IT Project Manager - Tech Ops and Safety Systems

Overview:

• Responsible for the management, coordination, and completion of moderate to complex projects in the Information Technology department for the Tech Ops division.
• Oversees all aspects of projects. Communicates project status to upper management.
• Promotes a positive, productive team environment.
• Reports to Director.

Responsibilities:

• Leads on one or more moderate to complex projects.
• Should be familiar with Waterfall and Agile project management approaches.
• Must manage his/her projects' schedule, budget, communication, risks, issues, and
• For Waterfall projects: scope, change requests
• For Agile projects: stories, backlogs, sprints, scrums, deliveries
• May, as needed, manage: resources (with HR's and upper management's assistance), vendor relationships (in collaboration with Procurement), user training (in collaboration with Business' training department), team member training.
• Must also manage knowledge transfer to Support team and project close-out tasks.
• Sets deadlines, assigns roles and responsibilities.
• Monitors and summarizes progress of project.
• Prepares project status reports for upper management.
• Prepare specified project documentation according to Tech Ops IT standards.
• Builds and maintains positive work relationships with team members, Business Partners, vendors, and other departments involved in his/her projects.
• Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• A high degree of creativity is expected, with wide latitude given.
• Leads and directs the work of others.
• Provides direction, tools, and process support to less senior team members.
• Has full knowledge in own discipline of project management.
• Makes decisions within guidelines and policy.
• Basic understanding of business principles (United systems).
• Monitors compliance and adherence to standards.
• Partners with business partners.
• Ensures work is within project scope.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of IT project management (not project administration) experience required.
• Ability to create project plans, not just tracking.
• Agile and Waterfall experience required.
• Microsoft Teams and TFS experience required.
• Supply Chain background highly desired.

Education / Certification:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or Business Administration.
• Agile ScrumMaster certification (CSM) desired.