Project Analyst
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About the Role
Reliance Home Comfort is seeking a Project Analyst to support the Project Delivery Unit in managing cross-functional projects and strategic initiatives. The role involves portfolio management, stakeholder engagement, and operational reporting.
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Responsibilities
- Coordinate shared resources within the PDU.
- Monitor and report on project portfolio status and individual initiative progress and provide suggestions for correction and/or improvement.
- Drive projects through the applicable approval processes with the functional business unit(s), finance and leadership teams.
- Develop and/or report on KPI success measurements on in flight and post launch projects to validate benefit realization.
- Provide and facilitate governance and oversight to projects led by other business partners.
- Support creation, maintenance and execution of comprehensive project plans, schedules and budgets.
- Analyze process and tool integration for continuous improvement.
- Build relationships with business partners to understand their business project needs and translate into tailored action plans.
- Support weekly, monthly and quarterly portfolio reporting to senior management.
- Provide ongoing risk management, issue resolution and pipeline planning.
Requirements
- Post secondary degree in Business Management, Project Management, Engineering or equivalent work experience
- PMI Project Designation, preferably PMP, PgMP, or PMOCP
- Minimum of 2 5 years’ experience working in a Project Management Office, Project Delivery Group or similar Project Management role
- Minimum 2 years + management or leadership experience
- Command of MS Office, especially MS Project, PowerPoint and Excel
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What will you do?
- Reporting to the Project Delivery Leader, the Project Analyst will play a key role in the evolution of the Project Delivery Unit (PDU).
- The team of project managers and analysts works cohesively to define, govern, execute and measure projects that drive growth, operational effectiveness, stability and best in class customer experience.
People Management
- Coordination of shared resources within the PDU.
- Manage cross functional resources including dedicated and/or part time team members, contractors, consultants and/or vendors.
Portfolio Management
- Monitor and report on project portfolio status and individual initiative progress and provide suggestions for correction and/or improvement.
- Drive projects through the applicable approval processes with the functional business unit(s), finance and leadership teams.
- Develop and/or report on KPI success measurements on in flight and post launch projects to validate benefit realization.
- Provide and facilitate governance and oversight to projects led by other business partners including education and/or assistance in creating key project artefacts and reports.
- Support creation, maintenance and execution of comprehensive project plans, schedules and budgets to ensure projects are delivered on approved budgets, timelines and scope.
- Analyze process and tool integration for continuous improvement.
- Synthesize complex ideas and data into actionable insights.
- Balancing multiple projects with competing priorities.
- Successfully meeting tight deadlines in a fast paced environment.
- Producing high quality deliverables to drive consistent results.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Build relationships with business partners to understand their business project needs and translate into tailored action plans including education, governance and support.
- Work with business and finance teams to review cost benefit analysis for solution concepts to support development of business cases.
- Partnering with colleagues to manage successful client outcomes.
- Contributing to reaching organizational goals by being flexible and collaborative.
Operations
- Support weekly, monthly and quarterly portfolio reporting to senior management.
- Support annual and/or semi annual budgeting process.
- Preparing presentations for key stakeholders in partnership with your team.
- Provide ongoing risk management, issue resolution and pipeline planning.
What do you bring?
- Post secondary degree in Business Management, Project Management, Engineering or equivalent work experience, with a focus on operational effectiveness and process efficiency.
- PMI Project Designation, preferably PMP, PgMP, or PMOCP.
- Minimum of 2 5 years’ experience working in a Project Management Office, Project Delivery Group or similar Project Management role or organization.
- Minimum 2 years + management or leadership experience.
- Strong work ethic and get it done right mentality.
- Concrete organizational skills and excellent time management with the ability to triage and prioritize your actions.
- Ability to lead teams of strong personalities from varying disciplines.
- Knowledge of, and demonstrated experience with, project management disciplines, processes and artefacts.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral.
- Demonstrated experience leading workshops, assembling and conducting formal presentations, and facilitating consensus building and problem solving.
- Analytical and creative problem solving skills.
- Command of MS Office, especially MS Project, PowerPoint and Excel.
Why Reliance?
- Reliance Home Comfort is a leader in home services and energy efficient solutions for over 60 years.
- Reliance has been certified as a Great Place to Work in 2024 and recognized as one of Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures.
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