Req ID: 46943 
Region: Asia 
Country: China 
State/Province: Guangong Province 
City:  Song Shan Lake 

Position Summary:

The IT Project Advisor is accountable for the overall execution of project processes and deliverables in-line with the project plan, including planning, budget, communication, stakeholder management, risk and issue management, and scope management. 

The IT Project Advisor works closely with IT project teams, development/delivery teams, and business stakeholders to ensure that projects are delivered in a manner that achieves the business objectives, while following a defined project management methodology, thus ensuring that the solution implemented is both supportable and sustainable.

Responsibilities:

• Takes full responsibility for the definition, documentation and satisfactory completion of small to medium-scale projects with low/medium risk and complexity
• Concurrently manages 1-3 IT projects and ensures customer satisfaction and solution acceptance by consistently applying project management discipline
• Manage all aspects of projects through the project lifecycle, including project scope, schedule, resources, quality, costs and change
• Work closely with IT business partners to ensure delivery of projects meet the approved scope/cost/schedule/quality for the project
• Develop project plans; determine resource requirements and project deliverables; monitor project phases; and prioritize issues and assignments for project team
• Performs risk identification and mitigation activities, escalating unresolved issues to the Project team and business partners and where applicable to the Executive and/or Steering Committee to secure their timely decisions/support
• Provides effective and timely communication including status reporting, continual risk/issue assessment/management and escalation, and resolution of issues as they arise
• Facilitates project governance and project gating for projects
• Develop strong and effective working relationships with key areas within the company to ensure initiatives are successfully communicated and managed
• Conduct communications with a high level of interpersonal and negotiation skills to build effective long-term relationships
• Creates a positive work environment and ensures optimal individual and team performance by clearly identifying and getting agreement on project objectives, providing recognition and feedback, and motivating project team members
• Supports the consolidation of project information for project summary review and analysis. Provides project planning support for project gating.   Gathers information and provides project management metrics on IT projects

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary education or University degree in one of following: Computer Science/Business Administration/Commerce/Engineering
• 3-5 years of project management experience
• Demonstrated success and a proven track record in managing multiple projects or delivering small to medium-scale projects (<$500K, 3 - 9 months with low/medium risk and low/medium complexity)
• Project Management Certification is an asset
• Experienced in managing projects with 5 to 10 team members
• Experienced in managing project deliverables of at least 1 third party vendor
• Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills
• Detail oriented
• Expertise in conflict/problem resolution
• Excellent project analysis, planning skills, project management skills
• Change management skills
• Strong customer focused orientation
• Demonstrated ability to influence all levels of management and people across divisions to accomplish project objectives

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) is a US$5.6 billion global leader in the delivery of end-to-end product lifecycle solutions. Our customers trust us to deliver the most advanced design, engineering and manufacturing expertise for their highly sophisticated and complex products. From advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware solutions for the Cloud, at Celestica we manage the complexity for our customers and set the bar for quality and reliability in their markets. Our customer portfolio includes leaders in the enterprise computing, communications, aerospace and defense, industrial, smart energy, healthtech and semiconductor markets. Headquartered in Toronto, our global network spans 13 countries with 26,000 employees throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.