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Program Lead (Healthcare Infrastructure) – Contract position in Burnaby (hybrid model):
On behalf of our client in Burnaby, Ignite Technical Resources is looking for a Program Lead (Healthcare Infrastructure) with our client for a contract opportunity.
Role Description:
The successful candidate for this senior role will be responsible for managing multiple concurrent IT infrastructure projects within the company.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare financial forecasts with rationale for capital planning purposes.
- Provide accountability for program budget, financial reporting and variance explanations to executive leadership, capital planning boards and the Health Authorities.
- Provide accountability for the delivery of IT infrastructure projects for the program.
- Review and approve the program IT Infrastructure deliverables and artifacts, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Manage PHSA project resources including 2 – 3 technical project managers who are responsible for the delivery of IT infrastructure projects which consist of server / virtualization, storage, data / voice / wireless network, Citrix, Exchange and database technologies.
- Directly manage the delivery of IT infrastructure projects for the program as and if required.
- Provide project technical leadership, working closely with PHSA and the Health Authority teams to monitor and ensure the program accomplishes all goals and deliverables, on time and budget.
- Prepare program charters, plans, schedules and dashboards.
- Develop / distribute regular program status reports and lead / attend regular client program status meetings.
- Prepare change requests for the program as required.
- Act as program’s focal point for Health Authority contacts and champions.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience project managing complex IT infrastructure projects in large, outsourced IT service delivery organizations.
- Excellent program and project management skills.
- Client focused/consultancy style interaction even during tense situations.
- Simultaneously manage multiple projects with constantly changing requirements and priorities.
- Capable to lead a program team while respecting a chain of command.
- Strong budget management skills including financial forecasting and reporting.
- Broad knowledge of data centers, virtual servers, data cabling, networking, network architecture, end devices (workstations, printers, medical devices, etc.), workstations, etc.
- Experience leading a multi-disciplinary team of technical resources.
- Skilled at identifying hidden/unstated client requirements.
- Training and experience with best practice project management techniques and processes.
- PMP certification is preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communications.
Nice-to-have:
- Previous experience in Healthcare (BCCSS) is not mandatory but nice to have.
- AWS or Azure an asset.
Due to the volume of resumes, only those candidates being considered will be contacted.
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About Ignite Technical Resources.:
Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Vancouver BC, Ignite Technical Resources has been the preferred IT Staffing provider for many of Canada’s largest and well-known organizations for over 15 years.By specializing in Information Technology, we ensure that our processes are focused exclusively on providing qualified IT Professionals and our commitment to speed ensures your teams and projects are staffed quickly and efficiently. Our years of experience provide us with one of the most well-developed networks of candidates in the Canadian market. Come see why Ignite Technical is one of Canada’s premier providers of IT Professionals On-Demand.Ignite Technical Resources – Your Source for Top Talent
