Project Management Coordinator

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The Role

We are looking for a Project Management Coordinator to support our Health, Safety and Environment Branch. The Project Management Coordinator would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.

NRC’s Health, Safety and Environment Branch (HSE) proactively establishes, promotes and implements best practices in health, safety and environmental management. The HSE Branch provides enabling and support services to NRC’s Research & Development activities, assuring the health and safety of our employees, our neighboring communities and our environment.

The Project Management Coordinator supports Project Management activities, develops and maintains project plans using SAP Project Systems (SAP-PS) and MS Project. In collaboration with Project Managers, they implement project plans, changes to those plans via the change management process, monitors project data quality, schedule, budget and resolves or reports any identified problems. They also generate complex reports for performance and financial management and must understand issues and propose solutions to ensure projects are delivered on-time and on-budget. The incumbent provides recommendations for the continuous improvement of project management processes and tools.

Screening Criteria

Applicants must demonstrate within the content of their application that they meet the following screening criteria in order to be given further consideration as candidates:

Education

College degree including project management courses.

A Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) accreditation by the Project Management Institute (PMI) would be an asset but not required.

An equivalent combination of work related experience and education including Project Management courses would also be considered.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

Experience

• Significant experience* in supporting project management (gathering information and updating project data, maintaining project forms, templates and tools, producing project reports, supporting 2 or more project managers concurrently).
• Significant experience* in the application of project management principles and the implementation of best practices including coaching others in the application of these principles and practices.
• Significant experience* using MS Office tools such as Excel (including working with pivot tables), Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience creating and maintaining projects in SAP Project Systems (SAP-PS) and MS Project, would be an asset but not required.

* Significant is defined as at least 2 to 6 years.

Condition of Employment

Reliability Status

Language Requirements

Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB 

Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

Assessment Criteria

Candidates will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:

Technical Competencies

• Solid knowledge of project management theory and practices.
• Knowledge of operational and financial management within a large organization preferably within a Canadian federal government context.
• Ability to read and interpret project and financial data.
• Ability to give presentations and provide coaching and training to colleagues in various aspects of project management.
• Ability to implement new processes, methods, or practices that significantly improve project management.
• Solid knowledge of MS Project for the development of Gantt Charts and monitoring project progress.
• Knowledge of SAP Project Systems and its integration with other parts of the business system, would be an asset but not required.

Behavioural Competencies

Competency Profile(s)

For this position, the NRC will evaluate candidates using the following competency profile(s):  Management Services

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Compensation

Salary under review

From $60,143 to $70,963 per annum. 

In addition, the incumbent who meets the language requirements will  receive the Bilingualism Bonus of $800 per year.

NRC employees enjoy a wide-range of competitive benefits including a robust pension plan, comprehensive health and dental coverage, disability and life insurance, office closure at the end of December, and additional supports to enhance your well-being throughout your career and beyond.

Notes

• Relocation assistance will be determined in accordance with the NRC's directives.
• This position is being advertised internally and externally simultaneously, however first consideration will be given to internal NRC applicants.
• A pre-qualified list may be established for similar positions for a one year period.
• Preference will be given to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada. Please include citizenship information in your application.
• The incumbent must adhere to safe workplace practices at all times.
• We thank all those who apply, however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.