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Stream 1: General Administration Services

1.2.0 Project Leader

1.2.1 Tasks may include but are not limited to the following:

  1. specifying the general requirements of the project;
  2. developing project alternatives and identifying their administrative, economic, and technical feasibility and practicality; and associated policy and organizational change requirements;
  3. planing, directing, and controlling the activities of a project team within scheduled time and cost parameters;
  4. producing overall project plans and obtaining approval of preliminary analysis;
  5. updating and providing briefings to upper management on progress and concerns of the project;
  6. reporting project status and issues to the client; and
  7. leading, planning, and organizing a project management office of at least three people.

1.2.2 Occupational Minimum Mandatory Qualifications

A. Junior Project Leader

No. Description of Criterion
M.1 Must have a minimum of a university undergraduate degree OR a college diploma/certificate in any field.
M.2 Must have a minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Project Leader and managing the delivery of a project, with a minimum budget of $1 million Cdn.

B. Intermediate Project Leader

No. Description of Criterion
M.1 Must have a minimum of a university undergraduate degree OR a college diploma/certificate in any field
M.2 Must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience as a Project Leader and managing the delivery of a project, with a minimum budget of $3 million Cdn.

C. Senior Project Leader

No. Description of Criterion
M.1 Must have a minimum of a university undergraduate degree in any field.
M.2 Must have a minimum of eight (8) years of experience as a Project Leader and managing the delivery of a project, with a minimum budget of $7 million Cdn.