The IT Project Manager will use their project management expertise to lead the project team and/or third-party vendor in the initiation, planning, execution and closure of IT project(s) while ensuring communication is thorough and risk is mitigated consistently.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES- Independently planning, monitoring, and reporting progress across assigned projects
- Document project goals, scope, stakeholders, success measures/criteria, etc.
- Create, maintain, and deliver critical project documentation (e.g., communication plans, risk register, issue log, status updates, budget, etc.)
- Conduct project reviews and create detailed reports for executive staff
- Manage project budgets and track burndown
- Manage use of resources across projects, including managing and working directly with external vendors, ensuring accountability for contractual deliverables
- Third party contract management; ensure contract deliverables are met.
- Act as collaborative partner with all stakeholders and PMO team members.
- Lead or participate in business process improvement and issue resolution activities
- Conduct project meetings on planned and agreed upon cadence.
- Provide accurate and timely project status reports that include project management KPIs.
- Adhere to and champion existing PMO methodologies (ex. project charter, requirement tracking, and UAT test results) and governance (ex. documentation of meeting minutes and cadence, change control and adherence to agreed upon communication plans)
- Lead customer/user acceptance testing and/or training, as necessary.
- Close projects, including managing the handover of project deliverables and holding project reviews/lessons learned, as appropriate.
SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES- Assist with the documentation of necessary lifecycle evidence required to adhere to Internal Audit and/or IT SOX Requirements.
- Contribute to overall continuous improvement of PMO best practices
- Other duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS - Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of management
- Strong interpersonal, collaboration, negotiation, escalation, and influencing skills
- Several years of progressive experience performing as a senior level IT PM
- Root cause analysis and continuous improvement mindset
- Previous experience working with vendors and client-facing roles required
- Experienced with Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid project methodology application
- Ability to balance the competing demands for quality, scope, schedule, and cost
- Ability to manage global, large, and diverse teams
- Ability to document and analyze business and system processes
- Strong business and organizational acumen, leadership abilities, and sound judgment
- Working knowledge of enterprise software development lifecycles and best practices
- Self-management skills, effective presentation skills and strong analytical skills
- Proficiency in tools like Jira, MS Project, Smartsheet, ServiceNow, SharePoint, and Power BI.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), DevOps pipelines, and enterprise architecture.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE- Bachelor's Degree with 5-7 years of IT Project Management experience required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS - Constantly required to sit and occasionally required to walk, stand, climb (includes stairs), balance, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch or crawl, and talk, hear, and smell
- Constantly using hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate objects, and computer keyboards.
- Routinely required to reach with hands and arms, squat, turn/twist, or reach, lift, carry, push, or pull up to 20 pounds
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
- The Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORKING CONDITIONS & ENVIRONMENT - Consists of an indoor work office environment with good ventilation, adequate lighting, and low noise levels.
AT WILL STATEMENTEmployment with ChemTreat is on an at-will basis, which means that either the employee or ChemTreat can terminate the employment relationship at any time and for any reason (or no reason), with or without notice, unless the employee and ChemTreat have entered a written agreement signed by the employee and a duly authorized representative of ChemTreat.
