Department Manager, IT Applications

Type of position: Regular

Your future role on our team

Reporting to the Director, Information Technology, the Department Manager, IT Applications is responsible for growing and leading the teams that oversee applications within BBA's IT department. Our rapid growth means we're looking to recruit a passionate, innovative and experienced professional with outstanding team spirit.

You'll be called upon to provide advice in decision-making when selecting, integrating, operating and using all corporate applications. You'll work closely with your colleagues in the Infrastructure and Operations group as well as the IT Service Centre.

Main duties:

• Supervise the work of all applications teams.
  
• Establish, lead and execute all application initiatives and monitor progress.
  
• Define the scope and cost estimates for the required work and project deadlines for internal clients in specific areas, including:
  
  • Operations
    
  • Finance
    
  • Business Development
    
  • Human Resources
    
  • Project Management
    
• Lead application-related services by managing the corporate application portfolio (licences, contract renewals, versions and rollouts):
  
  • corporate solutions (document management systems, resource planning systems, training management systems, applicant tracking systems, and more)
    
  • data integration and business intelligence services
    
  • productivity and digital work environment tools (Microsoft 365, Citrix, Teams, OneDrive)
    
  • application integration and development
    
• Share your knowledge and experience with others.
  
• Promote collaboration and innovation by keeping up to date with new trends in workplace technologies.
  
• Oversee the implementation of the DevOps methodology within the various product teams.
  
• Establish relevant performance indicators and use them to monitor and optimize work.

Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

• Excellent spoken and written communication skills (English and French) to explain concepts and digital technologies to business leaders and business concepts to technologists to publish content about them and share ideas and processes with all levels of the organization, including the Board of Directors
  
• Strong leadership skills: these include team building, achieving consensus, balancing team and individual responsibilities and achieving goals by collaborating with people outside your authority while demonstrating ethics and integrity in your work
  
• Experience in planning and implementing strategic technology solutions as well as formulating and updating policies
  
• Ability to work with other business units (at the management level) to influence and implement changes to meet shared goals
  
• Ability to effectively guide and support changes affecting employees, processes and technology in a fast-paced, complex operational environment
  
• Courage to suggest or support bold ideas
  
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work with many teams
  
• Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships

Overview of certifications and job requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, information technology, information management or other relevant field, or equivalent work experience
  
• Five to eight years of work experience, preferably in business or IT management and, ideally, a combination of both
  
• Three to five years of experience in team management
  
• Ability to promote innovation programs as a catalyst for organizational change
  
• Ability to travel to work at other BBA offices
  
• Asset: knowledge of cloud computing
  
• Asset: knowledge of an ERP system (Deltek Maconomy, Microsoft Dynamics)
  
• Asset: knowledge of the concept of data warehousing and business intelligence
  
• Asset: solid network of application suppliers
  

An overview of BBA's total Awards

• Annual base salary
  
• Annual premium program for regular employees.
  
• Access to a time bank.
  
• Onsite mobility premium.
  
• Cellphone Program.
  
• Group insurance plan starting day one including short-term and long-term disability insurance for regular employees.
  
• Retirement saving plan for regular employees.
  
• Vacation and sick leave.
• Premium offered through the Employee Referral program.

BBA considers many factors to determine the annual base salary such as, but no limited to:
Market, education, relevant and demonstrated work experience, technical assessment, qualifications, certifications, and other relevant competencies.

At BBA, you get many benefits

• Flexible schedule that combines office presence and telecommuting
  
• A caring environment where everyone's ideas are listened to and there is no perception of hierarchy
  
• Friendly, eco-mindful and high-tech workspaces
  
• Access to an annual bonus program for all regular employees
  
• Committees involved in important causes: diversity, social commitment, etc.
  
• Growing business with many opportunities
  
• Generous pension and insurance plan
  
• An inclusive culture that values diversity, respect and openness
  
• On site and at the office:Health, safety and the environment are a priority
  
• A collaborative culture among various departments and with our operations clients
  
• Valuing complementary expertise
  
• Agility and listening: your ideas are transformed into concrete initiatives

About BBA
For over 40 years, we've been pushing the boundaries of engineering to serve our clients in the Energy and Natural Resources sector. At BBA, we develop innovative, flexible and sustainable solutions, from strategy to execution.
BBA is one of Canada's leading private consulting engineering firms, focused on practice (PCB), with a network of 18 offices. Our teams work closely to deliver projects that shape tomorrow's industry at the local, national and international levels.
Our people's passion and excellence make BBA one of Canada's Best Managed Companies.
We have unique talents, and we're committed to providing a workplace where you can be yourself. Job postings are written in gender-neutral language.
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