Agile Project Lead III (Program Lead)

As an Agile Project Lead III within our organization, you’ll do just that. Using leading-edge technology, you’ll help connect British Columbians to healthy and safe workplaces – providing support for injury prevention programs, rehabilitation services, workplace insurance, and strong health and safety cultures.

In this role, you’ll lead and manage concurrent, large, complex multi-million-dollar ITAP projects from conceptualization to delivery in on-prem or Cloud environments. You’ll oversee multiple project teams and various project lifecycles, managing goals, objectives, and deliverables for new development projects or enhancements. You’ll also play a key role in vendor management, ensuring external partners meet performance expectations, contractual obligations, and delivery timelines.

How you’ll make a difference: As an Agile Project Lead III at WorkSafeBC, you’ll be using leading-edge technology to help connect British Columbians to healthy and safe workplaces

Where you’ll work

At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines working remotely, and in our offices based on the operational needs of the position.

• Establish project management and/or agile practices in the delivery of concurrent, large, complex projects and programs
• Oversee multi-function project teams and provide direction to ensure a successful delivery of projects
• Define project scope and schedule to meet business objectives, ensuring regular and timely delivery of the business value
• Develop program and project proposals by negotiating all proposal components with business stakeholders and senior management
• Identify anticipated project risk(s) and present business stakeholders with potential recommendations based on a thorough completion of project risk-benefit analysis 
• Assist IT Manager(s) in annual budget preparation and tactical and strategic plans for a line of business or an IT department.
• Ensure alignment between vendor deliverables and project goals, proactively addressing risks and dependencies
• Consistently models the appropriate level of organizational behaviours expected of all WorkSafeBC employees: responsive, respectful, fair, collaborative, accountable, and forward thinking.

We’re looking for people who can:

• Communicate diplomatically and effectively both verbally and in writing with stakeholders across multiple business areas and roles
• Coach and provide frequent feedback on performance to project team members to ensure a smooth completion of deadlines
• Work effectively in a past-faced, often stressful environments with competing deadlines and goals
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying and implementing necessary process improvements within I&T project teams
• Utilize solid technical background to provide leadership to development teams working on multiple large, complex I&T projects or programs
• Blend Agile and traditional project management principles and practices in large, complex I&T projects or programs based on the business environment

Your background and experience

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Business Management or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math)
• A minimum of 9 years of direct hands-on experience in project management, managing large, complex, IT projects

We’ll consider equivalent combinations of education and experience.

Important to know

Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must:

• Consent to a criminal record check.
• Confirm you’re legally entitled to work in Canada

Who we are

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We’re honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

What’s it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It’s challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflect the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

Learn more: Discover who we are.

Our benefits

As a member of our team, you’ll have access to services and benefits that help you get the most out of work — and life. Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package includes:

• Defined benefit pension plan that provides you with a lifetime monthly pension when you retire
• 3 weeks of vacation in your first year, with regular increases based on years of service
• Extensive health care and dental benefits
• Optional leave and earned-time-off arrangements
• Development opportunities (tuition reimbursement, leadership development, and more)

Learn more: Find out what we offer.

Salary: $53.08 - $68.61/hourly

Want to apply?

• Applications are welcomed immediately; however, must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. PST on the closing date.
• Please note that we will be starting assessments prior to the closing date.

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email Recruitment Testing Accommodation (SM) when you submit your application.