriate instructions and technical directions while assuming primary responsibility for achieving overall project objectives.
•Creates a forum and format for open communications across project teams/stakeholders
What You Need To Succeed
Communication
•Strong communication skills/experience including facilitation, presentations and written communications to senior management levels including Director/VP/CEO and IESO Board of Directors.
•Demonstrates superior inter-personal skills, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
•Conveys goals and objectives clearly and in a compelling manner; listens actively and effectively and clarifies information as needed; interprets verbal and non-verbal messages; communicates tactfully and candidly.
•Provides coaching and guidance to the team members about every aspect of the project so that the team members can understand their tasks fully and act on them efficiently.
Stakeholders
•Understands who the client is, what are the clients’ needs/expectations and provides realistic responses and actively monitors the client from planning to closeout.
•Reviews plans and results as required with the steering committees, senior executive, IESO Board members and external customers ensuring appropriate stakeholder involvement throughout the project for improving delivery.
•Manages stakeholder understanding, engagement and active participation specific to project scope, risk, delivery and changes.
Decision Making
•Regularly makes decisions and takes action on matters directly affecting the project objectives. Minimal escalations to supervisor required.
•Supports project sponsors in understanding and creating opportunities for making timely choices/decisions.
•Delegates tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
Influencing and Leading
•Ability to work effectively and efficiently toward goals in a complex, diverse environment with multiple stakeholders and changing demands with minimal supervision.
•Challenges requirements as necessary in order to ensure that the project steering committee and project sponsor is aware of resulting cost benefit outcomes, human resources implications and impact on project schedule.
•Demonstrates superior collaboration skills and techniques which lead to conflict resolution, creating lasting productive partnerships.
•Fosters and manages productive relationships with executive level sponsors.
•Builds effective teams with technical and non-technical staff.
Education
•Requires knowledge encompassing the technical fields; relevant to the areas of computer science, engineering, technical service delivery, risk management, and customer service.
•Requires strong knowledge of project management; theory, principles, and practices including the Project Management Institute best practices.
•Requires knowledge of Business and IT business methods, procedures and organization structures in order to be aware of limitations that can be imposed and to recognize factors influencing the effective implementation of methodologies, risk and project management related activities.
•Requires excellent facilitation and communications (written and oral) skills to prepare accurate, concise, and clear correspondence, procedures, guidelines, and reports.
•This knowledge is considered to be normally acquired, either through the successful completion of 4 years of university education in an appropriate discipline or by having the equivalent education.
Experience
PMP certification is required.
•Proven track record of leading projects /programs through all phases of the project Management life cycle.
•Solid knowledge and thorough understanding of project Management Institute (PMI) methodology, standards, phases, techniques and tools.
•Proven history of delivering projects using both Waterfall and Agile/SCRUM methodologies.
•Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment and collaborate across multiple areas in order to achieve a common business objective.
•Strong focus on business development projects that require a high degree of persuasive vision.
•Set realistic and practical goals for the project. Moreover, he/she should also develop appropriate strategies for achieving these goals.
•Strong and tested project management skills stemming from both failed and successful project delivery.
•Demonstrated hands on experience leading and delivering large complex enterprise wide projects in a complex service delivery environment.
•Solid understanding of software development lifecycle, infrastructure/network and IT and business operations.
•Leads the development and implementation of a broad coordinated set of plans and programs to meet the goals and priorities of the approved ranked/prioritized project.
•Lead the definition of project objectives, scope, critical success factors, benefits and constraints to align expectations, sponsors and project participants.
•Develop, present, justify and gain approval for business cases from the project sponsor and stakeholders including senior executives and the Board of the IESO and its committees, as required. Plan, execute and monitor any activities necessary to recover slippage in timelines, budget or the achievement of business objectives.
•Lead and develop and/or oversee key project deliverables, action log, issue/risk mitigation activities.
•Identify and/or facilitate project risks and contingency requirements.
•Working with others, continuously improves project management toolkits and methodologies
•Requires proficiency in computer tools application skills in managing projects; such as MS Project, EXCEL, Access, Visio, SharePoint and Word.
•Requires proven track record of working in a team environment where different opinions and perspectives have to be managed, negotiated and resolved.
•Requires a proven track record of taking ownership and getting the assigned tasks/projects done.
•Specific expertise and experience are required in the areas of:
+ (1) business case development,
+ (2) Project Plan and Schedule development,
+ (3) RFP/RFQ/RFI preparations, negotiations, vendor contract management and administration,
+ (4) project monitoring and control, and
+ (5) Preparation of various reports throughout project management life cycle.
•Proven track record of meeting/exceeding customer expectations.
Minimum 8 years and up to and including 10 years of project management experience, with at least five years of experience managing multiple projects with increasing levels of complexity in a technical environment.
What’s In It For You
•A comprehensive total rewards program, including best-in-class benefits and a flexible workplace
•A challenging, fast-paced and collaborative team environment, where your perspectives and experiences matter
•Leaders who support your growth and success through regular feedback and coaching
•The opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry
Deadline:July 29, 2025
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At the IESO, we know that achieving great results depends on embracing diversity by attracting, developing and retaining people from a wide variety of backgrounds. We do this by ensuring our recruitment and advancement policies are fair and equitable, and by creating an accessible and inclusive environment – one that values every team member’s unique skills and experiences and ensures they have the support they need to achieve their potential. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know.
We thank you for your interest in a career at the IESO, but we will only contact those candidates selected for an interview.
Note: The successful candidate must be eligible to work in Canada and will be subject to a background check.
The IESO offers a hybrid work model program to most of our employees, based on business needs. Individuals participating in the program can work an average of three days per week remotely within Ontario. It also offers three flex weeks when individuals can work remotely within Ontario . When working in the office, you will be located at our Mississauga, Toronto, or Oakville location.
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